Emergency Readiness

Please join the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 11 for a special call on the latest developments regarding Zika virus.
AHA Letter to Senate and House Conferees regarding Zika funding provisions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week recommended health care personnel use 鈥渟tandard precautions鈥 at all times in every health care setting to prevent potential transmission of the Zika virus, regardless of whether infection is suspected or confirmed.
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a new comprehensive resource on Zika virus for clinicians and emergency response personnel.
Links to resources outside the 黑料正能量 Association with guidance on managing MERS-CoV.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued reports on Zika virus infection among U.S. pregnant travelers, and transmission of Zika virus through sexual contact with travelers to areas of ongoing transmission. Based on tests performed at CDC as of Feb. 17, only nine pregnant鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued three new Frequently Asked Questions clarifying what hospitals and eligible professionals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program must do to meet the public health reporting objective in 2016. Feb. 29 is鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a Frequently Asked Question clarifying what hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program must do to meet the public health objective, particularly the specialized registry measure for eligible鈥
Infant Related  CDC interim guidelines for U.S.