Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

This Member Advisory summarizes the federal strategy for the public distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Special 75-minute call begins at 1 p.m. ET

Nearly 30 representatives encourage House leaders to modify in the next COVID-19 response package impending thresholds for qualifying participants in Advanced Alternative Payment Models, which they said threaten to “derail” the movement to value-based care under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.

Statement from the AHA, AMA, ANA as coronavirus deaths in U.S. tops 200,000.

Strategy and innovation leaders from hospitals and health systems across the country recently came together to share lessons learned and plans for the future as the field moves from response through recovery and on to rebuilding. The virtual “Navigating a New Reality” program Sept. 14-16 from the AHA Center for Health Innovation and the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development generated a wealth of insights for health care leaders.

AHA is launching a COVID-19 vaccine resource hub to support hospitals and health systems.

The AHA requests that the Department of Health and Human Services revise certain FAQs that place problematic restrictions on the use of some CARES Act Provider Relief Fund dollars.

A structured framework for emergency department triage created by physicians at an academic medical center contains recommendations for personal protective equipment use as well as guidance on the disposition of patients suspected of having COVID‐19.

A hospital nurse working in a busy intensive care unit treating about 20 COVID-19 patients daily shared his observations and concerns in a recent interview with the Institute For Safe Medication Practices.

Some nurses do not feel adequately prepared to respond to emergencies, according to Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, RN, an associate professor at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, N.C. McNeill co-authored a study in the Journal of Nursing Administration, which examined nurses' self-reported levels of professional emergency preparedness competence.

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

When COVID-19 reached U.S. shores earlier this year, a task force at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. conducted a literature review to plan the hospital’s pandemic response.

Nurses have 11 more days to submit applications to the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in COVID-19 Patient Care, cosponsored by AONL and the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Leaders (SONSIEL).

The AHA, along with numerous others, have rightly labeled this pandemic the greatest financial threat in history for hospitals and health systems as we continue to fight this pandemic at the same time that non-COVID patient visits remain down. This financial pressure has created a serious obstacle to keeping the doors open for many hospitals.

ASHE reports COVID-19-related staffing impacts through the COVID-19 Response Tactics Sharing survey project.

The Department of Health and Human Services today released its strategy for the public distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.

This webpage is intended to help keep the field informed of important updates related to vaccine development, distribution, utilization protocols, supply chain and many other issues, through AHA-developed tools, as well as resources from the federal government and other stakeholders.