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Free online COVID-19 surge planning tool available to hospitals

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The model, developed by researchers at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), has already informed decision-making at both the system and government levels. ...

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Looking for ideas? OIG report outlines hospital strategies on COVID challenges

April 06, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Cybersecurity & Technology

By A.J. Plunkett If you are still preparing for a major onslaught of suspected COVID-19 patients, review your plans against the strategies hospitals already have employed to deal with supply and pe...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology, Infection Control

With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has finally come of age. Like a lonely teenager who once struggled to make connections with a broader network of friends and was bound by strict p...

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Waiting room safety: Infection, furniture, and power outlets

April 14, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

A patient walks into your waiting room with a cough, a mild fever, and shortness of breath. Your waiting room is crowded, so she sits down next to other visitors. She left her phone in the car, so she...

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Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. All four hospital AOs have suspending most or all survey activitie...

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Continue to secure supplies as long as national crisis evolves

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Keeping supplies in-house may continue to be a security problem as long as COVID-19 grips the nation. Not only are hospitals grappling with trying to find N95 medical masks and other personal prote...

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Keep track of latest guidance, other information to stay ready

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

As you’ve already witnessed, information during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic comes rapidly and keeps changing. As policies get written and rewritten, ensure that you have the latest guida...

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Pandemic dominates preparedness as hospitals ready for surge

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Many hospitals and other facilities have been dealing with an overflow of patients since March, while other have been preparing for an immediate future of uncertainty and fear as the virus spreads. ...

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CMS suspends restrictions on care venues as providers tackle COVID-19 surges

February 15, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Cybersecurity & Technology

The sweeping "Hospitals Without Walls" initiative take effect immediately and allows hospitals to bill Medicare for services in unconventional settings. ...

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COVID-19: First Responders Must Be Notified of Coronavirus Exposure

February 15, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Healthcare facilities and public health officials now must inform emergency responders when they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. ...

Free online COVID-19 surge planning tool available to hospitals

Looking for ideas? OIG report outlines hospital strategies on COVID challenges

Four ways you haven’t thought about using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Waiting room safety: Infection, furniture, and power outlets

Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

Continue to secure supplies as long as national crisis evolves

Keep track of latest guidance, other information to stay ready

Pandemic dominates preparedness as hospitals ready for surge

CMS suspends restrictions on care venues as providers tackle COVID-19 surges

COVID-19: First Responders Must Be Notified of Coronavirus Exposure

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