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• 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: Updated Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of Isolation Gowns
• CDC Acknowledges Threat Of Indoor COVID-19 Spread Beyond 6 Feet
• CDC Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook To States - September 16, 2020 (PDF)
• NIOSH: Respiratory Infection Vs. Source Control - What’s The Difference?
• NIOSH Considering Adding Other Masks To National Stockpile To Relieve N95 Shortages (PDF)
• CDC Slide Deck | COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization: Work Group Considerations (PDF)
• CDC COVID-19 Forecasts For Hospitalizations - August 12, 2020
• New CDC Guidelines: People With Mild To Moderate COVID-19 Only Need To Isolate 10 Days
• CDC: COVID-19 Mitigation Tactics, Flu Shots Key For Upcoming Flu Season
• CDC: Strategies For Optimizing PPE Supply And Equipment During Shortages
• CDC Releases Guidance To Help Providers Safely Administer Flu Vaccines During COVID-19
• CDC: Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes - Updated June 22
• CDC Reports At Least 50% Of Hospital Inpatient Beds Are Occupied In Majority Of States - June 2020
• CDC Offers Information On Identifying NIOSH-Approved Respirators - May 2020
• CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and Reopening Guidance (PDF)
• NIOSH Launches PPE Inventory Tracker App
• CDC Issues Long-Haul Trucker COVID-19 Guidelines
• Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools and Homes
• Understanding the Use of Imported Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators
• CDC Confirms 6 Coronavirus Symptoms That Are Repeatedly Showing Up In Patients
• CDC: Doctors, Nurses, Other Healthcare Personnel Make Up To 19% Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In US
• CDC Releases Safety Practices Guidance For Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
• CDC Now Recommends Face Masks As Acceptable Alternative To Respirators
• CDC FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment
• Considerations For The Release Of Expired N95 Masks From Stockpile
• Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of N95 Respirators
• Guidance For Labs
• Guidance For Patients In Healthcare Setting
• Guidance For Infection Control
• Guidance For Businesses And Employers

Food & Drug Administration: Regulates vaccines, medical devices, radiating-emitting electronic products, drugs, and foods. | PDF Downloads►

• FDA To Allow Emergency Use Of Masks From China Not Approved By CDC | Beckers Hospital Review
  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
• Enforcement Policy For Modifications To Allowable Types Of Swabs And Transport Media For FDA Cleared Molecular Influenza And RSV Tests
• FDA Reissues EUA For Non-NIOSH-Approved Filtering Face-Piece Respirators From China
• FDA: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Drug and Biological Product Inspections During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Questions and Answers - August 2020
• FDA Creates Medical Supply Shortage List Including Masks, Swabs
• FDA Offers Guidance On Importing Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• FDA Updated Guidances Providing Additional Clarification On Testing Of Alcohol Used In Hand Sanitizers Manufactured Under Temporary Policies
• FDA Issues Umbrella EUA For Disposable Surgical Masks - August 7, 2020
• FDA Authorizes First Tests For Measuring COVID-19 Antibody Amounts - August 2020
• FDA Issues At-Home And OTC COVID-19 Testing Template
• FDA Adds To List Of Potentially Dangerous Hand Sanitizers
• FDA Eases Rule On Viral Transport Media Boost Availability For COVID-19 Testing
• 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
• FDA Announces UDI Enforcement Discretion Due To COVID-19 (PDF)
• FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Hand Sanitizer Products - June 19, 2020
• FDA Releases New Web Section On COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations For Medical Devices - June 18, 2020 (PDF)
• FDA Makes Revisions To Emergency Use Authorizations Narrowing Which Types Of Respirators Are Authorized For Decontamination And Reuse - June 2020
• FDA Emergency Use Authorization To Expand Allowable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - May 22, 2020 (PDF)
• FDA Offers COVID-19 Supply Chain Update On Importation Of Medical Products - May 14, 2020
• FDA Offers New FAQ For Manufacturers, Purchasers, Importers, And Donators Of Medical Gloves
• FDA Says Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators From China May Not Offer Adequate Protection
• FDA Exemption and Exclusion from Certain Requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• FAQs on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Medical Devices
• FDA Announces COVID-19 Antibody Test Makers Must Provide Data Proving Accuracy
• FDA Contact Information
• FDA COVID-19 Update: FDA Continues to Ensure Availability of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer During the Pandemic, Addresses Safety Concerns
• FDA Issues New Guidance For Remote Pathology Devices For Labs, Healthcare Facilities
• FDA Approves New COVID-19 Testing Method Via Synthetic Swabs
• FDA Approves First Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
• FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization To Decontaminate 4 Million N95 Respirators Daily
• FDA Releases COVID-19 Guidelines On Protecting Medical Device Manufacturing Personnel
• FDA Creates Program To Speed Up Coronavirus Therapies
• FDA Issues New Policies For Gowns, Apparel, And Gloves – March 30
• FDA Releases FAQs On 3D Printing Of Medical Devices During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency – March 25
• FDA Chief Asks Georgia Governor To Reopen Sterigenics To Allow Sterilization Of Critical PPE (PDF)
• FDA Medical Glove Conservation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers
• FDA Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers
• FDA Eases Rules For Ventilator Production, But Hurdles Remain
• FDA Allows Expanded Use Of Devices To Monitor Patients' Vital Signs Remotely
• FDA Continues To Facilitate Access To Crucial Medical Products
• FDA Approves First Rapid COVID-19 Test
• FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Point Of Care Diagnostic
• Surgical Mask And Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter To Healthcare Providers
• Letter For Emergency Use Authorization
• List Of Respirators Authorized Under Emergency Use Authorization (Appendix B)
• FDA Provides Regulatory Relief Around Diagnostics
• FDA Resource Center

• Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Tied To Risk Of COVID Infection, Severity
• CMS Offers New Details On How Providers Must Report COVID-19 Relief Funds To Medicare
• COVID + Influenza: This Is A Good Year To Get A Flu Shot, Experts Advise
• From Southern Hemisphere, Hints That U.S. May Be Spared Flu On Top Of COVID-19
• CDC Proposes Guidelines For Distributing Coronavirus Vaccine In The U.S.
• COVID-19 Update: FDA Authorizes First Diagnostic Test Where Results Can Be Read Directly From Testing Card
• How Hurricane Evacuation Can Spread The Coronavirus
• Hospital Operating Margins Nearly Eliminated Through July, Kaufman Hall Says
• Flu-Season Testing Delays Could Make It Easier For The Coronavirus To Spread Undetected
• Do-It-Yourself Coronavirus Testing Sparks Kudos, And Caution
• Feds Want A COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution System Ready By Nov. 1. Freezer Farms And UPS Are Part Of The Plan

• Flu Season Will Be A Test Run For The Biggest-Ever Vaccine Campaign In U.S.
• Pharmacists Can Give Childhood Shots, U.S. Officials Say
• 1 In 5 Nursing Homes Short On PPE And Staff In Virus Rebound
• FEMA Pitches Voluntary DPA Pact To Bolster Medical Supply Chain During Pandemic
• Yep, Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers
• Law Says Providers Must Give PPE To Staff Caring For COVID-19 Residents
• COVID-19 Now The Third Leading Cause Of Death In U.S.
• Nursing Homes To Get 7 Million N95 Masks From Federal Stockpile
• PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn
• Fearing A ‘Twindemic,’ Health Experts Push Urgently For Flu Shots
• Survey: 70% Of Nursing Homes Say Operations Unsustainable Under Current Conditions

• HHS Posts State-By-State Testing Plans For Rest Of 2020
• Beset By Coronavirus, Health Authorities Brace For Flu Season
• Coronavirus Cases In Nursing Homes Show Alarming Spike, AHCA Warns
• Previous Vaccines And Masks May Hold Down COVID-19
• COVID-19 Could Be Third Leading Cause Of Death In 2020 Behind Heart Disease And Cancer
• 26 States Will Soon Face Shortage Of ICU Doctors
• Number Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, State By State: Aug. 10
• COVID-19 Cases Among U.S. Children Jumped 40% In Late July (video)
• Percent Of Nursing Homes With Less Than A Week’s Supply Of PPE In 33 States

