Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
In anticipation of the likely issuance of emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for at least two monoclonal antibody therapeutic drugs developed to treat certain COVID-19 positive patients, Operation Warp Speed released an initial playbook to assist providers in planning. The playbook lays out鈥
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommended practices to prevent and control infection in health care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tomorrow is the deadline for hospitals and other health care providers to apply for a portion of $20 billion in funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
Existing hospital or community based infusion centers
Existing clinical space (e.g. urgent care, emergency depts)
Ad hoc new infusion sites (e.g. "hospitals without walls鈥)
Initial version of playbook focused on:
Join AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., for the ninth in a series of Leadership Rounds 鈥 short conversations on a range of key issues Dr. Estes will have with hospital and health system leaders from across the country. Dr. Estes will joined by Sarah Krevans, President and Chief Executive Officer鈥
Dr. Estes is joined by Kevin W. Sowers, President of the Johns Hopkins Health System and Executive Vice President of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to discuss how hospitals can move from relief, recovery, and rebuilding to reimagining and innovation.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely than their non-pregnant counterparts to be admitted to an intensive care unit, receive invasive ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or die, according to a study of 461,825 women with symptomatic COVID-19 released by the Centers for Disease鈥
The Food and Drug Administration reminded clinical laboratory staff and health care providers to follow recommended steps to prevent false positive results from antigen tests for the COVID-19 virus, citing reports of false positives in nursing homes and other settings.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would like to partner with one or more organizations to enable centralized reporting from COVID-19 testing entities to public health departments, the agency said this week in a request for information.
The Kansas Hospital Association launched an initiative with several ways for people to show appreciation to health care heroes during the pandemic.