Congress is back in Washington, D.C., for its “lame-duck” session, in which lawmakers will take up pressing, end-of-year business. Funding for the federal government, as well as other key health care provisions, are set to expire Dec. 11. It is imperative that we work to ensure that hospitals and health systems — and their front-line caregivers — receive additional federal support as we continue to navigate public health and financial challenges due to COVID-19.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications
Below are links to AHA resources developed in response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For all coronavirus resources and news updates, visit our COVID-19 page.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 28 announced an interim final rule establishing additional Medicare hospital payment to support Medicare beneficiaries’ access to COVID-19 vaccines and new treatments when they become available.
Health care leaders brace for hard realities over the next couple of years.
Facing a new reality, health care providers will need to make major changes in care models, cost structure and the use of digital technology to recover.
David Zaas, M.D., chief clinical officer for MUSC Health in South Carolina and CEO of its Charleston Division, talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, about strategies and tools to address burnout as health care professionals continue to care for COVID-19 patients.
The Biden Administration recently released a series of Executive Orders (EOs) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. One EO includes provisions for the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider whether an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), including with respect to mask wearing, is necessary, and, if so, to issue an ETS by March 15. Proposals to include a congressional requirement for OSHA to promulgate an ETS also are being considered as part of negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted and again surged across the country, infecting more than 10 million people and resulting in over a quarter million deaths, America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges. Since the start of the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have faced unprecedented financial pressures resulting from: the astronomical costs of preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients, months of essential hospital revenue being erased due to the combination of a forced shutdown and slowdown of regular operations for non-emergent care; and treating a growing number of uninsured patients.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted and again surged across the country, infecting more than 10 million people and resulting in nearly a quarter million deaths, America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges. Since the start of the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have faced unprecedented financial pressures resulting from: the astronomical costs of preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients, months of essential hospital revenue being erased due to the combination of a forced shutdown and slowdown of regular operations for non-emergent care; and treating a growing number of uninsured patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services should fully reinstate its June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, AHA said again today in a letter to the agency.
ASHE report tracks health care's response to COVID-19
The novel coronavirus global pandemic upended hospitals and hospital laboratories when it penetrated the US.
The American Hospital Association issue brief “Improving Health Equity Through Medical-Legal Partnerships” discusses how such partnerships are supporting vulnerable populations and improving individual well-being and community health, and highlights case examples and resources.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Team Training will host a free webinar Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. ET
To reduce staff time spent manually screening visitors for fever, one New York hospital equipped a self-service cart with a thermal camera, a computer tablet with
Coverage for telehealth services, which was approved on an emergency basis during the COVID-19 pandemic, will become standard for patients receiving home-based health
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will distribute approximately $333 million in an initial round of performance payments to 10,000
In anticipation of the likely issuance of emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for at least two monoclonal antibody therapeutic drugs developed to treat certain COVID-19 positive patients, Operation
“Leadership in times of uncertainty, such as a disaster, requires intentional acts of role modeling,”
The American Hospital Association (AHA) delivered comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
At the HealthLeaders Nursing Now Online Summit, three strategies emerged to guide nurse leaders as they navigate the work environment