Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has presented hospitals and health systems with the greatest public health challenge in recent history.
This report provides an overview of links to models that can help organizations address COVID-19 case projections and capacity planning, community vulnerability mapping and case mapping. The report provides links to 11 COVID-19 models and provides an overview of each tool’s capabilities and the…
The Food and Drug Administration is clarifying several compounding policies so hospitals and health systems understand what their 503A compounding pharmacies are permitted to do when making or distributing certain drugs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 6 finalized updates and changes to its Medicare Advantage and Part D payment methodologies for calendar years 2021 and 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently granted Section 1135 Medicaid waivers for the COVID-19 emergency to Maine, Nevada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, bringing the national total to 49.
Hospitals in Nevada, Washington and Connecticut will receive 2020 Vista Awards for their teamwork and excellence in health care facility projects, AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering announced.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published April 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine shows decreased Clostridioides difficile infection and associated hospitalizations in the United States from 2011-2017.
A new AHA partnership with Point A hopes to foster further collaboration between individuals with engineering and innovation experience to consult with manufacturers looking to reconfigure their facilities to produce personal protective equipment.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has donated the first $100,000 from its sale of Dr. Fauci bobbleheads to the AHA 100 Million Mask Challenge’s Protect the Heroes fund, created to provide critical resources for frontline hospital caregivers.
CMS has delayed the start of its Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model from May 1 until fall 2020 as model participants work to respond to the needs of the COVID-19 emergency.