Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

Baldridge Winner Adventist Health White Memorial leaders will share the strategies and technologies the organization leveraged to maintain and improve quality metrics and staff wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rates of influenza vaccination remain low among hospital staff, particularly nurses. According to a 2017 study in BMC Nursing

To support evidence-based nursing practice, the authors of a study in the February Nursing Outlook, used text mining to search the available literature on COVID-19 and other historical epidemics for information specific to nursing.

Writing in the February Nursing Management, AONL member Caryl Goodyear, PhD, RN, gave nurse leaders clear strategies for coping with the stressors “rearing their ugly heads during the pandemic.”

As part of its effort to provide recommendations on vaccine administration, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has joined the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project.

The personal protective equipment clinicians require to limit their exposure to highly contagious pathogens creates communication challenges.

The latest Sentinel Event Alert from the Joint Commission summarizes more than 2,000 comments from health care workers,

The ECRI Institute’s annual Top 10 list of health technology hazards leads off with the complexity of managing medical devices that received emergency use authorization (EUA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded the categories of clinicians authorized to prescribe, dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS, together with AONL and the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, & Leaders (SONSIEL), announced this week that IsoPouch and Pain Rehabilitation Virtual Reality (PR-VR) have been selected as the awardees in the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in COVID-19 Patient Care.

PowerPlay video with AHA’s Tom Nickels, executive vice president for government relations and public policy, and Stacey Hughes, executive vice president-designate, asking Daschle how the upcoming impeachment trial will play out and the legislative outlook for non-COVID health care issues.

Together, the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), and American Nurses Association (ANA) released a public service announcement (PSA) today urging the American public to get the COVID-19 vaccination when it is their turn.

Reconciliation is a complicated legislative process with limitations about what can be included in legislation. The following resources provide more details on the reconciliation process and can be used to help explain the process to others.

In this podcast, you will hear the story of recovery from four rural hospital and health system leaders in Montana.

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the nation, individuals and families heavily impacted by the disease have inequitable access to vaccination opportunities and many distrust the life-saving potential the vaccine presents. The CDC reports just over 5 percent of Black adults and 11 percent of Hispanic adults have been vaccinated compared to more than 60 percent of White adults. Hospital and health system leaders and caregivers must work hard to build trust within these communities and engage in strategies that will be effective in overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many health care organizations reeling financially.

The AHA is hosting opportunities for AHA member hospital and health system leaders to learn the latest information and ask questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. The next event is Friday, Feb.

Compilation of Ad Council research and message strategies for overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

Statement on COVID-19 relief package from group of 10 Republican senators from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.