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AHA: Donations of medical supplies, equipment to aid Ukraine โurgently neededโ
Editor's Note In a March 23 Special Bulletin, the American Hospital Association (AHA) shared more information on how US hospitals and health systems can support Ukraine and refugees. In the bulletin, AHA said that certain medical supplies and equipment are โurgently needed.โ Among the supplies and medicines listed are: baby…
Report: Hospital margins declined during pandemic, not yet recovered
Editor's Note Hospital margins are off to a rough start this year, reports Beckerโs Hospital Review March 30. According to a March 28 report by Kaufman Hall, the โmedian operating margin for hospitals and health systemsโ was down by 11.8% compared to February 2021 and by 42.4% compared to February…
Protection against COVID-19 after vaccination, previous infection
Editor's Note This study from the UK finds that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were associated with high short-term protection, but this protection waned considerably after 6 months; whereas, infection-acquired immunity boosted with vaccination remained high more than 1 year after COVID-19 infection. Of 35,768 participants analyzed, 9,488 (27%)…
The Joint Commission announces new Accelerate PI Dashboard Reports for ASCs, NCCs
Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on March 30, announced the availability of new Accelerate PI Dashboard Reports for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and nursing care centers (NCCs). The Reports provide updated performance measurement data on a select subset of quality measures. The ASC reports contain data through the fourth quarter…
Risk factors for COVID-19 in HCWs
Editor's Note This French study finds that contact with COVID-19 patients was not the highest risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs). Of 3,234 HCWs enrolled in the study, 120 (3.8%) contracted COVID-19. The highest risk factors were contact with relatives or other HCWs ย with COVID-19. Multivariate analysis showed that…
The Joint Commission announces new Direct Data Submission Platform
Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on March 30, announced that it had contracted with Dynamic Health IT to help develop a new Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) and electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) engine. The DDSP will facilitate submission of quality measurement data directly to The Joint Commission from approximately…
Study links COVID-19 to greater diabetes risk
Editor's Note This cohort study by researchers at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System and Saint Louis University finds that after the first 30 days of infection, COVID-19 patients have increased risks and burdens of incident diabetes and antihyperglycaemic use. A total of 181,280 COVID-19 patients in the US…
US News posts annual list of best graduate nursing schools
Editor's Note The US News and World Report on March 29 posted its annual list of best nursing schools for Masterโs and Doctor of Nursing (DNP) degrees. Topping the lists for both Masterโs and DNP degrees is Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, is ranked second for…
NIOSH rescinds approval for Pacific PPE N95 respirator masks
Editor's Note The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced on March 28 that it had honored a request by Pacific PPE Corp to rescind all of its N95 respirator mask approvals, effective immediately. Respirators with NIOSH approval numbers TC-84A-9278, TC-84A-9299, and TC-84A-9313 will no longer be manufactured,…