Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

Dear Chairman Pai:

Explore what you need to do to be ready for the ramp up of elective procedures as well as prepare for the next demand spike of COVID-19.

This edition of Hacking Healthcare includes an examination of how COVID-19 led the United Kingdom’s (UK) National Health Service (NHS) to give the country’s intelligence and security agency emergency powers over its networks.

The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for health care providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency and accept the

Reopen Kansas Summary

On May 4, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly will lift the statewide “Safer at Home” order and allow Kansas communities to begin phased reopening by issuing a statewide executive order (EO) to begin Phase One of the “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas”.

Providence St. Joseph team and Medline discuss their collaboration. Session takeaways include leading practices, lessons learned and how your organization can create successful partnerships to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Health Security published a national plan this week for expanding and adapting the U.S. health care system to better address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two AONL members shared reflections on their career paths with HealthLeaders Media during National Nurses Week. Adele A. Webb, PhD, RN, executive dean of health care initiatives at Strategic Education, Inc., Herndon, Va.,

An experiment using a nontoxic fluorescent solution allowed participants to see how properly donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) can effectively prevent contact with infectious agents.

AONL members have access to an American Hospital Association (AHA) resource to assist hospitals and health systems in planning for a “safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services.”

“Nursing’s contributions to improving the public’s health during times of crisis dates back to the days of [Florence] Nightingale, modern nursing’s founder,”

Given the impracticality of continuously testing people diagnosed with COVID-19 to determine whether they remain infectious, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance this week on a symptom-based strategy for discontinuing isolation of persons with COVID-19.

The AHA and other national hospital organizations today asked congressional leaders to include in the next COVID-19 legislative package provisions to shield from unwarranted liability the health care facilities and providers treating patients during the pandemic.

When facing extreme, unprecedented circumstances, we’re challenged to find new reserves of strength and resilience within. Hear a reflection on Sisu, the Finnish word for fortitude and determination and the human capacity for deep strength and perseverance.

Use this table and the documents that have been shared by the state hospital associations and represent plans/guidance released by the states and associations in preparation for reopening.

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High school students helped create robotic trays for use by health care workers at Hendrick Health System in Texas.