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Perspective: Workforce Remains the Top Priority and Challenge for 2022
Turn on the TV or open a newspaper these days and you’re likely to see a story that isn’t “news” at all to our stressed and burned-out care providers. The headline: They need help so they can continue helping others.
As Omicron Variant Spreads, Clinicians Advise: Get Vaccinated or ‘Boosted’
Clinicians at Sanford Health in South Dakota are connecting with their community via digital platforms to address concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant.
CDC director recommends boosters for 12-17 year olds
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., recommended 12-15 year olds receive a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least five months after the initial two-dose series, expanding the agency’s recommendation for 16 and 17 year olds to younger adolescents.
Get real-time analysis of tomorrow’s vaccine mandate oral arguments before the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on whether to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine mandates to go into effect while appeals are heard in the courts of appeals.
AHA updates guidance on using Z-codes for social needs
The AHA has posted updated guidance to help hospitals and clinicians use ICD-10-CM “Z codes” to capture data on the social needs of patient populations, including non-medical factors that may influence a patient’s health status.
Live coverage on AHA’s website of Nov. 10 ACA Supreme Court oral arguments
AHA will provide live coverage and analysis of the Nov. 10 U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the latest challenge of the Affordable Care Act.
Joint Surprise Billing Letter to Congress and Committee Leadership
Surprise bills can cause patients stress and financial burden at a time of particular vulnerability: when they are in need of medical care. Patients are at risk of incurring such bills during emergencies, as well as when they schedule care at an in-network facility without knowing the network status of all of the providers who may be involved in their care. We must work together to protect patients from surprise bills.
Surprise Billing Principles
America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to protecting patients from “surprise bills” and support a federal legislative solution to do so. These types of bills may occur when a patient receives care from an out-of-network provider or when their health plan fails to pay for covered services.
ACIP recommends booster dose for 12-17 year olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12-17 year olds at least five months after receiving a second dose.
Missouri Hospital Association named hypertension control ‘exemplar’
Million Hearts, a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, recently named the Missouri Hospital Association a 2021 Hypertension Control Exemplar for its outstanding efforts to prioritize hypertension control during the COVID-19 pandemic.