The Health Lawyer - April 2021

    Vol. 33 No. 4  

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    Chair's Column: Protect Your Most Valuable Asset: Health/Well-being

    By Hal Katz, Husch Blackwell LLP, Austin, TX

    At work, and in everyday life, we function best when we are healthy. While our health is our most valuable asset, it has been challenging during the pandemic to find the time and outlet necessary for nurturing and growing that asset.

    Featured Articles

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    Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Workers: A Medical, Ethical and Legal Overview for Healthcare Systems and Employers

    By M. Hamza Habib, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, MRCP, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ / Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ and Hayley Penan, JD, MPH, State of California Office of Legislative Counsel, Sacramento, CA

    Recent data has shown significant apprehension in healthcare workers (HCWs) about receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. This has led to low initial vaccination rates among HCWs.

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    Navigating Crisis Standards and Scarce Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

    By Katherine M. Dru, Esq., Centura Health, Centennial, CO, Alicia W. Macklin, Esq., Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C., Los Angeles, CA, and Andrea L. Frey Esq. and Maydha B. Vinson, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C., San Francisco, CA

    As hospitals throughout the United States confronted a disastrous “third wave” of COVID-19 patients this past winter and into the early spring, the specter of rationing scarce medical resources — such as ventilators, medications, staff, and ICU beds