Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Biden Administration announced an additional $452 million in federal funding through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to support 13 states’ efforts to improve access to health insurance through 1332 waivers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services collected complete COVID-19 data from the vast majority of nursing homes in 2020, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.
According to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research, hospitalization for COVID-19 for children and adolescents increased four-fold in August in states with low levels of vaccination, compared with states with high levels.
The Department of Health and Human Services is making temporary changes to its distribution policies for monoclonal antibody therapies, with an eye on maintaining sufficient supply to meet current and future demand.
We’re trying to reach hospital and health system employees that have yet to be vaccinated. Using your phone, we need you to record a short message about why it’s important that people in heath settings get vaccinated.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a fact sheet outlining specific acceptable personnel-related costs that can be covered by Provider Relief Fund dollars.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted health care providers and the public to reports of severe illness associated with using products containing ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19.
The AHA released a new issue of the COVID-19 Snapshot, underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus more than ever before the need for teamwork and communication. To help support health care teams and get everyone on the same page, TeamSTEPPS is a practical, evidence-based set of communications tools developed over decades. It’s been implemented…
Health care providers should stop using N95 respirators made by Shanghai Dasheng Health Products Manufacturing Co. Ltd., which are no longer authorized for emergency use, the Food and Drug Administration announced.