What Two Neighborhoods in Chicago Show About Disparities During COVID-19
As of April 24, Lakeview had 178 reported coronavirus cases. Auburn Gresham had 526; an infection rate 3.04 times higher.
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Read more: Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: The Texas Nursing Home “Study” (Part II) Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: The Texas Nursing Home “Study” (Part II)
Almost immediately, there was a public outcry about the possibility that this was an illegal or unethical “research experiment.”
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Read more: Medical Licensure Law Suspensions During COVID-19 Present Opportunity for Change Medical Licensure Law Suspensions During COVID-19 Present Opportunity for Change
The collective rollback of licensure laws is an opportunity for states to reexamine their priorities around provider licensing.
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Read more: New COVID-19 Resources from the Petrie-Flom Center New COVID-19 Resources from the Petrie-Flom Center
In addition to a list of featured resources is a broader collection of our work on COVID-19. The page is dynamic and frequently updated.
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Read more: New Stark Law Waiver Opens Opportunity for Creative Physician Compensation and Benefits New Stark Law Waiver Opens Opportunity for Creative Physician Compensation and Benefits
The Stark Law waiver is an opportunity to consider whether the “sky will fall” without the Stark Law governing physician compensation.
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Read more: Social Workers and Chaplains at the Front Lines During COVID-19 Social Workers and Chaplains at the Front Lines During COVID-19
This article investigates the unique approaches chaplains and social workers are taking to serve patients digitally in their times of need.
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Read more: Reopening the Country During COVID-19: Legal and Policy Issues Reopening the Country During COVID-19: Legal and Policy Issues
There is a pressing need for a set of principles to guide not just the imposing of COVID-type restrictions, but also relaxing or lifting them.
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Read more: Ethical Duties of Health Care Providers and the Public in the Time of COVID-19 Ethical Duties of Health Care Providers and the Public in the Time of COVID-19
We typically speak of duties under “normal” circumstances, and normal certainly does not describe the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Coronavirus Negligence: Liability for COVID-19 Transmission Coronavirus Negligence: Liability for COVID-19 Transmission
Can people infected with COVID-19 sue the people who transmitted the disease to them for negligence, even if those people did not do so knowingly?
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Read more: How Triage During COVID-19 Can be Fair to Patients with Disabilities How Triage During COVID-19 Can be Fair to Patients with Disabilities
Triage policies that use medical evidence to save more lives are legal, ethical, and better for patients with disabilities than other approaches.
