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This week President Joe Biden used executive orders, memorandums and directives to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
A series of on-demand, 1- to 2-minute videos, covering topics related to electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) are now available on the Joint Commission website.
To support member efforts to observe Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Month this January, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is making resources available on the AHA website.
A cross-sectional analysis of data on 11.8 million hospitalizations in 47 states and the District of Columbia found a significant increase in rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and maternal opioid-related diagnoses (MOD) between 2010 and 2017.
An inner-city primary care clinic serving a large refugee population is the subject of the latest case study from the American Hospital Association’s Value Initiative.
In a study of 792 patients in six countries, the addition of intravenous arthritis drugs to standard care for COVID-19 patients in intensive care reduced the relative risk of death by 24%.
To save lives and reduce the number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization, Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched a web-based COVID-19 outpatient treatment locator.
A study of more than 1,700 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in the first half of 2020 found 76% had at least one lingering symptom of the disease six months later.
Scientists have developed a COVID-19 antibody test so sensitive it can predict whether a patient will experience mild or severe symptoms of the disease.
The United States needs to use “innovative behavioral science and social marketing approaches to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and acceptance in diverse populations,” according to a recent editorial in JAMA.