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New AHA Analysis: Tax-exempt hospitals provided $100 billion in total benefits to their communities
All hospitals regardless of ownership provide a comprehensive range of benefits and essential services to their communities. New analysis prepared and released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows that tax-exempt hospitals provided $100 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2017 alone, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available.
Obituary: Former California Hospital Association President Dauner
C. Duane Dauner, who led state hospital associations for more than 50 years — including serving as president and CEO of the California Hospital Association for three decades until 2017 — died yesterday in a car accident. He was 80.
House committee passes HHS appropriations bill
The House Appropriations Committee voted 30-22 to approve legislation that would provide $196.5 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2021.
Organizations urged to immediately patch SAP server vulnerability
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency yesterday alerted organizations to a critical vulnerability affecting the SAP NetWeaver Application Server, which an attacker could exploit through the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to take control of trusted SAP applications.
Blog: Fostering resilient leadership in times of crisis
To help clinicians lead their teams with confidence and care as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis, Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, highlights resources and strategies for building resilience and leading with integrity during challenging circumstances.
FDA issues EUAs for stimulator device, ventilator
The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use for a non-invasive nerve stimulator at home or in health care settings to treat suspected COVID-19 patients experiencing worsened asthma-related shortness of breath and reduced airflow.
Report calls for evidence-based guidelines for preparedness practices
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should appoint an independent panel to develop evidence-based practice guidelines for public health emergency preparedness and response and identify evidence gaps for future research, according to a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Washington Post: Administration to recommend National Guard as option to help hospitals report COVID-19 data
The Trump administration is poised to ask governors to consider sending in the National Guard to hospitals to help improve data collection about novel coronavirus patients, supplies and capacity, according to draft letters, internal emails and hospital sector officials familiar with the plans, the Washington Post reported.
HHS asks hospitals to prioritize certain data fields in COVID-19 daily reporting starting tomorrow
Following the announcement of changes to its process for collecting daily COVID-19-reated data from hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services today asked hospitals to prioritize the reporting of seven data fields starting tomorrow, July 15:
HHS Asks Hospitals to Prioritize Certain Data Fields in COVID-19 Daily Reporting Starting Tomorrow, July 15
Following yesterday’s announcement of changes to its process for collecting daily COVID-19-related data from hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today asked hospitals to prioritize the reporting of seven data fields starting tomorrow, July 15.