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As the COVID-19 surge wanes in different parts of the country, patients’ pent up demand to resume their elective surgeries will be immense. To ensure patients can have elective surgeries as soon as safely possible, the AHA, American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Society of Anesthesiologists (…
COVID-19 cases around the country are increasing daily. While hospitals and health care workers are trying their best to treat those positive cases, they are also exploring telehealth and virtual care to prevent overcrowding hospitals and containing the spread of coronavirus.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released new guidance implementing several provisions included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These provisions include:
The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to release “substantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner” as part of the second wave of funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
America’s hospitals and health systems, physicians and nurses urge the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to mobilize its agencies and use its existing authorities to identify and address disparities in the federal response to COVID-19, including increasing the availability of testing,…
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New York faced unprecedented challenges in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about how SBH Health System managed the situation while also ensuring the well-being of their staff.
"During times of great stress and uncertainty it is often helpful to go back to the basics, especially when you…
A new public-private effort was announced today to aid in distributing ventilators to critical areas in the fight against COVID-19. Leaders from the AHA and several hospitals and health systems participated in the announcement of the "Dynamic Ventilator Reserve" during a meeting at the White House.
The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury jointly issued guidance April 11 implementing legislative provisions specific to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and services from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…