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Project Firstline | Center

A national training collaborative that aims to provide every person working in a U.S. healthcare facility the foundation for infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19.
News

CDC: COVID-19 surging across the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 data tracker shows an 18.1% test positivity rate for the week ending Aug. 10, the highest it has been since January 2022.
News

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.
Data & Insights
Member

Rural Health Services Special Edition Data Report HHS COVID-19, August 12, 2020

Thank you for your continued heroic work to care for your communities as our nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ask Your Representatives to Sign on to ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

Ask Your Representatives to Sign ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter Urging HHS to Reinstate June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Please contact your representatives today and as
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Ask Your Republican Senators to Sign on to ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

Please contact your Republican senators today and ask them sign on to a “Dear Colleague” letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concerns that a Sept. 19 change in HHS’ COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements will create uncertainty and financial hardship for hospitals, particularly those in rural areas.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Hospitals Need Additional Flexibility on Repaying CMS Accelerated and Advance Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) accelerated/advance payment program provides necessary funds when there are disruptions in claims submission and/or processing.
News
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Chair File: Boosting Efforts to Vaccinate America

The recent expansion of COVID-19 booster shots for certain adult Americans means that millions more people are now eligible to seek extra protection against the deadly virus.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Virtual Platform Offers Gathering Place to Discuss Pandemic Response

The recently launched AHA Living Learning Network (LLN) provides essential resources through a peer-to-peer community of health care professionals dedicated to helping hospitals and health systems recover, rebuild and reimagine health care while responding to the pandemic.
Webinar Recordings

Project Firstline: Risk Management

Fall Preceptorship Session Three: The webinar identifies individual roles for managing the complexities of risk management in health care.