COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Center for Health Innovation invited hospitals and health systems to participate in its second Hospital Community Collaborative, which will focus on COVID-19-related community needs.
In the webinar sponsored by the AHA, speakers from Atrium Health and American Airlines will discuss their organizations’ collaborative effort to “get shots in arms”
The risk of death from COVID-19 is more than 60% higher for obese adults than for their counterparts with a healthy body mass index.
To encourage COVID-19 safety and vaccination among underserved populations, the Biden administration will invest $250 million in health literacy grants to cities, counties, parishes or other similar entities.
A study of more than 5,000 hospital admissions for COVID-19 found antibiotics were prescribed more than half the time, even though only a fifth of patients were suspected or found to have bacterial pneumonia.
Researchers hope molnupiravir, which can easily be given in outpatient settings, will be useful in preventing severe COVID-19,
The Joint Commission released a Quick Safety advisory this week on the importance of preventive care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective March 15, the Joint Commission will return to unannounced onsite surveys and other standard procedures, which were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mary Ann Fuchs, president of the AONL Board of Directors, testified March 9 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee on COVID-19 and the pandemic response.
Findings from an Israeli study provide “preliminary but important evidence of the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing severe cases of COVID-19 at the national level