Before re-opening for patient visitors, nursing homes should testing all health workers inside weekly for the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 to ensure the facilities are virus free, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday.
Category: Policy
Here Is How Hospitals Can Start Accepting More Non-Coronavirus Patients
Hospital design experts Ryan Hullinger and Sarah Markovitz explain the many design changes that can help reopen hospitals for non-coronavirus patients, with many of them occurring before a patient sets foot on hospital grounds.
New Cases Spike In Reopened States, Though Some Say It’s Due To Increased Testing
Texas reported a single-day new infection high on Saturday.
Why Covid-19 Coronavirus Will Not Just ‘Go Away,’ What Does Endemic Mean
Eric Trump said, “And guess what, after November 3 coronavirus will magically all of a sudden go away and disappear and everybody will be able to reopen.”
3 Things To Consider In Preparation For Future Waves Of The Coronavirus
As more American states are cautiously flirting with the notion of reopening their economies and lifting restrictions, the fear of a second wave is prevalent.
A proposed public health response to facilitate continued adherence to COVID-19 restrictions
At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, 46 million people were placed under a 76-day lockdown in Wuhan, China. The conversation around this initial story centered on the resilience of that population, isolating in the face of an unknown and deadly t…
Cuomo: New York Down To 400 New Coronavirus Cases Per Day
Half of New York’s ten regions have begun a phased reopening.
Republicans ‘Appalled’ By $3 Trillion Heroes Act, As Democrats Urge Its Passing
Political leaders had mixed reactions to the bill’s passage through the House, largely splitting along party lines.
Here’s Why House Democrats’ $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill May Fail
The House will vote on the legislation Friday evening and not all democrats are on board.
A response to unemployment during the COVID pandemic: Medicare for all
One afternoon in clinic, I opened a patient’s chart for a telehealth visit. Within days of the COVID pandemic, all clinic visits had transitioned to telehealth. The young woman had sent a picture through the electronic medical record of a rash on her l…
