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New AHA podcast: Palliative care and the COVID-19 pandemic

Health care systems face difficult challenges in their effort to provide safe and effective care not just for COVID-19 patients, but all patients living with serious illness.

New video highlights value of AHA membership during COVID-19

The AHA today debuted a new video that spotlights the value of membership in the AHA, including how the association is telling hospital and health systems’ stories, advocating for funding and regulatory relief, getting resources to the front lines and helping to lead the field to recovery.

Study looks at impact of certain social distancing measures

Shelter-in-place orders and the closure of restaurants, bars and entertainment-related businesses helped to slow the spread of COVID-19 between March 1 and April 27, according to a study published by Health Affairs.

FDA authorizes infusion pumps’ emergency COVID-19 use, sets guidance for pharmacy compounders’ PPE usage

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of infusion pumps to counteract insufficient supplies needed for the continuous infusion of medications, total parenteral nutrition and other fluids into COVID-19 patients.

FDA: Abbott point-of-care test may return false negative results

Based on early data, the Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test to diagnose COVID-19 may return false negative results, the Food and Drug Administration announced, adding that it will continue to review data as the company conducts post-market studies to better understand the cause.

CMS issues new COVID-19 guidance on Medicaid managed care plans

CMS recently issued new guidance to states to allow temporary COVID-19-related modifications in provider payment methodologies and capitation rates under Medicaid managed care plans.

AHA urges Federal Reserve, FDIC to be ready to aid providers

The AHA urged the nation's primary federal regulators for insured depository institutions to prepare to take prompt action to assist health care providers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic should the need to do so arise.

CDC allocates $10.25B to expand testing

The CDC will award $10.25 billion from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to states, localities and territories by May 23 to expand COVID-19 testing and surveillance activities, the agency announced.

A Strategic Approach to Delivering Health Care Business Results Through Employee Engagement

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[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR] Employee engagement has demonstrable impacts on overall employee performance and patient care. HR’s role is to increase organizational effectiveness by aligning engagement initiatives with organizational goals and culture. This webinar will examine a broad range of employee engagement initiatives which have proven to drive performance. You’ll learn techniques to create employee engagement metrics and tie them to operational performance measures including quality, safety, patient satisfaction, profitability and more. We’ll include a case study showing how a 23,000-employee, hospital-based organization employing specialty physicians and allied health professionals created a culture of engagement and saw positive business benefits as a result. Learn how the CHRO could confidently assert, “The practices with the most engaged leaders are the best performing practices in the organization.” Explore this opportunity to demonstrate how you can leverage employee engagement to drive stronger organizational results.
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CMS Guidance on COVID-19-related Medicaid Managed Care and Provider Directed Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new guidance to states to allow temp