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Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.004% in March to a seasonally adjusted 5,261,500 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. That's 200 more people than in February and 90,900 more than a year ago.
The Department of Health and Human Services created a page with resources for health care planning and infectious disease, among others.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responded to a recent commentary in the Washington Post that suggested hospital consolidation has contributed to fewer beds being available to treat COVID-19 patients.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began publishing limited racial and ethnic data on coronavirus cases.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued updated guidance on providing essential non-COVID-19 care to patients without symptoms of COVID-19 in regions with low and stable incidence of the virus.
Even in normal times, health care delivery is hard and tiring work. The COVID-19 pandemic makes it more critical than ever that our care providers find ways to recharge and keep up the fight.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2021.
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments in the government’s appeal of its loss in a legal challenge to the 2019 reduction in site neutral payment brought by the AHA, joined by the Association of American Medical Colleges and several AHA member hospitals.
The Food and Drug Administration encouraged those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma for the creation of convalescent plasma, an antibody-rich investigational therapy that may help others fight the disease.
The Food and Drug Administration issued guidance expanding the use of telethermographic systems for triage use during the public health crisis.