We pledge to put patients first in all of our programs – Medicaid, Medicare, and the Health Insurance Exchanges. To do this, we must empower patients to work with their doctors and make health care decisions that are best for them. CMS - 21 Jul 20

The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) is an independent not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to the prevention and management of pressure injuries. NPIAP - 21 Jul 20

To develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice. CDC - 21 Jul 20

For more than 45 years, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has supported acute and critical care nurses in being their best with world-class resources, education and conferences — all for an incredible value. AACN - 21 Jul 20

We are publishing the data behind our excess deaths tracker in order to provide researchers and the public with a better record of the true toll of the pandemic. This data is compiled from official national and municipal data for 24 countries. See the data and documentation in the excess-deaths/ directory. NY Times - 21 Jul 20

Data for the charts below is added, and charts updated, after the close of the day (GMT+0). For country-specific graphs. worldometers.info - 21 Jul 20

This study presents the first set of estimates of predicted health service utilization and deaths due to COVID-19 by day for the next 4 months for each state in the US. healthdata.org - 21 Jul 20

WHO's primary role is to direct international health within the United Nations' system and to lead partners in global health responses. WHO - 21 Jul 20

DescriptionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a national public health institute in the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC - 21 Jul 20

Helping Communities Plan and Respond. CDC provides health considerations and tools for operating during COVID-19. CDC - 21 Jul 20

The ANA Enterprise leverages the combined strength of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation), to empower nurses everywhere. nursingworld.org - 21 Jul 20

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of health care for all. Founded in 1896, and with members in all 50 states and U.S. territories, ANA is the strongest voice for the profession. ANA - 21 Jul 20

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals and health care networks. AHA - 21 Jul 20

The mission of The Joint Commission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. Its vision is that all people always experience the safest, highest quality, best-value health care across all settings. jointcommission.org - 20 Jul 20

Established in 1980, the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) is a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA) with nearly 6,000 members representing risk management, patient safety, insurance, law, finance and other related professions. ASHRM - 21 Jul 20

The Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) is a 501 (c)(3) non -profit organization that brings together like-minded individuals that want to share ideas, support research and advocate for sound regulatory activity that improves and promotes safer working environment for all caregivers. ASPHP - 21 Jul 20

For more than 25 years, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has used improvement science to advance and sustain better outcomes in health and health care across the world. IHI - 21 Jul 20

Ph.D., CPE. William S. Marras's research is centered on musculoskeletal causal pathway investigations including occupational biomechanical epidemiologic studies, laboratory biomechanics studies, mathematical modeling, and clinical studies of the spine. His findings have been published in over 200 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous books YouTube - 21 Jul 20