Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

The AHA recorded this webinar on June 17 at 2 p.m. ET. Speakers from Kaufman Hall provided a comprehensive and in-depth guide for hospitals to help them assess and manage compliance with their bond covenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHA moderated this conversation and attendees were able to ask questions in advance and during the presentation.

To meet the surge in COVID-19 cases that hit New York City in March, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) established three field hospitals and expanded its capacity across its 11 acute-care facilities, redeploying staff to the areas of greatest need. In a Health Affairs article

Columbia VA Health Care System partnered with the Central South Carolina American Red Cross to conduct blood drives, responding to the need to replenish critically low blood supplies.

Boston Children’s Hospital supports several local health centers to ensure children are vaccinated and distribute food, clothing, books and more to families.

In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative at the AHA, and Carol Vargas, Vice President, Integrated Care and Dr. Sylvia Romm, Chief Innovation Officer, both at Atlantic Health, discuss COVID-19’s impact on telehealth and integrated care.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated its FAQs on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act emergency relief fund, with specific attention to provider reporting related to these funds.

Health care boards can play a pivotal role to ensure their patients, employees and communities receive needed resources to heal, restore and rebuild for a better and healthier future.

Working together, hospital and health system boards and executive teams should examine the pandemic’s implications for their organizations, to set strategic direction and better serve patients and communities.

To address gaps in care, hospitals and health systems are analyzing and sharing data and deploying outreach and resources through cross-sector partnerships.

COVID-19 has taken a catastrophic financial toll on health care providers, with an estimated $202.6 billion loss between March and June for hospitals alone. This precipitated a sectorwide downgrade by Moody’s and FitchRatings from stable to negative. Innovation within this context may mean more shared-risk opportunities vs. traditional vendorbuyer relationships, notes Andy Shin, chief operating officer for the AHA’s Center for Health Innovation, in a recent blog.