Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The American Hospital Association urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
The American Hospital Association asks the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider taking additional actions that would expand the ability of hospitals and health systems to use telehealth in response to the novel…
We want our health care heroes to see and feel our support. Join us in thanking them for their courageous and tireless efforts in the fight against COVID-19 by using and sharing these collateral materials.
Even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, we’re seeing so many examples of exceptional kindness, courage and compassion with which our care providers are meeting the health challenge of a lifetime.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack provides a statement on the use of the CARES Act.
A statement from the AHA, AMA and ANA on the CDC’s Recommendations for the Public on Cloth Masks
The AHA engaged the law firm Jones Day to provide more in-depth information to hospitals and health systems on a number of the key issues they currently face as employers. Recently enacted federal legislation and its implementation by federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 virus has raised a…
Released April 1, 2020
Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, Director of Coding and Classification, American Hospital Association discusses the updated ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines related to coding for COVID-19 effective April 1, 2020 and how to apply the new coding guidance for COVID-19 to common…
As the coronavirus continues to unfold, hospitals and health systems are scrambling to develop, execute and adjust their communications plans. AHA offers tools and resources to help the field communicate efficiently and effectively during this pandemic.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the AHA has been sounding the alarm for policymakers and government leaders to make sure our field gets the tools and resources we need to win this war.