• America's Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness Of Any COVID Vaccine
• Nursing Homes Grapple With A Dual Crisis: Preparing For Hurricane Season During COVID-19
• Nurses Protest Nationwide To Demand Better PPE Amid Pandemic
• Trump To Sign 'Buy America' Order on Medicines, Medical Equipment
• Governors Unite To Jointly Purchase And Deliver COVID-19 Antigen Tests
• Struggling U.S. Manufacturers Pivot To One Product Where Sales Are Booming: Masks
• U.S. Ventilator, PPE Imports Drop As Coronavirus Cases Climb
• Trump Signs Order Aimed At Boosting Rural Health, Telehealth
• FDA's Shifting Standards For Chinese Face Masks Fuel Confusion
• Officials Pledge To Tap 44-Million Mask Federal Stockpile Amid PPE Shortages
• California Hospital Association: California's Hospitals To Face PPE Shortages For Next 2 Years

• Providers Urge Greater Transparency, Redundancy Along Supply Chain
• 'We Have Been In A Fight For Our Lives': Providers Spending Hundreds Of Thousands On Testing, PPE
• Fauci: Wear Goggles Or Eye Shields To Prevent COVID-19 Spread; Flu Vaccine A Must (video)
• Drugmakers Race To Build COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
• Officials: Fraudulent Products Still Plague COVID-19 Supply Chain
• Two-Thirds Of Supply Chain Managers Seek New Or Alternative Suppliers Amid Global Disruption
• Surgical Gowns Used To Cost A Hospital 40 Cents Before The Pandemic - Now They're $9
• Home-Based Medical Care In High Demand During Pandemic
• HHS: Nursing Homes On Track To Conduct More Than 806,000 COVID-19 Tests In Coming Weeks
• Hospitals Employ Lessons Learned In Balancing, Supply Chain As COVID-19 Surges
• The First COVID-19 Vaccine Arriving Soon Unlikely The Knockout Punch You're Looking For
• COVID-19 Cases Soar In Young Adults Bored Of Social Distancing
• The World's Supply Chain Isn't Ready For A COVID-19 Vaccine

• Disappearance Of COVID-19 Data From CDC Website Spurs Outcry
• U.S. Bans Surgical Glove Imports From Top Maker Over Forced Labor Concerns
• Top U.S. Testing Coordinator To Recommend Against Retesting COVID-19 Patients
• Feds To Prioritize Nursing Homes With Three Or More COVID-19 Cases For Point-Of-Care Tests
• Mask Mandates Catch On As States, Businesses Try To Bypass A Toxic Debate
• 1 In 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19, UCSF Study Shows
• Labs Urge Pence To Address Supply Chain Obstacles To COVID-19 Testing
• Feds To Deliver Point-Of-Care COVID-19 Testing Devices To 2,000 SNFs
• Health Officials: Drug Makers Will Start Coronavirus Vaccine Production By End Of Summer
• You Can Make Millions Selling Masks To The Government In Three Easy Steps
• Another Round Of Elective Surgery Suspensions: 5 Updates For ASCs
• Hospitals Stock Up On COVID-19 Drugs To Prepare For Second Wave In Fall
• Nearly 70% Of ACOs Will Soon Offer Some Type Of Home Visits
• HHS To Funnel Additional $4B In Coronavirus Aid To Safety Net, Suburban Providers

• Tracking U.S. Manufacturers' Shift Toward PPE During The Coronavirus Pandemic
• Factory Jobs Catch Bounce From PPE Manufacturing
• U.S. Investing $42M To Ramp Up Syringe, Needle Production Ahead Of Vaccination Push
• What Small Businesses Need To Know About The PPP Loan Extension
• WHO To Review Evidence Of Of Airborne Coronavirus Transmission
• Biden Wants The U.S. To Produce More Of Its Own Pandemic Supplies
• NY Count: 6.300 Virus Patients Were Sent To Nursing Homes
• As Dentists Begin To Reopen, Many Wonder If It's Safe To Go Back
• Hospitals, Doctors Are Major Recipients Of PPP Loans
• China Dominates Medical Supplies, In This Outbreak And The Next
• Fever Checks Can't Catch All COVID-19 Cases - Experts Say Smell Tests May Help
• House Unanimously Passes Small Business Loan Payment Protection Program Extension
• A Dire Warning From COVID-19 Test Providers
• Study: Layered Cotton Fabric Face Coverings Likely To Slow Spread Of COVID-19 Better Than Synthetics
• 81% Of COVID-19 Deaths Are Nursing Home-Related - Double The Average
• AMA Sends Letters To Pence And FEMA Urging Action On National PPE Shortage

