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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Prepares first responders, healthcare providers, and health systems for the potential of COVID-19 community spread. | PDF Downloads►
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator For Healthcare And Other Settings: PPE Burn Rate Calculator Tool► PPE Burn Rate Calculator Tutorial (Video)►
Vaccines Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines Tips for Building Vaccine Confidence What to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Federal Retail Pharmacy Program CDC Executive Summaries For State Plans For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution CDC Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook To States (PDF) - September 16, 2020 What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety When Vaccine is Limited, Who Gets Vaccinated First Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started Customizable COVID-19 Vaccine Content for Essential Workers CDC Slide Deck | COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization: Work Group Considerations (PDF) Frequently Asked Questions about V-safe CDC Releases Guidance To Help Providers Safely Administer Flu Vaccines During COVID-19 Masks & Respirators Your Guide to Masks NIOSH: Respiratory Infection Vs. Source Control - What’s The Difference? CDC Advises Wearing Masks On Planes, Trains, Buses, Other Transportation | USA Today CDC Source: Interim Guidance: Wearing Of Face Masks While On Public Conveyances And At Stations, Ports, And Similar Transportation Hubs CDC Now Recommends Face Masks As Acceptable Alternative To Respirators Summary for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators During Shortages NIOSH Considering Adding Other Masks To National Stockpile To Relieve N95 Shortages (PDF) Double Masking: Maximizing Fit For Cloth And Medical Procedure Masks Considerations For The Release Of Expired N95 Masks From Stockpile Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of N95 Respirators CDC Offers Information On Identifying NIOSH-Approved Respirators - May 2020 Understanding the Use of Imported Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators Variants U.S. COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants New Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 Quarantine & Isolation New CDC Guidelines: People With Mild To Moderate COVID-19 Only Need To Isolate 10 Days Options To Reduce 2-Week Coronavirus Quarantines To 10 Or 7 Days General PPE FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment Strategies For Optimizing PPE Supply And Equipment During Shortages NIOSH Launches PPE Inventory Tracker App Updated Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of Isolation Gowns More Resources Federal Agencies Can Require COVID-19 Testing for Employees, CDC Says - April 20, 2021 Project Firstline Facilitator Toolkit: Infection Prevention COVID-19 One-Stop Shop Toolkits Guidance For Labs Guidance For Patients In Healthcare Setting Guidance For Infection Control Updated Infection Control Guidelines Guidance For Businesses And Employers Strategies for Sharps Disposal Container Use During Supply Shortages Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Ventilation Science Briefs CDC Acknowledges Threat Of Indoor COVID-19 Spread Beyond 6 Feet Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes - Updated June 22, 2020 CDC Reports At Least 50% Of Hospital Inpatient Beds Are Occupied In Majority Of States - June 7, 2020 COVID-19 Forecasts For Hospitalizations - August 12, 2020 COVID-19 Mitigation Tactics, Flu Shots Key For Upcoming Flu Season CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and Reopening Guidance (PDF) Doctors, Nurses, Other Healthcare Personnel Make Up To 19% Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In US Safety Practices Guidance For Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19 Long-Haul Trucker COVID-19 Guidelines
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Supports providers and beneficiaries on coverage, payment, benefits, and reimbursement related to COVID-19. | PDF Downloads►
General CMS Letter On Higher Reimbursement Including For Purchases of PPE Trump Administration Issues Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During COVID-19 Pandemic Trump Administration Makes Regulatory Changes To Help Healthcare Systems Address COVID-19 Surge CMS Guide For Reopening Healthcare Facilities (PDF) CMS Announces Actions to Address the Spread of Coronavirus - March 4, 2020 CMS Relaxes Rules To Boost Capacity Of Providers As Facilities Tackle COVID-19 (PDF) Nursing Homes CMS: Nursing Home Resource Center CMS Nursing Homes Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19 (PDF) - May 2020 CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action CMS Updates COVID-19 Testing Methodology For Nursing Homes CMS: Final