Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a temporary rule to bar the exportation of some personal protective equipment, including some respirators and surgical masks and gloves.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched Project Air Bridge on March 29 to speed the delivery of much-needed medical equipment and supplies from overseas manufacturers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidance for critical infrastructure workers’ return to work following exposure to COVID-19.
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives urged the administration to resume premium processing for physicians seeking employment-based visas to provide rural communities with access to foreign physicians who have just completed their medical training in the U.S.
The American Hospital Association asks Health and Human Services to provide additional guidance and flexibility for providers caring for patients with behavioral health disorders.
The Federal Reserve today announced the terms of both expanded and new “Main Street” lending facilities that would provide loans to a variety of eligible borrowers, including borrowers that obtain loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) administered by the Small Business Administration…
AHA urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider at once its decision to limit participation in the COVID-19 Telehealth Program to certain nonprofit or public health care providers, noting that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act included “no such restriction” on the…
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has presented hospitals and health systems with the greatest public health challenge in recent history.
This report provides an overview of links to models that can help organizations address COVID-19 case projections and capacity planning, community vulnerability mapping and case mapping. The report provides links to 11 COVID-19 models and provides an overview of each tool’s capabilities and the…
The Food and Drug Administration is clarifying several compounding policies so hospitals and health systems understand what their 503A compounding pharmacies are permitted to do when making or distributing certain drugs.