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 resurgence of COVID-19 has left health care leaders with one eye focused on recovery and financial viability and the other on the resiliency of front-line caregivers, many of whom have lasting effects from what they experienced during the initial waves of COVID-19.
A new issue brief from AHA’s Value Initiative, “Team-based Care Creates Value,” examines this low-tech approach that allows health care workers from various professional disciplines to provide customized, patient-centered care to manage the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients.
This new benefit for AHA members will make it easier for you to monitor your performance over time and connect with others. Take your assessment and join the growing digital health community.
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee investigates health insurance company performance during the COVID-1
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Oct. 22 issued a revision to its reporting requirements for providers that received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments.
Two papers published this month in Clinical Infectious Diseases describe ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has sped the development of health service delivery innovations.
Almost 300,000 more Americans died this past year than in 2019, and deaths among adults aged 25-44 years old increased the most, by 26.5%.
In a recent paper in Nursing Economic$, two academic nurses and one practice leader assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is altering the nursing profession, and nurse executives are seizing the moment to strengthen the profession.
AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., hosts a series of Leadership Rounds — short conversations on a range of key issues Dr. Estes will have with hospital and health system leaders from across the country. The seventh in the series featured Dr. Estes talking with Jim Skogsbergh, President and CEO of Advocate Aurora Health, to discuss how hospitals can move from relief, recovery, and rebuilding to reimagining and innovation. This episode was recorded on October 22, 2020.
The Joint Commission issued a series of Heads-Up Reports in response to inquiries and feedback received during the pandemic.
In a letter to congressional leaders today, the AHA, American Medical Association, American Health Care Association, and National Association for Home Care & Hospice said, “Without future sequestration relief, America’s health care safety net could be at further risk of collapse.
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead for the AHA’s Institute for Diversity an Health Equity, talks with Rita Carreon, deputy vice president for health, UnidosUS, about health inequities in Latinx communities with a focus on COVID-19 and the upcoming flu season.
The American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the American Health Care Association and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice wrote congressional leaders urging them to extend the congressionally enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health emergency.
AHA, others express concern that persistent high COVID-19 rates will continue to stress the entire health care system and urge Congress to pass legislation that would extend the congressionally-enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health emergency (PHE).
WVU Medicine in West Virginia, like other hospitals and health systems, is keeping patients and communities updated on the ever-changing COVID-19 landscape.
In Anchorage, Alaska, a regional hospital prepares for a second surge of COVID-19 cases, with six months’ experience and more knowledge about the virus.
In rural north central Wisconsin, local and state organizations are working together to communicate important health information with the Hmong and Latino communities. Key approaches include building on existing partnerships and relationships, identifying community liaisons to help build trust and share accurate information, and using technology effectively.