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News Headlines | Warning: Despite Blanket Waivers, CoP, EMTALA Regulations Are Still in Effect | Beware the myths and misperceptions going around about the blanket 1135 waivers issued by CMS to facilitate care for the growing COVID-19 patient population, cautions healthcare regulatory attorney Delphine O’Rourke, JD, former counsel for the Ascension health group and now a partner at the Duane Morris law firm in Philadelphia. |
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Newsletter Articles | Use these tips on security during pandemic preparations | Bryan Warren, MBA, CHPA, CPOI, is a healthcare security professional, president and chief consultant of WarSec Security, and a past president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). In early March, he offered these tips on security during the recent outbreak of COVID-19, via LinkedIn. (Used with permission and lightly edited for clarity.) |
Hospitals should consider CoP carefully before deciding on DNR policy | Hospitals considering a universal policy of not resuscitating COVID-19 patients with heart or breathing failures should take steps to avoid violating patients’ rights under Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoP), say two former executives with The Joint Commission (TJC). |
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