Healthcare Finance News June 12, 2020
Proper prevention, treatment and management can help to mitigate the trauma and stress of being on the front lines.
Healthcare workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing care to the sick at great personal risk. Most of the proposed policies to protect their health and safety have focused on access to high-quality personal protective equipment and other occupational safety needs. But authors of a recent Health Affairs blog post argue that a major component is being overlooked: behavioral health.
The article addresses concerns about the impact of sustained, acute psychological and moral distress on those working the front lines. It proposes a coordinated national strategy to identify, prevent, mitigate and manage post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms...
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