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The AHA presents the Foster G. McGaw Prize annually to recognize hospitals and health systems that are leading the way through innovative collaborations that improve the health and well-being of everyone in their communities.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response released an online calculator to help clinicians and health care facilities increase their capacity to administer monoclonal antibodies to patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are at鈥
The Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorizations for all disposable respirators lacking National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health approval, and for decontamination and bioburden reduction systems used to extend the use of disposable respirators.
The Health Resources and Services Administration opened the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal for providers to begin reporting to the government that they used federal emergency relief funds for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury released 鈥淧art 1鈥 of regulations implementing the No Surprises Act.
As urged by the AHA, UnitedHealthcare delayed indefinitely a policy that would have required in-network, freestanding and outpatient laboratory claims to contain a laboratory-specific, unique code for the overwhelming majority of laboratory testing services, in addition to the standard Current鈥
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a definition of critical software, which the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency will use to develop a list of critical software products, as directed by President Biden in a May executive order on improving U.S.鈥
Engaging U.S. health systems to provide expert consultations to low- and middle-income nations receiving America鈥檚 donated COVID-19 vaccine can offer a 鈥渟hot of hope鈥 to global vaccination efforts, writes Luke Lindberg, executive director of global strategy, Innovation and World Clinic for Sanford鈥
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health used its resources to dispatch nurses and caregivers where they were most needed, and has taken lessons-learned to better its future collaboration, communication and staff well-being
AHA鈥檚 Joining Hands for Greater Impact series highlights how hospitals have partnered with community stakeholders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.