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Details on HHS’ Distribution of Emergency Funds

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week distributed $22 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals with high numbers of COVID-19 admissions, as well as rural hospitals and clinics.

A Week of Thanks

National Hospital Week 2020 highlights the adage of every hospital, health system and person involved in keeping our communities healthy – that health comes first. This year’s celebration of hospitals, health systems and health care workers is taking the form of “A Week of Thanks”, where people can participate from the safety and comfort of their homes while health care heroes go to work fighting against COVID-19. Join us and help say thanks.
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New COVID-19 FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued new Frequently Asked Questions to aid the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crucial Drivers in Nursing Engagement: Creating Practical Strategies

On-Demand Educational Webinars
[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR]: An in-depth analysis of key drivers in engagement along with implications for retaining the right staff and preventing burnout. Participants will learn to build strategies to improve engagement within their teams and walk away with a Best Practice Action Items sheet with practical strategies that are easily implemented on return to their organization.

Chair File: Recognizing our Health Care Heroes during National Hospital Week

Yesterday kicked off National Hospital Week, 2020. Has there ever been a more important and opportune time to observe it?
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Rural Health Special Bulletin: Summary of CARES Act Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, provides resources and flexibility for rural hospitals

FDA authorizes first at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test using saliva specimens

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization to Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples.

FDA: Certain respirators from China no longer authorized for emergency use

FDA revised its April 3 emergency use authorization for N95 and similar respirators made in China to remove certain respirators that failed to demonstrate at least 95% particulate filtration efficiency when tested by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Hospital jobs decline by 134,900 in April

Employment at the nation's hospitals fell by 2.6% in April to a seasonally adjusted 5,130,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

AHA urges FCC to extend COVID-19 program to all direct care facilities

AHA urged the Federal Communications Commission to grant expedited approval to its request that the agency extend the COVID-19 Telehealth Program to all hospitals and other direct patient care facilities, regardless of their size, location, or for-profit or not-for-profit status.