Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
In a study of 106,543 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between March and July, 9% were readmitted to the same hospital within two months of discharge, the Centers Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Pfizer Inc. announced that BNT162b2, its mRNA-based vaccine candidate, is more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, based on early data that has yet to be peer-reviewed.
The Department of Health and Human Services should fully reinstate its June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, AHA said again in a letter to the agency. On Oct. 22, the department partially restored the requirements, but not the ability of hospitals to calculate lost revenue on a鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services should fully reinstate its June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, AHA said again today in a letter to the agency.
The novel coronavirus global pandemic upended hospitals and hospital laboratories when it penetrated the US.
The AHA continued its ongoing effort to speak out against misinformation about federal relief funding for hospitals, challenging an assertion by an article in the Los Angeles Times that billions in federal funds allocated during the COVID-19 public health emergency is 鈥減adding bottom lines at some鈥
Eligible family members of front-line health care workers and volunteers who lose their lives to COVID-19 can apply to the Brave of Heart Fund for grants to support common needs such as funeral costs, medical care, counseling, food, education, mortgage payments and living expenses.
We shouldn鈥檛 be surprised by now, but 2020 continues to be an extraordinary year 鈥 and it鈥檚 not over yet.
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, 鈥淭rump doled out billions to drug makers and hospitals with few strings attached,鈥 misses the mark. The reality is that America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are facing their greatest financial crisis
The 黑料正能量 Association issue brief 鈥淚mproving Health Equity Through Medical-Legal Partnerships鈥 discusses how such partnerships are supporting vulnerable populations and improving individual well-being and community health, and highlights case examples and resources.