News and Notes

On Wednesday, the American Academy of Nursing’s (Academy’s) Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN, FAAN attended a meeting at the White House with President Trump, Vice President Pence, members of the Coronavirus Task Force and leadership from...

Cardinal Health has announced that its board of directors elected Jason Hollar as chief financial officer, effective May 12. Hollar most recently served as the chief financial officer of Tenneco Inc., a global automotive products and services company. “We are...

The Joint Commission released a statement on March 16 that it will not be conducting surveys. “In light of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency regarding the COVID-19 virus and to assure we are not interfering with the work you are doing to prepare...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a guidance for industry, investigators and institutional review boards conducting clinical trials during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The FDA recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the conduct of...

In response to government guidance that hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers postpone elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has consulted with clinical leaders to solicit recommendations on how and when...

Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have developed a rapid testing technology for the novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The team, led by Prof. Zhanfeng Cui and...