Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

AONL joined with other organizations concerned about the health and well-being of mothers, infants and families to urge Congress to invest in national surveillance of COVID-19’s impact on maternal and infant health.

To ease the burden on respiratory therapists and others caring for ventilated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health instituted a surveillance system for its ventilators.

In a May 13 letter to the White House, AONL and other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing wrote to express support for Veterans Administration (VA) efforts to encourage facilities to grant full practice authority to certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health experts fear the stress of treating COVID-19 patients will have lasting psychological consequences for health care workers, a group already vulnerable to depression and suicide.

American Hospital Association (AHA) senior vice president and chief nursing officer and AONL CEO Robyn Begley stressed the importance of self-care for “health care heroes” in a post commemorating Mental Health Awareness month.

Building on earlier guidance for safely resuming elective surgery, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and AdvaMed today released additional advice to support the safe reentry of medical device representatives into hospitals and other surgical facilities.

The compendium includes questions and checklists for hospitals and health systems to use in working toward a safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services to their communities.

Disparities in COVID-19 outcomes serve as an important reminder for trustees and senior leaders to reinforce the work in our communities to address underlying causes of health disparities.

Join this session to learn how COVID-19 has shaped consumer expectations, how providers and payers can use segmentation and mindsets to redesign activation, engagement and retention, and examples of using mindsets and segmentation to adjust engagement and design.

Medical students offer helping hands to health care workers and their children at their homes.

The South Carolina Hospital Association deployed a traveling billboard to thank front-line workers throughout the state.

As urged by the AHA, Congress and the Administration have taken a number of steps to make available financial resources for health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these policies were authorized through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

The AHA appreciates the opportunity to provide input to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s upcoming meeting regarding the use of the Defense Production Act’s voluntary agreement clause (Section 708) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The AHRMM Learning Community continued its discussion of the health care supply chain’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, May 15. This webcast focuses its discussion on the re-emergence of a more typical health care structure. This panel of health care supply chain leaders shared their thoughts and strategies as they prepare supply chain for increased ER visits and elective surgeries. A robust question and answer session followed the discussion. 

Congressional leaders continue to work o

The House of Representatives approved the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) on May 15, 2020, which included the COVID-19 Every Worker First Protection Act of 2020.

The AHA recently shared with members an updated resource, COVID-19 Pathways to Recovery, which includes considerations, questions and checklists for hospitals and health systems to consider as they work toward a safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services to their communities. This updated resource focuses on financial management and governance, support and ancillary services, and plant operations/environment of care.

AdvaMed Joins AORN and AHA in issuing “Re-entry Guidance for Health Care Facilities and Medical Device Representatives."

A collection of resources for emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the new issues for health care strategists.