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FEMA secures 60K tests without wartime law & 7 other pandemic updates | Where employees have tested positive for COVID-19 | 10 creative workarounds for PPE shortages | Partners requires all workers to wear masks

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 25, 2020 Upcoming Webinars â— Recent Whitepapers â— Podcasts 1. 10 physicians' creative workarounds for PPE shortages Full story 2. Senate agrees on $2 trillion aid deal; FEMA secures 60K tests without wartime law &…

US coronavirus deaths jump 100+ in a day: 7 updates | CMS to prioritize inspections in COVID-19 hotspots | States ranked by counties without ICU beds | 'We're really improvising here': Mask shortages force clinician workarounds

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 24, 2020 Upcoming Webinars â— Recent Whitepapers â— Podcasts 1. CMS to prioritize inspections in COVID-19 hotspots, at-risk areas Full story 2. Pandemic is accelerating, WHO head warns; US deaths jump 100+ in 1 day Full…

CMS halts quality reporting & 9 more COVID-19 updates | Flu has sickened 38M | US hospital bed capacity: 16 notes | Physicians take drastic steps to protect families from COVID-19 — should they also ditch the white coat?

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 23, 2020 Upcoming Webinars â— Recent Whitepapers â— Podcasts 1. Physicians take drastic measures to protect families from coronavirus Full story 2. CMS halts quality reporting; FDA takes action on ventilator shortage — 10 COVID-19…

Wash. hospital leaders plan for care rationing | Nat'l coronavirus response: 10 notes for Friday | 16 hospitals where employees tested positive for COVID-19 + 10 clinical findings to know | Webinar: Now's the time to improve patient transfer protocols

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 20, 2020 1. Washington healthcare leaders draft statewide plan for care rationing Full story 2. Where hospital employees tested positive for coronavirus March 16-20 Full story 3. National COVID-19 response: US raises health alert to highest level and 9…

US prepares for 18-mo. pandemic | Coronavirus deaths by state | How 14 nurses unwind after a hard day | The unhealthiest county in each state | What the US did — and didn't — learn from past outbreaks

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 19, 2020 1. What the US did — and didn't — learn from past outbreaks Full story 2. US prepares for 18-month pandemic; 52% of COVID-19 patients are younger than 55 — 7 key updates Full…

Coronavirus in all 50 states | Joint Commission halts regular surveys | W.Va. hospital to close | Calif. turns to vacant hospitals, hotels as overflow facilities

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 18, 2020 1. Trump closes Canadian border to nonessential travel; coronavirus in all 50 states — 9 key update Full story 2. The Joint Commission suspends regular surveys Full story 3. California turns to vacant hospitals, hotels…

Coronavirus outbreak may last until summer; Hospitals seek $1B in aid | 10 best, worst states to practice medicine | 12+ health systems canceling, postponing surgeries | When checking for fever, remember 98.6 is no longer the norm

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 17, 2020 1. 10 best, worst states to practice medicine Full story 2. Trump says COVID-19 outbreak may last into summer; Lockdowns begin in California Full story 3. Canceled on-site training for nurses, med students could delay…

US coronavirus cases near 4K: 8 updates | Kan. hospital abruptly closes | CDC: Flu has sickened 36M | 7 hospitals where employees tested positive for coronavirus | 15 states with fewest staffed hospital beds

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 16, 2020 1. US coronavirus cases near 4,000; White House boosts nation's testing capacity Full story 2. Flu has sickened 36 million, CDC says Full story 3. Where hospital employees have tested positive for coronavirus Full story 4. Collective…

Coronavirus playbook: How 12 systems are responding to the pandemic | 2 dead, 6 sickened after fecal transplants | AHRQ: 47 practices for safer care | States ranked by adult flu shot coverage | 8 facts about the world's last pandemic in 2009

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 13, 2020 1. 47 practices for safer care from AHRQ Full story 2. CDC chief agrees to free coronavirus testing; US hospitals will run out of beds if cases spike Full story 3. 2 patients died, 6…

Up to 150M Americans may contract COVID-19, Congress' physician says | 50 patient safety experts to know | 7 nurses on how to deal with bullying | Press Ganey aims to reduce harm 80% in 5 years | 5 CNO, CMO moves

Clinical Leadership & Infection Control March 12, 2020 1. 7 nurses share advice on dealing with bullying from co-workers Full story 2. Call in the 'e-cavalry': Physicians fight back against online anti-vaccine attacks Full story 3. Up to 150M Americans predicted to get…