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Coronavirus Update: Caring with Limited Resources During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Compilation of Resources for Your Team

Apr 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing unprecedented demands on the entire health care system. As the number of patients needing acute hospital care rapidly increases, hospitals may be challenged with significant shortages of staff and medical supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE),…
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Coronavirus Update: CMS Releases Waivers for COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released a substantial number of new waivers related to COVID-19. The waivers apply nationwide and are retroactive to March 1, 2020.
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Coronavirus Update: Administration Requests Hospitals Report Daily on COVID-19 Testing Results, Bed and Ventilator

Mar 30, 2020
The Vice President, on behalf of President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, yesterday sent a letter to the nation's hospitals requesting that all hospitals report certain data on COVID-19 testing results, bed and ventilator capacity. In the letter, hospitals were asked to report…
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Coronavirus Update: CMS Announces Expansion of Medicare Accelerated Payment Program

Mar 28, 2020
Building on provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Centers for Medicare…
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Senate White House Reach Agreement on Relief Package Responding to Covid-19

Mar 25, 2020
The Senate today released updated legislation as part of a widespread stimulus package to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Senate Republican and Democratic leaders, along with the Administration, agreed on the nearly $2 trillion package early this morning, and the Senate could…
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Coronavirus Update: FEMA Public Assistance Application Information

Mar 25, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is implementing a simplified online Public Assistance program application process for eligible government entities and certain private non-profit organizations. To assist hospitals and health systems better understand the process for applying for PA funding…
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Coronavirus Update: CDC Updates Guidance on Discharging Patients with COVID-19

Mar 24, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) March 23 clarified that patients with COVID-19 can be discharged from a health care facility when clinically indicated. This information can be found under the blue heading, Disposition of Patients with COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Update: CMS Will Only Conduct Certain Surveys During COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion Period

Mar 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare…
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Coronavirus Update: FDA Releases Guidance to Mitigate Ventilator Supply Disruptions

Mar 23, 2020
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) March 22 published additional information focused on mitigating disruptions to or shortages in the ventilator supply chain.
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Coronavirus Update: CMS Grants Blanket Exceptions and Extensions Across Its Quality Measurement Programs

Mar 22, 2020
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Centers for Medicare…
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