Many healthcare facilities are still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A reduced patient census, decreased revenue, and continued uncertainty over what will happen with COVID-19 have made it harder than ever to plan for the future.
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Many nurses feel they don't have sufficient information about COVID-19 vaccines and the development process, according to new survey findings released by the American Nurses Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Nurses Association.
UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco has quarantined dozens of employees as it works to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, TV station KPIX reported.
An outbreak of COVID-19 cases among Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center employees is believed to be linked to staff members eating together while on break, TV station WWLP reported.
More than 350 physicians, nurses, and healthcare practitioners and providers in New Mexico are urging state residents to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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A sampling of U.S. hospitals and healthcare sites where employees have tested positive for COVID-19, as reported in October:
If your healthcare organization or credentials verification organization (CVO) has a delegation agreement with a private healthcare insurer or government payer (e.g., Medicare Administrative Contractor, MAC) for primary source verification (PSV) or provider enrollment, you know to expect an audit…
Ochsner Health and Loyola University New Orleans partnered on a new undergraduate nursing program in an effort to address workforce shortages in Louisiana and the nation.
Universal masking at a Massachusetts health system led to a decrease in COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers, even as the virus spread increased in the surrounding community, according to a study published Oct. 21 by Occupational Medicine.
Unemployment rates declined from August to September in 30 states, rose in eight states and were stable in 12 states and Washington, D.C., according to data released Oct. 20 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.