Healthcare facilities called upon to continue masking

Healthcare facilities should continue to have masking policies despite the fact that the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic has passed, according to a new journal article.

On August 24, the CDC launched the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, with seven core elements aimed at strengthening survival and recovery rates for all sepsis patients. Hospitalized patients with sepsis have a high mortality rate, as the infection acts rapidly and can be hard to distinguish from other medical conditions

Federal officials are looking for help developing cybersecurity solutions to address healthcare data breaches.

As the healthcare industry turns fuller attentions towards the challenges of access, equity, and managing social determinants of health and the disparities arising from those determinants, I wanted to share an interesting article that focuses on the creation of inclusive care environments.

It can be frustrating to see safety issues go unnoticed or unattended, especially after they have been reported. The apparent roadblocks to solutions may be a lack of funds, busy or disinterested leadership, or even a poor culture of safety. There are steps you can take, however, which can help you move around roadblocks and drive those unattended safety issues toward a solution.

Ahead of winter, ensure you have the proper equipment for snow removal, especially if your facility is in an area of the country that sees a lot of the white stuff.

Given the scale and scope of ECRI’s reach, having a patient safety issue end up on its top 10 list ensures that the issue will be seen by a lot of people—and promotes greater efforts to address it. To find out how ECRI chooses its annual list, we spoke with ECRI President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD.

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow identification of the culprit when diversion does occur.