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Resources for Celebrating National Nurses Week; Nursing Executives on the Move

Also, in this roundup: Nurses help sexual assault survivors and ambulatory care nurses can be of particular aid to MACRA efforts.
Special Bulletin
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New AHA Report Highlights Massive Surge in Input Costs for Hospitals and Health Systems

The American Hospital Association today released a new report that examines the tremendous growth in a variety of input costs for hospitals and health systems, including expenses for workforce, drugs, supplies and equipment, as well as the impact of skyrocketing economy-wide inflation.
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AHA responds to House request for feedback on stabilizing MACRA programs

Responding this week to House members asking how Congress could improve physician payment under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the AHA encouraged statutory and regulatory efforts to advance and flexibly implement value-based and alternative payment models.
Case Studies
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Eliminating Elective Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks Gestation

According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital's rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation was higher than the national target.
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CDC encourages public to get vaccinated to protect against flu, COVID-19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., today encouraged all eligible Americans to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19, noting that hospitals continue to experience the highest flu admissions in a decade this early in the season.
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AHA video shares highlights of this week’s Hill briefing on health care workforce challenges

The AHA sponsored a virtual Capitol Hill briefing Nov. 2, where hospital leaders discussed how COVID-19 accelerated longstanding health care workforce challenges, including worker shortages and mental health fatigue
Case Studies

Adirondack Health | New York

As a key community institution in the heart of northern New York’s Adirondack Mountains for more than a century, Adirondack Health serves over 60,000 year-round residents and millions of visitors that frequent the region each year.
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Supporting Today’s Workforce as We Develop Solutions for the Future

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last week held a hearing aptly titled “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?” Clearly, all of our efforts to inform policymakers and the public about the urgent need to address the workforce challenges have resonated on Capitol Hill, as the tone and focus of this hearing demonstrated.
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Urge Congress to Support Hospitals as They Contend with Many Challenges to Ensure Access to Care in Communities

Congress is leaving town for a two-week district work period without addressing any of the issues critical to dealing with COVID-19. That means Congress will likely resume discussions on a COVID-19 package when they return to Washington giving us an opportunity to get our priorities in the mix.
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Mental Illness Awareness Week focuses on curing stigma

The week also includes National Depression Screening Day, dedicated to raising awareness and screening people for depression and related mood and anxiety disorders.