A team of 53 epidemiologists, pharmacologists, virologists, immunologists and policy experts published a 136-page report on the heels of the new COVID-19 preparedness plan released by the White House. Their plan shares similarities with that from the Biden administration but also differences, such as broadening the nation's response to include all major respiratory viruses. 

Hugh Long, PhD, a longtime Tulane University professor who served on New Orleans-based Touro Infirmary hospital's governing board, died March 2 in a snowmobile accident in Yellowstone National Park, according to nola.com.

The pandemic intensified a range of preexisting gender disparities, widening the equality gap between men and women globally, according to a March 2 study published in The Lancet. 

Women, especially women of color, are less likely to feel included and taken seriously as they enter leadership roles, a new survey from the Society for Human Resource Management found.

A bill by Senate Republicans to terminate the national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic narrowly passed March 3 on a party-line vote.

Hennepin County Commissioner Irene Fernando is calling on Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare to fire employees and demote supervisors over what she called "deeply rooted" racism within the organization, the Star Tribune reported March 3.   

The Commonwealth Fund has announced the creation of a new commission on the national public health system, tapping several distinguished healthcare leaders to act as commissioners. 

LeanTaaS joins the industry’s leading companies to provide ACHE members with information, tools, and resources to help address the needs of patients, communities, and workforces.

HHS and the surgeon general said they are launching a request for information from researchers, healthcare workers, community organizations and tech platforms to understand how misinformation has affected the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Interim CEOs should be the last option for a company and usually indicate poor succession planning, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, PhD, professor at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Management, wrote in a Yale Insights article. 

Reporting on the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among Black and indigenous populations in the United States has widened the health equity conversation and elicited a strong response from the healthcare industry.

Health experts have largely expressed support for the Biden Administration's new COVID-19 preparedness plan, with some noting the plan's execution is a challenge that yet remains. 

Matthew Love accepted the permanent role of president and CEO of Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Health System in January 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began — but he said his focus never wavered.

The growing and distinct generational differences between older and younger employees may signal that building bi-directional mentorships could help older employees get on board with new trends and ideas, and start closing the generational gap, James Heskett, PhD, posited in a March 1 Harvard Business Review working knowledge commentary. 

As a growing number of federal officials and state leaders drop COVID-19 restrictions, much of the American public remains wary and wants some protections, The Washington Post reported March 1. 

Carolyn Caldwell, president and CEO of Long Beach, Calif.-based Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center, has been awarded the 2022 African American Heritage Award.

A theme of unity emerged from President Joe Biden's State of the Union address March 1 as he discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the economy and strides made against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The White House released a COVID-19 preparedness plan March 2 centered on living alongside the virus while continuing to combat it.

Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer Health has a new CEO and CFO and may have a new owner later this year. 

Value-based care holds great promise for the future of healthcare. But getting there from today’s still-dominant fee-for-service model is a journey that demands bold decisions.