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Social Media—and Food—Encourages Tanner Health System Teams
Tanner Health System in Carrollton, Georgia, is using social media—outside and inside its hospitals—to encourage and inspire health care workers. Cookies help too.
Private insurer actions urged to support COVID-19 challenge
The AHA urged leaders from the nation's five largest private health insurance companies to "meet the historic challenge" caused by COVID-19 to "ensure that the health care system is there for anyone who needs care."
President uses DPA to facilitate production of ventilators
President Trump today directed the Health and Human Services Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to use Defense Production Act authorities to facilitate the supply of materials to produce ventilators.
AHA membership group names executive director
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering has named Deanna Martin as its new executive director. A certified association executive, Martin has worked with ASHE for nine years, most recently as deputy executive director for operations.
CDC report: Nonfatal drug overdoses on the rise
Hospital emergency departments treated 4.3% more nonfatal overdoses in 2017 than in 2016, with the visit rate increasing for all drugs except benzodiazepines, including an increase of 32.9% for cocaine, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DOJ, HHS to distribute PPE to New York and New Jersey
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced they will distribute personal protective equipment seized from hoarders to those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response in New York and New Jersey.
FDA updates blood donation guidance to spur giving
In an effort to encourage more blood donations, the Food and Drug Administration said it is revisiting and updating several existing policies to help ensure an adequate-but-safe national blood supply.
HHS allows health information sharing during COVID-19 emergency
To support federal public health authorities and agencies in need of COVID-19-related data, the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights will not penalize health care providers or their business associates for violations of certain HIPAA provisions.
FDA grants emergency use of SARS-CoV-2 antibody test
The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of two new diagnostic tests for COVID-19, including the first reported test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood collected from individuals with suspected COVID-19.
Labor Department issues rule on new paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave requirements
The Department of Labor issued a temporary rule to enable new paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave requirements established under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.