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CDC updates isolation guidance

Given the impracticality of continuously testing people diagnosed with COVID-19 to determine whether they remain infectious, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance this week on a symptom-based strategy for discontinuing isolation of persons with COVID-19.

JHU offers plan to bolster health care during COVID-19

Experts at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Health Security published a national plan this week for expanding and adapting the U.S. health care system to better address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Training with ultraviolet light improves safe PPE use

An experiment using a nontoxic fluorescent solution allowed participants to see how properly donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) can effectively prevent contact with infectious agents.

AHA resource maps ‘COVID-19 Pathways to Recovery’

AONL members have access to an American Hospital Association (AHA) resource to assist hospitals and health systems in planning for a “safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services.”
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AHA statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions

Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions and in rural areas from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

President signs National Nurses Day proclamation

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring May 6 National Nurses Day. In addition to noting the ways in which nurses routinely serve patients, the proclamation highlighted their service in times of national crisis.
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Congress Urged to Shield Health Care Facilities and Providers from COVID-19 Liability

The AHA and other national hospital organizations today asked congressional leaders to include in the next COVID-19 legislative package provisions to shield from unwarranted liability the health care facilities and providers treating patients during the pandemic.

COVID-19: Physicians Home and Office Cybersecurity Guide

While you are doing your part to help during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Hospital Association (AHA) want to ensure you have resources to help keep your work environment safe from cyber-threats that could disrupt your practice, the hospital, or negatively impact your patients’ safety and well-being.