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The AHA provided comments on a number of provisions affecting hospitals and health systems that were included in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act — a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package that was unveiled Tuesday by House Democratic leaders.
As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Bruce Bailey, president and CEO of Tidelands Health based in Georgetown, S.C., talks about how hospitals and health systems without inpatient behavioral health services or onsite mental health clinicians can still address the needs of these patients.
Two health systems and a physician received 2019 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards from The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum for “groundbreaking” initiatives at the national, local and individual level.
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study showing the scope of COVID-19’s effect on health insurance coverage.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released a new toolkit of best practices to help nursing homes, states and departments of health address the COVID-19 crisis within nursing homes.
More than 150 organizations, including hospitals, received $15 million in grants to increase telehealth training during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a FAQ on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act requirement that providers of COVID-19 diagnostic tests make public the cash price for the tests on their website during the public health emergency.
The nonprofit hospital and health care sector will continue to face credit risks from the coronavirus into 2021, according to a report released by Moody’s Investors Service.
The Coalition to Protect America's Health Care, of which the AHA is a founding member, is urging 2.2 million members to ask their lawmakers to include support for hospitals and health systems in the next COVID-19 relief proposal.
President Trump announced plans to expand and restructure the Strategic National Stockpile.