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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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In this podcast, AJ Rolle , Senior Program Manager at the AHA, moderates a discussion between Priya Bathija, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at the AHA, and Dr. Ali Raja, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, at Massachusetts General Hospital; and co-founder of GetUsPPE.
COVID-19 has made it clear that addressing health equity is necessary to improve health and save lives, and hospital and health system trustees need to lead and collaborate in these efforts.
Statement over the CMS interim final rule on data collection and Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs) from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack .
Nothing has tested health care providers’ mettle to be more nimble, efficient and responsive than COVID-19. And now, with the future anything but clear, strategic thinkers, consultants and tech gurus have begun to reimagine the field’s future and what opportunities lie ahead.
To ensure that health care organizations, physicians and nurses remain prepared to meet these demands to care for patients who undergo recommended essential operations, the AHA along with the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, released a Joint Statement: Roadmap for Maintaining Essential Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic.
[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR] Health care workers have been at the center of the COVID-19 crisis since its beginning. Although the number of new cases and deaths slowed to a degree, they are rising again, keeping these courageous and dedicated workers on the front lines. They responded heroically while enduring a great deal of stress and pain. They received expressions of gratitude and homage from their communities...but was that enough? What have we learned and what can we do in this next phase in support of health care workers? This presentation will examine what was done and what should be done.
For more than 25 years, the 340B program has enabled hospitals that care for many low-income and uninsured patients to purchase certain outpatient drugs from drug companies at discounted prices
The authors of “I can’t breathe”: A Call for Antiracist Nursing Practice wrote the killing of George Floyd by a police officer during the COVID-19 pandemic “brought the effects of structural racism on Black Americans into focus.
Kaiser Health News reports manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies warned shortages could last for years unless the government intervenes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised guidance issued in June 2020 transitioning states to routine oversight and survey activities at long-term care facilities after limits had been imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of its “Wear A Mask” initiative, the American Hospital Association (AHA) developed new content, collaborating to share resources for the field and amplifying key public health messages.
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter urging Congressional leadership to include a list of shared nursing priorities in future COVID-19 legislation.
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) hosted a webinar, Nursing’s Role in Health Equity, Public Health Emergencies, and COVID-19: Critical Issues for The Future of Nursing 2020-2030.
Legislation introduced this week in the House of Representatives addressed the decline in life-saving vaccinations resulting from Americans’ efforts to avoid exposure to COVID-19.
Matching Needed PPE with Donors and Hospitals: A Free HealthEquip Resource
Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, created a specialized COVID-19 Recovery Program to treat patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but continue to experiene long-term symptoms.
This letter to President Trump offers recommendations for promoting and expanding patients’ telehealth access.
As part of AHA’s Wear A Mask initiative, the association is developing new content, collaborating to share resources for the field and amplifying key public health messages.