Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

The AHA today released the latest edition of its COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.
The Snapshot is the American Hospital Association’s look at America’s hospitals’ capacity to provide care during COVID-19. America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges, including unprecedented financial pressures. It is vitally important that hospitals and health…
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The White House today released a National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan focused on four goals going forward.
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., and part of its focus will be passing a package that funds the federal government through October.
To date, there have been approximately 4.5 million total reported COVID-19 hospital admissions, with 49% of those admissions occurring since July 1, 2021 during the Delta and Omicron surges. Despite these drastic surges, no Provider Relief Funds have been allocated or disbursed to address the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced a major adjustment of its federal masking guidance pertaining to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including changes to the metrics that communities are urged to use when determining whether to require face coverings in indoor…
AHA Health Systems Leadership Retreat Keynote: A Tapestry of Voices with Anna Deavere Smith. Anna Deavere Smith, Actress, Playwright, Professor, and McArthur Foundation Genius Fellow, shares a range of health care perspectives from those she has interviewed over the years.
The Health Resources and Services Administration will distribute $560 million in Provider Relief Fund “Phase 4” payments to providers who experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic based on changes in operating revenues and expenses from July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021…