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COVID-19 and physician burnout: How health systems can help reverse it

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

After months of being stuck at home, staying socially distant, wearing face coverings, and constantly washing your hands, do you suffer from “coronavirus burnout”? While COVID-19-related inconvenience...

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Survey: Nurses need more EM training, education

February 14, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

In addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and the world continues to be challenged by disasters, such as droughts, earthquakes, fires, floods, severe weather events, and terroris...

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Consider telehealth options for deaf patients, with follow up plan

February 14, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The public health emergency (PHE) related to COVID-19 would seem to have added some barriers to treatment of hearing-impaired patients. As telehealth use has exploded during the PHE, there’s now a new...

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ECRI: Half of disposable isolation gowns don’t pass muster

February 14, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Keep in regular contact with your supply chain and ensure they are checking the quality and integrity of supplies from nontraditional and foreign suppliers following an alarming report on disposable i...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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ASTM developing nonregulatory standard for face masks

February 14, 2026

Infection Control, Workplace safety

ASTM International, a standards-setting organization formerly known as The American Society for Testing and Materials, is developing a new specification for face coverings. The Centers for Disease Con...

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3 strategies for combating nurse burnout during and after the pandemic

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were already facing a high burnout rate—with nearly four out of 10 nurses reporting they felt burned out—possibly due to long hours, increased workloads, weak wo...

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CMS offers strategies for mitigating behavioral health challenges during a pandemic

December 28, 2020

CMS offers tips on maintaining pandemic infection control in behavioral health settings. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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COVID-19 and physician burnout: How health systems can help reverse it

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Nearly 60% of physicians surveyed reported feelings of burnout, compared to 40% in 2018. Half of the physicians surveyed reported experiencing anger, tearfulness, or anxiety due to the pandemic’s effe...

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Mental health and COVID-19: Study finds bilateral impact

February 14, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Workplace safety, Infection Control

A new study has found that 18.1% of COVID-19 patients are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as depression, anxiety, or insomnia within 90 days of receiving their COVID-19 diagnosis, 5.8% for ...

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NIOSH says FFRs with exhalation valves just as effective at control of disease sources

February 14, 2026

Workplace safety, Infection Control

Filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) with exhalation valves, as well as a surgical mask or an unregulated face covering, can reduce a wearer’s aerosol emissions, according to a report released on Dec...

COVID-19 and physician burnout: How health systems can help reverse it

Survey: Nurses need more EM training, education

Consider telehealth options for deaf patients, with follow up plan

ECRI: Half of disposable isolation gowns don’t pass muster

ASTM developing nonregulatory standard for face masks

3 strategies for combating nurse burnout during and after the pandemic

CMS offers strategies for mitigating behavioral health challenges during a pandemic

COVID-19 and physician burnout: How health systems can help reverse it

Mental health and COVID-19: Study finds bilateral impact

NIOSH says FFRs with exhalation valves just as effective at control of disease sources

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