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Hospitals and health systems are designing new digital response strategies in the battle against COVID-19. What lessons have been learned so far, and which digital response methods are most successful?
As the nation celebrates National Nurses Week in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses' commitment and strength is inspiring communities across the country and their leadership is essential, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a special message to the American Organization for Nursing…
To streamline the reporting of COVID-19 lab test results, the CDC encouraged all U.S. hospital laboratories to submit their COVID-19 testing information to their state or local public health department following their normal protocol for reportable conditions.
The Department of Health and Human Services released updated FAQs related to payments from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
The AHA and other national hospital organizations 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.
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 Fund and accept the terms and conditions.
A new AHA resource shares ways hospitals and health systems are helping to care for and support the health care workforce during the COVID-19 crisis.
Last month, the AHA announced the availability of HealthEquip, a new app-powered resource matching hospitals in need of personal protective equipment with organizations donating PPE.
The Department of Health and Human Services reminded health care providers that HIPAA privacy rules bar them from giving media and film crews access to facilities where patients’ protected health information is accessible without the patients’ prior authorization, even during the current COVID-19…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently launched a webpage to provide information about an agency-developed serologic test to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.