Category: Recruitment & Volunteers

Effectively recruiting primary care physicians amid shortages in many U.S. areas has become even more crucial as hospitals look to increase their workforce in preparation for large surges of COVID-19 patients.

This article from the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute outlines the impact of direct care workers on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

As of April 6, 2020, the majority of New York’s more than 4,700 deaths due to coronavirus were among men, and 86% of all deaths were among people who had underlying illnesses, such as hypertension and diabetes.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order that would only allow hospitals to bill uninsured patients for the Medicare price of COVID-19 care.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a website to report the unlawful sales of medical products on the internet.

From paying travel nurses over $10,000 per week to pooling nursing students to begging retired RNs and army medics to come back to work - here’s how hospitals and employment agencies are trying to stay staffed through the COVID-19 pandemic.

How a detailed staff inventory can help meet the COVID-19 demand safely https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85815?xid=nl_marty_2020-04-07&eun=g5524d0r

The new coronavirus doesn't discriminate. But physicians in public health and on the front lines said they already can see the emergence of familiar patterns of racial and economic bias in the response to the pandemic.

Dental health care personnel can use this free mobile application, CDC DentalCheck, to periodically assess practices in their facility and ensure they are meeting the minimum expectations for safe care.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Friday that the Trump administration will use a $100 billion hospital and provider relief fund to reimburse hospitals at Medicare rates for uncompensated COVID-19 care for the uninsured.