In a press release, oneSOURCE has announced a new database to assist health care professionals during the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. The COVID-19 database will be available to new and current users at no cost and will feature tools that include...
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FDA Provides Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: On Tuesday, the FDA stood up a new program to expedite the development of potentially safe and effective life-saving treatments....
READ MORECompanies Collaborate to Address Hospital Bed Shortage
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
Kruger Family Industries (KFI) has announced a critical collaboration between two key brands in their portfolio, TriEnda and Penda. These brands have joined forces to work to combat the severe and immediate need to address the upcoming hospital bed shortage related to...
READ MOREASCA Applauds Trump Administration, CMS for Expanding ASCs’ Ability to Assist with COVID-19 Response
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2020
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has commended the Trump Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma for sweeping regulatory changes the agency announced to address the surge in the number of patients...
READ MOREThe Joint Commission issues statement supporting use of personal face masks provided from home amid COVID-19 pandemic
by OR Today Magazine | Mar 31, 2020
The Joint Commission has issued a statement supporting the use of standard face masks and/or respirators provided from home when health care organizations cannot provide access to protective equipment that is commensurate with the risk health care workers are exposed...
READ MOREPurpleSun Receives Mobile Ultraviolet System Certification for Large-Scale Health Care Equipment Disinfection
by OR Today Magazine | Mar 31, 2020
UL has announced that PurpleSun, a healthcare technology company providing smart, light-based solutions for infection prevention, has received the first UL Certification for a large-scale mobile ultraviolet disinfection system, the PurpleSun E300 Modular Paneling...
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