MedPage Today August 11, 2020
With over 5 million reported cases of COVID-19 – and tens of thousands currently hospitalized — the hope that this pandemic will be a short-lived issue has all but evaporated. As state and federal leaders determine how to best control its spread, physicians and other medical professionals are doing everything possible to safeguard our patients’ health while continuing to deliver high-quality care.
Keeping patients safe and healthy involves more than wearing masks (which is the easiest way each and every one of us can slow transmission). For the immunocompromised patients I see at my rheumatology practice, it means rigorous cleaning processes between each patient, ongoing struggles to obtain sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE), and adjusting scheduling and operations to ensure...