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NCC urges Congress to make pandemic waivers permanent
In a letter to Congressional leaders, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) asked Congress to make permanent many of the waivers put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study finds priorities for nursing leadership research
AONL partnered with the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing to conduct a Delphi study aimed at identifying priorities for research in nursing administration and leadership science.
Live coverage on AHA’s website of Nov. 10 ACA Supreme Court oral arguments
AHA will provide live coverage and analysis of the Nov. 10 U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the latest challenge of the Affordable Care Act.
Joint Surprise Billing Letter to Congress and Committee Leadership
Surprise bills can cause patients stress and financial burden at a time of particular vulnerability: when they are in need of medical care. Patients are at risk of incurring such bills during emergencies, as well as when they schedule care at an in-network facility without knowing the network status of all of the providers who may be involved in their care. We must work together to protect patients from surprise bills.
Surprise Billing Principles
America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to protecting patients from “surprise bills” and support a federal legislative solution to do so. These types of bills may occur when a patient receives care from an out-of-network provider or when their health plan fails to pay for covered services.
ACIP recommends booster dose for 12-17 year olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12-17 year olds at least five months after receiving a second dose.
Missouri Hospital Association named hypertension control ‘exemplar’
Million Hearts, a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, recently named the Missouri Hospital Association a 2021 Hypertension Control Exemplar for its outstanding efforts to prioritize hypertension control during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New AHA podcast shares cybersecurity best practices and insights from hospital leaders post-ransomware attack
John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, discusses insights and lessons learned from hospital leaders from Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain, Mich, and Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., after becoming victims of major ransomware attacks in the fall of 2020.
HHS expands pharmacist, pharmacy intern authority to administer flu vaccines
The Department of Health and Human Services amended its declaration providing liability protection under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to expand the category of “qualified persons” who are protected under the Act.