According to John Lynch, MD, the medical director of Harbor View Medical Center’s infection prevention and control program, the Seattle hospital has reported the first case of hospital-acquired novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient was receiving treatment at the hospital for another...
As a practical matter, it may seem strange, but your distant site does not need to have credentialing by proxy in its bylaws unless it is also going to be an originating site, explains Catherine M. Ballard, partner at Bricker & Eckler LLP, in Columbus, Ohio.
According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 9,300 healthcare workers in the United States have contracted COVID-19, and approximately 55% believe they were exposed at work.
As the novel coronavirus remains a threat across the globe, healthcare organizations should brush up on procedures for handling and sharing protected health information (PHI) during the outbreak of an infectious disease.
