Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Recently, AHA published a compendium of case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first serology test in which independent federal data provided the scientific evidence used to support the authorization.
SARS-CoV-2 may spread from individuals who are presymptomatic or asymptomatic, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report based on epidemiologic, virologic and modeling studies before CDC recommended widespread use of face masks.
The CDC updated guidance designed to keep health care personnel safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with patient isolation strategies to ensure consistency in CDC’s criteria for patient discontinuation of transmission-based precautions and health care personnel return-to-work guidance.
In its recently updated report “COVID-19 Models: Forecasting the Pandemic’s Spread,”, AHA looks at five new COVID-19 forecasting models, including two free AHA tools to help visualize the nation’s hospital bed capacity.
In a new report, the AHA estimates that the financial impact to hospitals and health systems from COVID-19 expenses and revenue losses over the four-month period from March 1 and June 30 totals $202.6 billion, with losses averaging over $50 billion per month.
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The Federation of State Medical Boards | List: State Licensure Waivers in Response to COVID-19
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide organizations with fewer than 500 employees with loans that could be used to maintain their workforce through the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
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Leadership
Leading SBH During COVID-19: Lessons Worth Learning: David A. Perlstein, MD, MBA, president & CEO, SBH Health System, Bronx, NY shares his lessons learned during the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City.
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AHA's Caring for Our Health Care Heroes During COVID-19
AMA: Managing mental health during COVID-19