Report From The Independent Coronavirus Commission For Safety And Quality In Nursing Homes CMS Launches National Training Program To Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices COVID-19 Nursing Home Data - Point of Care Device Allocation - July 22, 2020 New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19 Announced - July 22, 2020 CMS Issues Recommendations For States And Localities To Reopen Nursing Homes Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (REVISED) CMS Nursing Homes Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19 (PDF) CMS Announces Independent Commission To Address Safety And Quality In Nursing Homes CMS Now Requires Nursing Homes To Report COVID-19 Cases Directly To The CDC–April 19 Hospitals Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients CMS Fact Sheet For State And Local Governments - Programs And Payment For Care In Hospital Alternate Care Sites (PDF) - May 26, 2020 Trump Administration Engages America's Hospitals In Unprecedented Data Sharing - March 29, 2020 Testing CMS Changes Medicare Payment To Support Faster COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing CMS Takes Action To Protect Integrity Of COVID-19 Testing CMS Releases New Tools To Streamline Certification For Labs Testing For COVID-19 – September 25, 2020 CMS Increases Medicare Payment For High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans To Cover COVID-19 Lab Test For SNF Patients Payments & Billing CMS Announces Flexibility For Provider Loan Repayments CMS Announces New Payment Model For Rural Communities COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Billing (PDF) CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program (PDF) CMS: Clarification For Using The “CR” Modifier And “DR” Condition Code (PDF) Other COVID-19 Waivers & Flexibilities Medicare Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion Program Instruction CMS Guidance For Home Health Agencies Trump Administration Acts To Ensure Coverage Of COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics At No Cost To Recipients CMS Eases Requirements For COVID-19 Tests, Boosts Payments For Telephonic Visits Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Guide And Tools To Aid Relief For State Medicaid And CHIP Programs CMS Chief Cautions Medicare Beneficiaries To Be Wary Of Healthcare Fraud During Pandemic Pandemic Prompts CMS To Drop Some Reporting Requirements For Value-Based Initiatives CMS: Florida 1135 Waiver (PDF)
CMS Fact Sheet: Expands Access To Medicare Telehealth Services CMS: Coverage And Payment Related To COVID-19 And Medicare (PDF) CMS: Coverage And Benefits Related To COVID-19 And Medicaid, CHIP (PDF) CMS: Information Related To COVID-19 And Individual And Small Group Market Insurance Coverage (PDF)
Food & Drug Administration: Regulates vaccines, medical devices, radiating-emitting electronic products, drugs, and foods. | PDF Downloads►
FDA Resource Center FDA Contact Information Respirators/Masks FDA Recommends Healthcare Personnel And Facilities Transition From Use Of Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators - May 27, 2021 FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - April 9, 2021 FDA Will No Longer Add New Respirator Models Under Umbrella EUA for Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) - March 24, 2021 FDA: Wear Face Masks with No Metal During MRI Exams: FDA Safety Communication - December 7, 2020 FDA To Allow Emergency Use Of Masks From China Not Approved By CDC | Beckers Hospital Review - October 16, 2020 FDA Source: FDA Reissues Emergency Use Authorization For Certain Non-NIOSH-Approved Filtering Face-Piece Respirators Manufactured In China FAQ: The EUAs For Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators During The COVID-19 Pandemic FDA Reissues EUA For Non-NIOSH-Approved Filtering Face-Piece Respirators From China - October 15, 2020 FDA Says Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators From China May Not Offer Adequate Protection - Updated October 15, 2020 FDA Issues Umbrella EUA For Disposable Surgical Masks - August 7, 2020 FDA Makes Revisions To Emergency Use Authorizations Narrowing Which Types Of Respirators Are Authorized For Decontamination And Reuse - June 2020 Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - May 26, 2020 FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization To Decontaminate 4 Million N95 Respirators Daily - April 12, 2020 Gloves FDA Offers New FAQ For Manufacturers, Purchasers, Importers, And Donators Of Medical Gloves - September 3, 2020 FDA Medical Glove Conservation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers - April 27, 2020 General PPE FDA Emergency Use Authorization To Expand Allowable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (PDF) - May 22, 2020 Surgical Mask And Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter To Healthcare Providers - April 27, 