Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it is extending the quarter 3 (Q3) 2020 data submission deadlines for several of its quality reporting and value programs for hospitals, post-acute care and other providers. CMS indicates the extension is intended 鈥渢o help鈥
Please join AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., for the eleventh in a series of Leadership Rounds 鈥 short conversations on a range of key issues Dr. Estes will have with hospital and health system leaders from across the country. Dr. Estes was joined by Rodney F. Hochman, M.D., President and CEO,鈥
- Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
- COVID-19: Organizational Preparedness and Capacity Planning
- COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers
- Workforce
- Workforce Shortages
- Well-Being & Resilience
- COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
- COVID-19: Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
- Leadership Dialogue
In this conversation, Nancy Foster, Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy, talks with Sonia Perez, Chief Operating Officer, UnidosUS, and Clint Odom, Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, National Urban League and Executive Director, National Urban League鈥檚 Washington Bureau鈥
As a physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, environmental services or food services worker or other health care professional, your example is one of the strongest health resources we have. When you get your COVID-19 vaccine, please consider sharing your story to help others understand the鈥
Special Bulletin
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer, Inc. for its BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. As you are aware, distribution and administration of the first shipments are well underway across the country.
In a compelling video interview, four front-line health care professionals with Mayo Clinic shared their experiences caring for COVID-19 patients.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will award states and territories another $227 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and complementary activities鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has begun distributing $24.5 billion in 鈥淧hase 3鈥 funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to eligible hospitals, as well as other providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it has begun distributing $24.5 billion in 鈥淧hase 3鈥 funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to eligible hospitals, as well as other providers. This amount is an increase from the $20 billion the鈥
Children and adolescents in Mississippi who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus were more likely to report close contact with someone with confirmed COVID-19 and less likely to report consistent mask use at school, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