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Senate Passes Omnibus Spending Package with Health Provisions
The Senate last night passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that would fund the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year.
Six Promising Startups Worth Watching
At the Summit’s inaugural Startup Competition, attendees met and judged six finalist teams chosen for their practical and tactical solutions from applications submitted by more than 50 organizations. Members of each team discussed the problem they were trying to solve, how their solution worked and the results. After each presentation, they answered questions from an expert panel comprising health care leaders.
Application portal opens today for next distribution of COVID-19 provider relief funds
The Department of Health and Human Services opened the application process for $20 billion in funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
Map shows state trends in opioid-related hospital stays
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a map showing state trends and variation in opio
FBI releases ransomware alert, annual report on internet crime
The FBI released an alert on Mamba ransomware, which uses an open source encryptions software to encrypt and restrict access to a victim’s entire drive, including the operating system.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Strengthening Rural Health Care with Jennifer Havens
On this episode, I talk with Jennifer Havens, CEO of UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49-bed hospital serving several counties in Iowa.
Enhancing Hospital Safety Culture Through Use of Defect Huddle Incident Management System
Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident capture, analysis, prioritization and action.
Chair File: We Must Keep Sharing Our Stories as We Continue to Battle COVID-19
More school-age children have returned to in-person learning during the last few weeks. More employees are returning to their workplaces. Sports stadiums are filling with spectators again, and theaters and concert venues are welcoming back audiences.
Earn While You Learn: Innovation During a Pandemic
Mary Washington Healthcare entered into an academic practice partnership with Germanna Community College to meet workforce and clinical needs for the future. The Earn While You Learn model accelerates practice readiness by bridging the gap between education and clinical practice while addressing the demand for more nurses.
Senate Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy
The Senate is expect to soon consider bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would prevent the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, from taking effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The AHA is asking its members to immediately help muster support in the Senate — particularly among Republicans — for the Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748).