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AHA, nursing home and long-term care group urge White House to follow up on staffing agency pricing concerns
Many staffing agencies have been exploiting the severe shortage of health care personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic by charging uniformly high prices in a manner that suggests widespread coordination and abuse of market position, the AHA and American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living told White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients.
CDC: Flu Hospitalization Rate Continues to Climb
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 89.9 per 100,000 people, although outpatient visits for flu-like illness peaked in early February and are on the decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.
Senate considers how to better protect health care from cyber threats
A Senate committee last week held a hearing on how to strengthen cybersecurity in the health care and education sectors.
Perspective: New Tools and Resources to Strengthen Our Workforce
Earlier this year we formed the AHA Board of Trustees’ Task Force on Workforce, a key part of our ongoing efforts to sound the alarm about this national emergency and take steps to address it. The task force has worked to identify ideas, policies and solutions to support our current workforce and assure that we have enough health care workers to meet the future needs of our nation.
UnitedHealth Group to accelerate payments to providers
UnitedHealth Group will accelerate nearly $2 billion in claims payments to U.S. health care providers under its fully insured commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid businesses to address short-term financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 emergency, UnitedHealthcare and Optum announced.
Hospital Pricing Transparency
People deserve meaningful information about the price of their hospital care. Hospitals are committed to sharing information that will help people make important decisions about their health care. Sharing pricing information, however, is more challenging because hospital care is unique.
Videos: AHA Board Members say thank you to health care workers
Members of the AHA Board of Trustees have recorded video messages to say thank you to the team members at America’s hospitals and health systems for all they have done – and continue to do – to care for patients and serve communities.
Intermountain Healthcare Study Confirms Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
As part of a national CDC study, Intermountain Healthcare research shows COVID-19 vaccine boosters are highly effectively in preventing hospitalization and death.
Consumer Tech Firms Showcase Latest Digital Tools to Support Care Everywhere
Last week at CES, formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, more than 500 different companies unveiled new health tech aimed at consumers, which — if adopted — could have implications for clinicians and provider organizations.