2020 FDA Issues New Policies For Gowns, Apparel, And Gloves - March 30, 2020 FDA Chief Asks Georgia Governor To Reopen Sterigenics To Allow Sterilization Of Critical PPE (PDF) - March 19, 2020 Hand Sanitizer FDA Updated Guidances Providing Additional Clarification On Testing Of Alcohol Used In Hand Sanitizers Manufactured Under Temporary Policies; FDA Adds To List Of Potentially Dangerous Hand Sanitizers - Updated March 25, 2021 FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Alcohol Hand Sanitizers From Mexico - January 26, 2021 FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Hand Sanitizer Products - June 19, 2020 FDA COVID-19 Update: FDA Continues to Ensure Availability of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer During the Pandemic, Addresses Safety Concerns - April 27, 2020 Antibodies FDA Authorizes First Tests For Measuring COVID-19 Antibody Amounts - Updated January 21, 2020 FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 - November 21, 2020 Vaccines Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines Explained - November 20, 2020 FDA Won't Require Manufacturing Inspections For Emergency COVID Vaccine Use - October 26, 2020 COVID-19 Testing FDA Issues At-Home And OTC COVID-19 Testing Template - July 29, 2020 FDA Eases Rule On Viral Transport Media Boost Availability For COVID-19 Testing - July 21, 2020 FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Sample Pooling Of Diagnostic Testing - July 18, 2020 FDA Approves Tests To Screen For COVID-19, Flu At Same Time - July 7, 2020 FDA Announces COVID-19 Antibody Test Makers Must Provide Data Proving Accuracy - May 4, 2020 FDA Approves New COVID-19 Testing Method Via Synthetic Swabs - April 16, 2020 FDA Approves First Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test - April 13, 2020 FDA Approves First Rapid COVID-19 Test - March 21, 2020 Medical Devices FDA: Enforcement Policy For Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices Used To Support Patient Monitoring During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Revised) - October 28, 2020 FAQs on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Medical Devices - August 18, 2020 FDA Offers Guidance On Importing Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic - August 11, 2020 FDA Announces UDI Enforcement Discretion Due To COVID-19 (PDF) - July 1, 2020 FDA Releases New Web Section On COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations For Medical Devices (PDF) - June 18, 2020 FDA Issues New Guidance For Remote Pathology Devices For Labs, Healthcare Facilities - April 24, 2020 FDA Releases FAQs On 3D Printing Of Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic - April 5, 2020 FDA Releases COVID-19 Guidelines On Protecting Medical Device Manufacturing Personnel - April 4, 2020 FDA Allows Expanded Use Of Devices To Monitor Patients' Vital Signs Remotely - March 20, 2020 Ventilators FDA Eases Rules For Ventilator Production, But Hurdles Remain - March 23, 2020 FDA Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers - March 22, 2020 Diagnostics FDA Provides Regulatory Relief Around Diagnostics - March 16, 2020 FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Point Of Care Diagnostic - March 21, 2020 Supply Chain Related / Non-Product Specific FDA Creates Medical Supply Shortage List Including Masks, Swabs - Updated March 19, 2021 FDA: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Drug and Biological Product Inspections During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Questions and Answers - Updated January 29, 2021 FDA: Ongoing Commitment to Transparency for COVID-19 EUAs - November 17, 2020 FDA Publishes List Of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, Critical Inputs Required By Executive Order - October 30, 2020 Enforcement Policy For Modifications To Allowable Types Of Swabs And Transport Media For FDA Cleared Molecular Influenza And RSV Tests - October 13, 2020 FDA Offers COVID-19 Supply Chain Update On Importation Of Medical Products - May 14, 2020 FDA Exemption and Exclusion from Certain Requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - May 11, 2020 FDA Creates Program To Speed Up Coronavirus Therapies - April 1, 2020 FDA Continues To Facilitate Access To Crucial Medical Products - March 22, 2020
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2020 in Review: Medical Supply Chain Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic - May 2021 Healthcare System Cybersecurity Readiness & Response Considerations ASPR TRACIE - Developed Resources Digest CY 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Planning And Considerations COVID-19 Patient Surge And Scarce Resource Allocation Page Hospital Operations Toolkit For COVID-19 Technical Assistance Patient Surge Management Strategies and Crisis Standards of Care Designated COVID-19 Hospitals: Case Studies and Lessons Learned Staffing Playbook: Actions to Address Healthcare Worker (HCW) Shortages during COVID-19 ASPR: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preservation Planning Toolkit COVID-19 Optimizing Healthcare PPE And Supplies Q&A Physical Security Considerations For The Healthcare Industry During COVID-19 Response ASPR Releases Toolkit For Managing Workforce Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic ASPR Resource Center ASPR Develops Healthcare Checklist To Help States' Preparations And Response To COVID-19 (PDF)
