We Expect 300,000 Fewer Births Than Usual This Year
New York Times - Thursday, March 04, 2021
NIH, partners commit $74.9M to new phase of Alzheimer's program
Modern Healthcare - Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Becerra taking heat for support of abortion rights
Modern Healthcare - Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Connecticut may achieve herd immunity from COVID-19 as early as this summer, but inequities in vaccines distribution could slow progress
Hartford Courant - Thursday, March 04, 2021
HRO Patient Safety for the Emergency Department
March 10, 2021
HRO Patient Safety for the Ambulatory Setting
March 17, 2021
HRO Patient Safety for the Peri-op Unit
March 24, 2021
Issue-Based Forum: 2021 Joint Commission Update
March 25, 2021
CHA’s Unite Connecticut SDOH Referral System Held up as a National Model
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The Unite Connecticut program was in the spotlight last week as a national model during a webinar to promote soon-to-be introduced social determinants infrastructure legislation by Senators Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The Unite Connecticut program, which was launched in 2019 by CHA and Connecticut hospitals, served as an example of how technology can link medical and social service providers to more effectively assist with food insecurity, housing instability, and other social determinants of health. Anne Diamond, President of Bridgeport Hospital, spoke during the event about how Unite Connecticut is working for patients in her community, the largest city in our state. |
House Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Reconciliation Bill that Includes Hospitals and Health Systems Priorities
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In the early hours of February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions to assist hospitals and healthcare systems. The House bill would expand subsidies for certain forms of healthcare coverage and includes provisions to bolster the nation’s COVID-19 healthcare response with additional resources for vaccines, treatment, personal protective equipment, testing, contact tracing, and workforce development. Other healthcare-related provisions would provide funding to the Department of Labor for worker protection activities. Click here for AHA’s special bulletin summarizing provisions affecting hospitals and healthcare systems. |
CHA Testifies in Support of Expanded Telehealth Coverage
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CHA testified last week in favor of HB 6472, which would extend the expanded Medicaid coverage of telehealth beyond the Public Health Emergency, giving it a two-year test, with an efficacy review, before making it permanent. CHA urged legislators to make coverage for the full range of telehealth modalities permanent now, or, failing that, to extend it until the end of the 2023 legislative session to allow for a full and complete public process. |
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