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Coronavirus & Pandemic Response
Training & Resources for Hospitals and Health Systems
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, employers need to plan how to respond and comply with occupational safety requirements to protect their employees and ensure business continuity. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a reminder to employers of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) worker protection standards and of recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
To help you navigate this turbulent issue, we've compiled key resources and are standing by to provide consultative guidance.
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COVID-19 Coding: The Latest on ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Reporting
Healthcare regulations are changing quickly in light of the pandemic threat, which has also led to numerous CMS updates on hospital billing for emergency services and reporting of data for quality programs.
HCPro’s regulatory specialists Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O and Yvette DeVay, MHA, CPC, CPMA, CIC discuss details for coding COVID-19 and how to ensure your facility is prepared to report and bill for these critical services.
Training & Education for Acute Care Settings:
ARTICLE
CMS Survey Focus on Infection Control Preparedness
COVID-19 ARTICLE
CMS ordered its state and regional surveyors to suspend “non-emergency inspections across the country” to allow inspectors to turn their focus on the most serious health and safety threats.
GUIDANCE
Hospital Safety Trainer Toolbox
HOSPITAL SAFETY TRAINER
Overflowing with OSHA-based checklists, quizzes, and guides, this book will help you keep your healthcare facility safe for staff and patients alike.
DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION
Hospital Safety Center
HOSPITAL SAFETY CENTER
Receive timeline updates on key topics such infection control, patient safety, emergency management, security management, worker safety, and more.
ARTICLE
Telemedicine's Role in COVID-19 Outbreak
TELEMEDICINE'S ROLE IN COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Benefits of telemedicine screening for COVID-19 include convenience for patients and safely assessing patients in their homes.
GUIDANCE
OSHA Program Manual for Medical Facilities
OSHA PROGRAM MANUAL FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES
This resources breaks down OSHA regulations and gives you the flexibility to customize sections to meet your facility's specific needs.
DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION
Accreditation & Quality
Compliance Center
AQCC
Receive best practices and tools related to sentinel events, care of patients, medication errors, infection control, restraints, competencies, credentialing, patient assessment, and more.
GUIDANCE
Staff Training & Survey Readiness
STAFF TRAINING & SURVEY READINESS
Provides practical guidance and tools to train leaders, physicians, and staff about accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements in easy- to- read terminology.
DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION
Medical Environment
Update
MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT UPDATES
A monthly resource that keeps safety professionals up to speed with the always-changing policies of OSHA, CDC, EPA, and other healthcare regulatory agencies.
TRAINING COURSE
Emergency Preparedness for Healthcare Workers
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Equip your staff to identify workplace hazards that could cause an emergency, report emergencies promptly, evacuate quickly and safely, and respond effectively.
ARTICLE
COVID-19: EPA Releases List of Disinfectants
COVID-19 LIST OF DISINFECTANTS
Products on the list have qualified for use against COVID-19 through the Agency’s Emerging Viral Pathogen program, which vets manufacturer data on product effectiveness.
TRAINING
Acute Respiratory Illness
Pandemics Training
ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS PANDEMICS
The objective of this session is to make you aware of the risks of flu pandemics and precautions to keep your staff safe.
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Study Highlights Best Practices to Protect Against COVID-19
COVID-19 PROTECTION BEST PRACTICES
A new study released this week outlined best infection control practices to protect healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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“Employers must balance their obligations to provide a safe workplace as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act with their obligation to avoid violating privacy and discrimination laws. Some situations, such as the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, permit a higher level of inquiry into an employee’s illness without running afoul of the ADA, but there is no indication that the coronavirus has reached that level.”
Jodi R. Bohr, an attorney with Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.
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“Vigilance in hand-hygiene practice, wearing of surgical masks in the hospital, and appropriate use of personal protective equipment in patient care, especially when performing aerosol-generating procedures, are the key infection control measures to prevent hospital transmission of the virus.”
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
The journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
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