Customs And Border Protection Offers COVID-19 Relief FAQ Page For Imports
COVID-19 Second Wave Preparedness Part 3: Supply Chain, Prepared by the Energy & Commerce Committee, Republican Staff (PDF) Administration Leaves Testing Responsibility To States In Report To Congress - May 24, 2020 (PDF)
DOD Releases Gown Solicitations To Replenish Strategic National Stockpile – Deadline 8/3/20 DOD Guidance To Protect Forces From Novel Coronavirus
Prioritizing Distribution As Critical Infrastructure
Report COVID-19 Fraud to the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline: 1 (866) 720-5721, Justice.gov/coronavirus or Justice.gov/DisasterComplaintForm
Technical Assistance Questions And Answers On COVID-19 and Employee Health Laws
Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools and Homes EPA Releases List Of Disinfectants To Use Against COVID-19
Federal Agencies Warn Of Emerging Fraud Schemes Related To COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Export Restrictions Lifted on Select Products: Industrial N95 Respirators, Some Surgical Masks, and Certain Syringes and Needles - May 19, 2021 Rule Extended Limiting Scarce PPE Resources To Domestic Use FEMA Announcement For Public Meeting On ‘Voluntary Agreement’ Under Defense Production Act FEMA Relaxes Rules Prohibiting Export On Certain PPE (PDF) FEMA Best Practices for PPE Preservation (PDF)
Federal Trade Commission: Scammy PPE Sellers Exploit COVID-19 Fears - August 2020 FTC Warns 45 More Sellers Of Scam COVID-19 Treatments - May 2020
IRS Says COVID-19 Related PPE Qualifies As Medical Expense - April 16, 2021
HHS Launches First Venture Capital Partnership to Develop Transformative Technologies to Combat Future Pandemics, Other Health Emergencies - June 1, 2021 HHS Launches Web-Based Locator for COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Sites for Monoclonal Antibodies HHS Changes How It Sends States COVID-19 Testing Kits For Next Year Guidance For Coverage For Qualified Pharmacy Technicians And State-Authorized Pharmacy Interns For Childhood Vaccines, COVID-19 Vaccines, And COVID-19 Testing (PDF Download) HHS Expands Relief Fund Eligibility And Updates Reporting Requirements Government To Send Providers COVID-19 Vaccine Ancillary Supplies HHS Announces $20 Billion In Provider Relief Funding HHS's Operation Warp Speed Strategy For Distributing A COVID-19 Vaccine Report to Congress (PDF) - September 2020 HHS Announces Allocations Of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund For Nursing Homes - August 7, 2020 HHS Unveils New Public Coronavirus Data System - July 17, 2020 HHS FAQs On The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund HHS Guidance for Licensed Pharmacists, COVID-19 Testing, and Immunity under the PREP Act HHS To Use Discretion In Enforcing Health Privacy Law During COVID-19 Emergency
Considerations for Wearing Masks NIH Continues To Boost National COVID-19 Testing Capacity - September 2 NIH Leadership Details Initiative To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing Technologies NIH Launches Public-Private Partnership To Expedite Coronavirus Vaccine Treatment Options
Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace COVID-19 Guidance on Ventilation in the Workplace Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Tight-Fitting Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) Used During The COVID-19 Pandemic NIOSH Updates International Respirator Assessments To Support COVID-19 - July 24, 2020 OSHA Issues COVID-19 Respirator Decontamination Guidance
SBA Clarifies How To Handle Outstanding PPP Loans Amidst Mergers And Acquisitions – October 2020 Small Business Administration's Resource Page For Coronavirus Relief Options
USTR Extends Exclusion Of Some COVID Response Products From Tariffs - March 10, 2021
Veteran's Affairs Enhances Tool Tracking COVID-19 For Patients Tested Or Treated At A VA Facility
Biden Administration Announces Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force To Address Short-Term Supply Chain Discontinuities - June 8, 2021 President Biden Issues Executive Order On America's Supply Chains - February 24, 2021
World Health Organization Coronavirus Information (COVID-19) WHO To Review Evidence Of Of Airborne Coronavirus Transmission How WHO Is Re-Imagining And Fixing The Links In The Supply Chains During COVID-19
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