The role of infection preventionist in long-term and post-acute care has dramatically changed over the course of Covid. University of Michigan researchers found that while preventionists’ time spent on infection prevention-related tasks nearly doubled – from an average of 20 hours per week to 38 hours per week – they saw little reduction in their […]
National Healthcare Safety Network
Though many nursing home providers and industry advocates pushed for test-out options when the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers was first announced, data from Mississippi shows a minimal increase when such an exemption was instituted. Staff vaccination rates increased from 43% before the state enacted a test-out mandate to 51.3% over three months […]
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