As we incorporate social distancing measures into our everyday routines to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), hospitals across the country continue to encourage staff and patients to do the same. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recognizes the importance of making it easy...
Every profession goes through the stress of growth and expansion—as it develops, lessons are learned, achievements are acknowledged, and a path is established to help new professionals achieve success. Almost every MSP has felt unrecognized or misunderstood at some point in his or her...
There are several legal considerations when licensed healthcare workers cross state lines during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a healthcare attorney says.
Last month, the Trump administration declared a state of emergency and changed federal rules to allow licensed...
As employers begin looking beyond the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and start thinking of bringing people back to work, they will be wise to realize the new virus means permanent changes related to their obligation to provide a safe workplace.
After pushback from minority communities and people with disabilities, Massachusetts has revised its care-rationing guidelines in the case of a drastic surge in COVID-19 patients.
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.
