Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

In early February 2020, U.S. health care systems watched with growing concern as COVID-19 reached the nation, affecting states, local communities and the entire health care infrastructure.
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In January of this year, I began my first president’s column by stating: Today’s health care environment is dynamic, holding an uncertain future.
All accreditation organizations are working on backlogs of surveys delayed by the public health emergency (PHE) declared in March.
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Center for Health Innovation partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The northern Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Upper Midwest are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases that has led to shortages of health care workers.
The Joint Commission and Deloitte shared a free white paper, COVID-19 Lessons Learned: A Resource for Recovery.
Two papers published this month in Clinical Infectious Diseases describe ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has sped the development of health service delivery innovations.
Almost 300,000 more Americans died this past year than in 2019, and deaths among adults aged 25-44 years old increased the most, by 26.5%.