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SHSMD 2020 Connections Annual Conference | Speaker Update

SPEAKER UPDATE 6.1.20: Thank you for submitting a speaking proposal for the SHSMD 2020 Connections Annual Conference, scheduled for

CDC reports on uninsured in first six months of 2019

An estimated 9.5% of U.S. residents, or 30.7 million people, lacked health insurance when surveyed in the first six months of 2019, according to preliminary estimates from the National Health Interview Survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CMS releases proposed rule to amend Risk Adjustment Data Validation program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule amending the Department of Health and Human Services’ Risk Adjustment Data Validation (HHS-RADV) program.

FDA seeks to spur more development of at-home, self-collection COVID-19 tests

The Food and Drug Administration took steps to encourage and streamline the development of COVID-19 tests whose specimens are collected at home by patients.

AHA responds to article on COVID-19 relief funds

In a letter to the editor, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responded to a New York Times article titled “Wealthiest Hospitals Got Billions in Bailout for Struggling Health Providers.”

AHA ads highlight financial crisis facing hospitals

The AHA is running ads in the Politico Pulse newsletter highlighting the unprecedented ways hospitals and health systems have stepped up to meet the challenges caused by COVID-19 while sustaining $50 billion in losses a month.

The Joint Commission to resume surveys this month

Regular surveys and reviews by The Joint Commission will resume this month, the commission announced.

CDC issues laboratory alert on MTM and cyanide gas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a laboratory alert concerning the production of cyanide gas when molecular transport media is exposed to bleach.

HHS announces agreement to speed COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $628 million agreement with Emergent BioSolutions to advance manufacturing capabilities and capacity for a potential COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics as part of Operation Warp Speed.