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CDC issues guidance to prevent injection-related HIV outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance to help health care and public health providers prevent HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs, including considerations for delivering services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study: Pediatric hospitalizations rise when unemployment rises

Pediatric hospitalization rates appear to increase when unemployment levels rise, according to a study of 14 states between 2002 and 2014, reported in Health Affairs.
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CDC updates guidance on airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on how COVID-19 spreads to acknowledge published reports showing “limited, uncommon” circumstances where people with COVID-19 infected others who were more than 6 feet away.
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COVID-19 reports look at impact of mitigation measures in Arizona; outbreak during family gathering

COVID-19 cases in Arizona fell 75% between July 13 and Aug. 7 after sustained community mitigation measures that promoted social distancing, required or encouraged mask wearing, limited large gatherings, and paused business operations where mask use and social distancing were difficult to maintain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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AHA blog: Analysis gets it wrong on health care spending

A recent analysis from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation provides an incomplete picture of U.S. spending on health care while downplaying the “immense role” that drug costs play, writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA’s vice president of policy research, analytics and strategy, for the AHA Stat Blog.
Case Studies

Case Study: Protecting Individuals Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19

Lanc Co MyHome, a cross-sector coalition housed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in Pennsylvania, brings together more than 200 partners to address housing challenges for vulnerable populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the coalition has developed several initiatives, including to help identify, treat and prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the most vulnerable individuals.
Courses

Innovation 90 | Center

AHA Innovation 90 is a program that guides ambitious leaders through a process to validate breakthrough ideas in 90 days.
Trustee Articles

Incorporating Cyberrisk Management into Enterprise Risk Management

Cyberattacks have far-reaching consequences that directly threaten patient care, patient safety and broader public health and safety, by potentially denying the availability of the hospital and emergency medical care to the community.

Thank You | AHA Innovation Challenge | Center

Thank you for participating in the 2020 AHA Innovation Challenge. We received your proposal. Voting begins in May. Finalists will be selected and notified in June. Winners will be announced at the AHA Leadership Summit in July.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin
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AHA 340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin: AHA Comments on 340B Provisions in OPPS Proposed Rule

In comments on OPPS proposed rule, AHA urges