Rick Pollack

Articles

Leadership, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

Perspective: Uniting to Advance Health in America

Nov 6, 2020 By Rick Pollack

We shouldn’t be surprised by now, but 2020 continues to be an extraordinary year … and it’s not over yet.

Leadership, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement

Article Misses Mark on Relief Funding for Hospitals

Nov 6, 2020 By Rick Pollack

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, “Trump doled out billions to drug makers and hospitals with few strings attached,” misses the mark. The reality is that America’s hospitals and health systems are facing their greatest financial crisis

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities, COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement

AHA continues to debunk false claims about COVID-19 deaths and payments

Nov 2, 2020 By Rick Pollack

For the last several months, disturbing and unproven theories have gained attention about the death count for COVID-19. We find these erroneous and egregious charges leveled against doctors – which have been repeated during the past few weeks – dismaying, disconcerting and disturbing.

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities, Health Insurance

Perspective: Ensuring Insurers Do Their Part in the Battle Against COVID-19

Oct 30, 2020 By Rick Pollack

We’ve been discussing for months how hospitals and health systems are contending with the worst financial crisis in their history as they continue to serve on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics

Perspective: Meeting the Challenges to Realize the Promise of a COVID-19 Vaccine

Oct 23, 2020 By Rick Pollack

A COVID-19 vaccine is likely coming soon. Whether it’s next month, at the end of the year or in early 2021, many scientific experts believe we will have one or more safe and effective vaccines to combat the deadly virus.

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities, Quality & Patient Safety

Perspective: Keeping Healthy by Getting Necessary Care

Oct 16, 2020 By Rick Pollack

Hospitals and health systems have reinvented themselves in many ways to respond to COVID-19. Since March, decades of standard operating procedures have been reexamined, redesigned and refined — all with the goal of saving lives while protecting caregivers and patients’ families during the pandemic.

Cybersecurity, Leadership

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on many things … good and bad … in our country

Oct 9, 2020 By Rick Pollack

The good — our society clearly recognizes the vital role our hospitals and health systems play in our nation’s critical infrastructure and how important they are to our communities’ health and safety. The bad — we have seen an increase in the frequency, severity and sophistication of cyberattacks targeting hospitals and health systems.

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement

Perspective: Righting a Wrong on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Change

Oct 2, 2020 By Rick Pollack

While hospitals and health systems — and their brave front-line caregivers — continue to battle the greatest public health challenge of our lifetimes, the Department of Health and Human Services recently made a change to its COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements that could jeopardize access to care for patients and communities.