Hartford HealthCare Sees Dramatic Rise in Use of Telemedicine
NBC CT - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
‘Halloween cannot be canceled by the government’: Connecticut residents plan to go ahead with trick-or-treating despite official guidance
Hartford Courant - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say
NPR - Thursday, October 29, 2020
Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients
New York Times - Thursday, October 29, 2020
De-Escalation 101
November 02, 2020
Best Practices for Nonhazardous and Hazardous Sterile-to-Sterile Compounding (five-and-a-half-day training for Hospital Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians)
November 03, 2020
Best Practices for Nonhazardous and Hazardous Sterile-to-Sterile Compounding (one-day training for Quality Professionals and Infection Preventionist)
November 06, 2020
Marna P. Borgstrom Receives National Healthcare Award From B'nai B'rith International
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On October 28, B’nai B’rith International presented its prestigious Charles S. Lauer National Healthcare Award to Marna P. Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Hospital, in a virtual, national award program. Marna was honored for her dedication to community service, excellence in leadership and outstanding philanthropic commitment in the healthcare community and beyond. In honoring Marna, B’nai B’rith also acknowledged and thanked those many thousands of healthcare workers and hospitals that are heroes in this historic battle against COVID-19. Click here to view the recorded program. |
OHS Holds Legislative Briefing on Cost Growth Benchmark
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On Wednesday, October 28, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) held a briefing for state legislators on the ongoing work to implement the Cost Growth Benchmark (CGB), as required by Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 5. Specifically, the OHS briefing was held to share with legislators the preliminary recommendations of the Technical Team established by OHS to assist in establishment of the CGB. |
HHS Amends, Again, COVID-19 Hospital Financial Relief Reporting Requirements
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HHS has amended the Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements that it released in September in response to industry pushback that the new rules jeopardized whether hospitals could keep and use some of the nearly $175 billion in relief funds meant to buoy providers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is walking back a September 19 definition change for what are considered “revenue losses” in the reporting requirements for Provider Relief Funds (PRF) based upon strong provider concern. |
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