Medica: Algorithm protects surgical team against COVID-19 infection
Researchers from Stanford University's department of surgery have created an algorithm that aims to protect operating room team members who perform urgent and emergency operations from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and rationally conserve the personal
Law360: Takeaways From FDA’s Relaxed Rules For Making Face Masks
Persistent headlines keep reminding us that the U.S. has run out of masks. Health officials have implored retailers to practice corporate generosity and donate what is left on their shelves. The surgeon general is asking
Harvard Business Review: How Hospitals Can Manage Supply Shortages as Demand Surges
As everyone has become painfully aware, acute shortages of materials like masks, ventilators, intensive care unit (ICU) capacity, and staff are hamstringing the heroic efforts of health care professionals around the world to address the
HealthLeaders: Cleaning and Reusing Hospital Masks: Is it Safe?
As California ramps up its purchase of protective gear for health care workers, the state also has set a back-up plan in motion: cleaning masks...
HealthLeaders: Geisinger Seeks Opportunities to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation Through COVID-19 Response
The Steele Institute for Healthcare Innovation is not only responding to the crisis, but examining the response for opportunities to impact future innovations.
FierceBiotech: FDA OKs on-site decontamination systems for reusing millions of N95 respirator masks
The FDA greenlighted its second and third systems for decontaminating N95 respirators, both previously used on-site at many health systems nationwide. Together, the agency estimates this will allow nearly 5 million masks to be processed