Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today issued additional guidance clarifying certain provisions implementing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including whether public hospitals are eligible for a PPP loan.

Dear Administrator Engels:

As the nation’s risk advisor, CISA brings our partners in industry and the full power of the federal government together to improve American cyber and infrastructure security.

A panel of 4 experts discussed federal policy emerging from Congress and the Administration under COVID-19 focusing on rural health priorities and took questions from the audience. They reviewed emergency funding, Medicare and Medicaid payment improvements, telehealth, regulatory relief, 340B drug pricing, access to PPE and steps toward recovery.

The AHA and American Nurses Association

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will distribute an additional $22 billion in funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund the week of Ma

As the front-line caregivers in the COVID-19 crisis, hospitals and health systems, nurses, physicians and other health care providers are working around the clock to provide the care that our communities and patients need. It is clear that COVID-19 continues to test the capacity of America’s health care system and its caregivers on a daily basis. While we greatly appreciate the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Payment Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act and the valuable resources they provided, additional support is urgently needed to ensure that care can continue to be given. 

Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions and in rural areas from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released a number of new waivers related to COVID-19.

While continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, hospital and health system boards can use this experience to strengthen leadership, engagement and trust.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week hosted webinars for health care providers on the agency’s

AHA, together with five other organizations, urges Attorney General Barr to announce that the Department of Justice will exercise prosecutorial discretion and decline to pursue or prosecute alleged violations of the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute and the Physician Self-Referral Administration as hospitals respond to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Rural Hospital Interventions for COVID-19 Resources and References  

Statement on additional regulatory waivers from CMS from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center is hosting a webinar today at noon CT to discuss the clinical importance of proning and its appropriate use.

In part two of this two-part podcast, two senior officials at the forefront of the ongoing duel with cybercriminals.

Kettering Medical Center finds a creative way to thank health care workers with a honk and honor salute

Join the Michigan Medicine leaders as they talk about what they’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, how they’re thinking differently, and what the new “normal” might look like.

Recently, AHA published a compendium of case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities. For this podcast, we honor our hospital heroes and focus on surviving the surge from the perspective of Tim Putnam, CEO, Margaret Mary Healthcare, Batesville, Indiana.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) today, April 29, and tomorrow, April 30, will host webinars for health care providers on the agency’s COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal.