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What COVID-19 Continues to Teach Us about Hospital Culture

Situated in the heart of Westchester County and just outside of New York City, White Plains Hospital was among the first hospitals in New York to face the COVID-19 pandemic during the early days of 2020, back when there were many unknowns.
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CDC releases 2025-26 respiratory disease season outlook

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting a similar combined number of peak hospitalizations from COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus this upcoming respiratory virus season compared to last year’s, according to its 2025-26 outlook released Aug. 25.
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CMS releases final guidance on hospital respiratory data condition of participation reporting requirements 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 22 released final guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation.
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Chair File: Recognizing our Health Care Heroes during National Hospital Week

Yesterday kicked off National Hospital Week, 2020. Has there ever been a more important and opportune time to observe it?
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Perspective: Progress on Stopping Cuts to Hospitals … Still More Work to Do

This week Congress passed legislation to stop a number of harmfu
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Getting Vaccinated to Help Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Community

As we move into fall and winter, we know the viruses that cause respiratory disease will usually circulate more heavily in communities.
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AHA urges HHS to extend hospitals’ deadline to spend PRF payments

AHA today asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to allow providers that received funding prior to June 30, 2020 to use their COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund payments through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency or, at a minimum, through the end of 2021.
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Supporting Today’s Workforce as We Develop Solutions for the Future

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last week held a hearing aptly titled “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?” Clearly, all of our efforts to inform policymakers and the public about the urgent need to address the workforce challenges have resonated on Capitol Hill, as the tone and focus of this hearing demonstrated.
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As the Government Prepares to End COVID-19 Emergencies, We Must Use Lessons to Create a Better Health Care System

For three years, hospitals, health systems and health care workers have been on the front lines of the greatest public health crisis our nation has faced in a century.
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CDC: Masks are now optional for 90% of the country

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday said more than 90% of the U.S. population now lives in a county with a low or medium COVID-19 Community Level, a new CDC measure for communities considering whether to require face coverings in public indoor settings.