COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
As hospitals prepare for an ongoing influx of patients with COVID-19, an AARP blog urges system leaders to rethink policies that isolate older patients from their caregivers.
Among Medicare beneficiaries, dual-eligible individuals and members of racial and ethnic minorities experienced the highest rates of hospitalization in the first half of 2020.
In order to incorporate information related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on nursing, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) delayed the release of its forthcoming Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report.
Updated resources on caring for mothers and babies during the pandemic are now available on the American Hospital Association (AHA) website.
A new system for tracking COVID-19 hospitalization data is creating problems for hospitals, which must enter their data manually.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic and issued guidance aimed at averting discrimination during the public health emergency.