Publisher will provide access to six new guidelines to help clinicians treating patients with novel coronavirus
SEATTLE (PRWEB) APRIL 15, 2020
MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network, announces it is providing access to six new evidence-based guidelines dealing with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Specifically, these guidelines address Acute Viral Illness and apply to patients with COVID-19. The new guidance is currently available at https://www.mcg.com/care-guidelines/coronavirus-covid-19-guidelines/.
Additionally, to help hospital systems respond to this crisis, MCG will be providing temporary access to selected guideline volumes deemed most helpful during the COVID-19 crisis. This access will be granted to both existing clients as well as non-licensing healthcare organizations. Finally, for organizations that are creating temporary facility expansions or “pop-up” locations to accommodate increased patient volumes, the new facilities can utilize the same MCG solutions licensed by their parent organization at no extra charge.
In this time of crisis, MCG felt it was important to act as a partner with the healthcare community and provide those resources that they have seen hospitals use to improve efficiency. Hospitals using MCG care guidelines have leveraged the evidence to (1) Determine the need for hospitalization and the appropriate level of care; (2) Optimize care delivery in the hospital by identifying and tracking daily milestones that are key to a patient’s recovery; (3) Evaluate the need for an extended stay in a hospital; (4) Assess the appropriateness for discharge to home or other recovery facilities.
Of the new guidance and support for hospitals, MCG President and CEO, Jon Shreve, said, “MCG continues to be a partner to all healthcare professionals through this time of need, and we want to stand with them as we face the most challenging healthcare event of our lifetime.”
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About MCG Health
MCG, part of the Hearst Health network, helps healthcare organizations implement informed care strategies that proactively and efficiently move people toward health. MCG’s transparent assessment of the latest research and scholarly articles, along with our own data analysis, gives patients, providers, and payers the vetted information they need to feel confident in every care decision, in every moment. For more information visit http://www.mcg.comor follow our Twitter handle at @MCG_Health.
About Hearst Health
The mission of Hearst Health is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205 million insured individuals, 99 million home health visits and 3.2 billion dispensed prescriptions. The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, MCG, Homecare Homebase, MHK (formerly MedHOK—Medical House of Knowledge) and Hearst Health Ventures(http://www.hearsthealth.com). Hearst also holds a minority interest in the precision medicine and oncology analytics company M2Gen. Follow Hearst Health on Twitter @HearstHealth or LinkedIn @Hearst-Health.
MCG is the healthcare industry leader in evidence-based, clinical guidelines.
“MCG continues to be a partner to all healthcare professionals through this time of need, and we want to stand with them as we face the most challenging healthcare event of our lifetime.” – Jon Shreve, MCG President and CEO
