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Webinar replay on aligning social and health needs amid COVID-19
The AHA and Aligning for Health Sept. 24 hosted a webinar detailing how hospitals and health systems are working to better identify and address health, social and community needs.
CDC: COVID-19 cases in college-aged youth up 55% over month
Weekly COVID-19 cases among college-aged youth increased 55% nationally between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Administration begins distributing 150M rapid tests for COVID-19 virus
The Trump administration began distributing 150 million rapid point-of-care tests for the COVID-19 virus that it purchased in August, which will go to states and territories (100 million), nursing homes (18 million), assisted living facilities (15 million), home health and hospice care agencies (10 million), historically black colleges and universities, and tribal nation colleges.
ONC urged to exercise extended enforcement discretion for information blocking rule
AHA and other organizations representing the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at least one year of extended enforcement discretion for its information blocking rule.
House Democrats unveil updated COVID-19 relief package
House Democrats unveiled a new version of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act – a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
House Democrats Unveil Updated COVID-19 Relief Package
House Democrats last night unveiled a new version of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act – a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The House voted on the original HEROES Act in May, which included a number of provisions that would directly affect health care providers. A vote has not yet been scheduled in the House, but could come this week. The Senate is not expected to take action.
ONC Urged to Exercise Extended Enforcement Discretion for Information Blocking Rule
AHA and other organizations representing the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management yesterday urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at least one year of extended enforcement discretion for its information blocking rule.
FBI Alert TLP White: Indicators of Compromise Associated with Ryuk Ransomware
Unknown cybercriminals have targeted more than 100 US and international businesses with Ryuk ransomware since approximately August 2018.
5 Actions to Promote Health Equity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
[HR Pulse Article] By the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE), an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA)
IFDHE is committed to ensuring that all people, regardless of background or zip code, have equitable access to quality health care. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, reports indicate that communities of color across the nation are experiencing higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths than other groups. For example, in Chicago, reports have indicated that African Americans account for 44% of all COVID-19 positive test results and 56% of recorded virus-related deaths. However, African Americans constitute only 32% of the city’s population.
Marijuana and Its Impact on the Health Care Workforce
[HR Pulse Article] By George Liothake, CHHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Over the past decade, there have been a lot of conversations on how our country has grown to be more and more divisive. There are debates over guns, abortion, wearing masks during a pandemic, however, the one area that is consistent across blue and red states is the support for marijuana legalization. Across the country, there is an avalanche of marijuana legalization laws.