January 15, 2021 Four Enduring Lessons from 2020 As we approach the anniversary of our COVID-19 activation, we see the ways that COVID-19 changed how we do things, as well as some essential lessons that will guide us as we plan for future emergencies.
January 11, 2021 Emergency Department “Boarding” and the Need to Enhance Community Treatment Capacity While emergency departments effectively triage patients, all patients—including those requiring behavioral health services—often face long delays in finding post-acute services. For patients in need of behavioral health services, these delays are often due to inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity issues.
December 15, 2020 Vaccine Preparation Heads into High Gear: Six Things for Emergency Management Pros to Keep in Mind Months of planning for the COVID-19 vaccine has been condensed to weeks and days, as hospitals have had to focus on strict guidelines for the storage, allocation, and distribution of the vaccine, in order to maximize every available dose.
July 30, 2020 Key Areas of Emergency Preparedness—Are You Ready? For close to ten years, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has embraced an emergency management (EM) program, supporting organizations across the commonwealth before, during, and after crisis.
July 16, 2019 33 PA Health Care Groups Agree: Reform Insurance Prior Authorization Practices Pennsylvania needs some commonsense reforms to protect against prior authorization red tape that can keep patients from getting the health care they need when they need it.
December 13, 2018 6 Key Facts about Pricing Transparency and the Role of the Hospital Chargemaster The federal government seeks to advance transparency around hospital and health care pricing by requiring hospitals to post charges online, starting January 1, 2019.