Healthcare DIVE August 14, 2020
Dive Brief:
- Four national healthcare associations proposed a roadmap Thursday to facilitate continuation of essential surgery at a time when COVID-19 cases are filling up hospitals in some regions.
- The American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association and two other groups are calling for healthcare providers to cooperate to address capacity needs and source the personal protective equipment they need to safely perform procedures.
- The goal is to ensure procedures continue but the roadmap contains provisions for rationing care. AHA and its collaborators want facilities to prioritize medically necessary, time-sensitive cases and identify essential medical device representatives per procedure.
Dive Insight:
As COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S. in March, groups including the Centers for Disease Control and...
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