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

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.
When facing extreme, unprecedented circumstances, we’re challenged to find new reserves of strength and resilience within. Hear a reflection on Sisu, the Finnish word for fortitude and determination and the human capacity for deep strength and perseverance.
The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center is hosting a webinar today at noon CT to discuss the clinical importance of proning and its appropriate use.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced regulations requiring nursing homes to fully cooperate with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance of the spread of COVID-19 by reporting cases of COVID-19 directly to the CDC.
During an webinar hosted April 22 by the American Hospital Association, senior leaders from Baltimore’s Sheppard Pratt Health System discussed ways to re-engineer care processes and protocols and to perform a virtual assessment designed to decrease the number of psychiatric patients in the…
Eight recommendations for optimizing infection control and operating room management stand on a substantial body of empirical evidence characterizing the epidemiology of perioperative transmission and infection development, according to the authors of a recent paper.
The Coalition for Health Funding, which includes AONL, wrote to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations this month to urge Congress to significantly boost federal investments in health in FY 2021.
Becker’s Hospital Review reached out to 73 hospital and health system leaders in the 10 states hardest hit by COVID-19 to get their thoughts on leadership, communication, surge planning, employee wellbeing, working with government and other topics.