Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

The AHA and Aligning for Health Sept. 24 hosted a webinar detailing how hospitals and health systems are working to better identify and address health, social and community needs.
Weekly COVID-19 cases among college-aged youth increased 55% nationally between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is a list of resources on supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) while treating the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
A recent report, 鈥淛ourney Toward the Next Normal,鈥 from the Providence Digital Innovation Group provides some answers and examines the role that technology and digital health will play in achieving this transformation.
AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative is providing new resources to support hospitals鈥 and health systems鈥 efforts to adopt team-based care for patients with an acute or chronic illness.
A Lancet study published Sept. 25 indicates that few in the U.S. adult population formed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, at least during the virus鈥 first wave in this country.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a guide to help laboratories apply for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certification, which includes information on the expedited review process implemented for the COVID-19 public health emergency.
States and COVID-19 testing laboratories have reported more than 277,000 COVID-19 cases in school-aged children since March, with about twice as many cases in children aged 12-17 than younger children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to the issue of health care disparities. And it鈥檚 clear we鈥檝e got a lot of work ahead of us to close the gaps.