Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
In response to frequently asked questions, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encouraged health insurers to relax otherwise applicable utilization management processes, as permitted by state law, to ensure that staff at hospitals, clinics and pharmacies can focus their limited time鈥
The Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy today awarded $161.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding to help rural hospitals and communities respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
Battelle is adding nine processing sites for decontaminating compatible N95 and equivalent respirators for reuse by health care personnel, bringing the total states served to 15 and Washington, D.C.
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will give hospitals until July 1, 2021 to implement admission, discharge and transfer notification requirements once its final rule on interoperability and patient access is published in the May 1 Federal Register.
The Senate approved by voice vote the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act 鈥 a $484 billion COVID-19 relief package 鈥 which includes an additional $75 billion for hospitals, health systems and other health care providers
Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, Calif., has been and continues to prepare for a potential patient surge related to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, it continues its actions and education to help patients and communities 鈥渂end the curve down鈥 and slow the progression of the disease.鈥
Marshall Medical Center has been and continues to prepare for a potential patient surge related to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, it continues its actions and education to help patients and communities 鈥渂end the curve down鈥 and slow the progression of the disease.
Since December 2019, an increasing number of businesses and consumers have been affected by fraudulent sales of PPE. The FBI has received at least 45 consumer complaints of fraud and counterfeiting involving 3M PPE, involving over $642,000 in losses. 3M Recommends Only鈥
There are many ways to make the difficult work facing our health care heroes just a little bit easier.
At Baystate Health hospital, the 鈥淩ocky鈥 theme song plays as staff cheer for recovered COVID-19 patients leaving the hospital to return home.