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Hospital service volumes expected to rebound, survey finds

December 22, 2025

Infection Control

Although hospital service volumes decreased significantly in 2020, health system leaders expect most service volumes to rebound by 2022, a new survey found. Particularly during the early phase of t...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

December 22, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

If there is one lesson to be taken from 2020, it’s that waiting until a problem evolves into a crisis is an exceedingly bad idea. While the world still deals with the effect of COVID-19, there are man...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

December 22, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

The prolonged social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabiliti...

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CDC alert: Screen for international travel as Ebola cases increase

March 03, 2021

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Review your infection control plan for Ebola now that the CDC is recommending that all U.S. healthcare settings should ask about international travel while screening patients and visitors for signs an...

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Arizona Surge Line works to even out patient surge, increase quality care

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Consider joining forces with local or even statewide hospitals to find beds for patients during an emergency surge. The plan could improve patient care while saving precious resources like money, manp...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The fight against anxiety, depression, and mental illness during COVID-19

December 22, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

Mental health has deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients no longer have access to their normal support systems and outlets, while changes and disruptions to daily life have become the nor...

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How to treat coronavirus patients in post-ICU care clinics

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

Indiana University Health is using an ambulatory post-ICU care clinic to treat COVID-19 patients who survived ICU care and are experiencing coronavirus symptoms after hospital discharge. ...

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Experts urge more action, emergency OSHA standard on COVID-19

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Thirteen medical and scientific experts urged the Biden administration to take immediate actions to address SARS-CoV-2 inhalation hazards, including issuing an emergency Occupational Safety and Health...

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Handheld ultrasound boosts doctors’ pandemic toolkit

December 22, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Point-of-care ultrasound has found an important place in the toolkit of clinicians fighting the spread and effects of COVID-19, according to the chief innovation officer of Baltimore-based LifeBridge ...

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Surveys on limited hold, PHE extended, new standards reviewed

December 22, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published. ...

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Hospital service volumes expected to rebound, survey finds

Physician burnout reaches new heights during COVID-19 pandemic

CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

CDC alert: Screen for international travel as Ebola cases increase

Arizona Surge Line works to even out patient surge, increase quality care

The fight against anxiety, depression, and mental illness during COVID-19

How to treat coronavirus patients in post-ICU care clinics

Experts urge more action, emergency OSHA standard on COVID-19

Handheld ultrasound boosts doctors’ pandemic toolkit

Surveys on limited hold, PHE extended, new standards reviewed

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