June Week 4 – 6/21 to 6/30

• Hospitals In New COVID-19 Hot Spots Face Delicate Balancing Act With Elective Surgeries
• Governments Roll Back Coronavirus Trade Barriers
• 'The New Gold': Demand For PPE Soars Again Amid Shortages As U.S. Cases Rise
• Ambulatory Care Practices Are Beginning To Rebound From 58% Drop In March
• Rising Coronavirus Cases Put Fresh Strain On Mask Supplies (video)
• CDC Expands List Of Who's Most At Risk For The Coronavirus
• Vaccine Alliance Finds Manufacturing Capacity Of 4 Billion Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccines
• WHO Sets Out Vaccines Allocation Plan
• Experts Tell Lawmakers That Nursing Homes Need To Be A Priority For PPE
• New U.S. Development Agency Could Loan Billions For Reshoring, Official Says
• Federal Officials Detail Preparations For 'Inevitable' Coronavirus Surge This Fall
• HHS: Concurrent COVID Activity, Flu Season Would Put 'Tremendous' Strain On Healthcare System
• Survey Shows Resources For COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Still Limited Months Later
• NCAL Survey Shows Most Assisted Living Communities Face PPE Shortages
• Trump Administration Paid Millions For Test Tubes And Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles
• Virginia Strives To Weave Health Equity Into Its Coronavirus Response

June Week 3 – 6/14 to 6/20

• Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market Poised For Significant Growth
• Medical Groups, Health Systems Expect COVID-19 Pinch To Last Into Next Year, AMGA Says
• Post-COVID Supply Chain Changes Probably Won't Be What You Think
• Remember The N95 Mask Shortage? It's Still A Problem
• NIH Expands Its COVID-19 Research In Underrepresented Communities
• Handheld Ultrasound Devices Are Speeding Diagnosis Of COVID-19
• How America's Hospitals Survived The First Wave Of Coronavirus
• FEMA Official: Nursing Homes Got Masks That 'Probably Should Have Never Gone Out' (video)
• Hospital, Physician Spending In April Reaches Lowest Point In More Than A Decade
• Over 1,300 Chinese Medical Suppliers to U.S. - Including Mask Providers - Use Bogus Registration Data
• Parents Are More Hesitant About Seasonal Flu Vaccine Than Routine Vaccines

June Week 2 – 6/7 to 6/13

• Nursing Homes Say Protective Gear Sent By FEMA Is Unusable
• VA Says It Lacks Adequate Medical Gear For Another Coronavirus Wave
• FEMA Plans To Have Providers Reuse Masks, Gowns
• Strategic National Stockpile Aims To Get 400M Syringes By December For COVID-19 Vaccine
• Healthcare Sector Jobs Increase By 312K In May Thanks To Dentists' Offices
• Assisted Living Communities Ask HHS For $5B In COVID-19 Help And Support
• Hundreds Of Nursing Homes Ran Short On Staff, PPE As More Than 300,000 Residents Died During Pandemic
• Private Insurance Telehealth Claims Grow By 4,347%

June Week 1 – 6/1 to 6/6

• HHS Requiring Labs To Report Patients' Race, Ethnicity With COVID-19 Tests To Combat Disparities
• CMS Offers Flexibility For Value-Based Care Models Affected By COVID-19
• Fauci Predicts U.S. Should Have 'Couple Of Hundred Million Doses' Of Coronavirus Vaccine Ready By New Year
• Hahn: Permanently Adopting R&D-Accelerating COVID-19 Measures Top FDA Priority
• The Absurd World Of COVID-19 Mask Traders And Middlemen, Trying To Get Rich Off Government Money
• Nearly 26,000 COVID Nursing Home Deaths Spur Inspections
• Study: Masks Cut Risk Of Infection From 17% to 3%
• Widespread Shortages For COVID-19 Test Materials Persist, Poll Says
• Poll: About Half Of Americans Would Get COVID-19 Vaccine
• Manufacturers Face Higher Prices As They Increase Production For Business Seeking More Protections For Customers, Workers

May Week 4 – 5/24 to 5/31

• Coronavirus Fraud: Foreign Government Wired $317M For Millions Of Nonexistent N95 Masks
• Coronavirus Testing Machines Are Latest Bottlenecks In Troubled Supply Chain
• U.S. Will Pay For Companies To Bring Supply Chains Home From China, Says U.S. Economic Expert (video)
• Necessary Emergency Department Utilization Drops During COVID-19
• Study: $672M Would Be Cost Of One-Time COVID-19 Testing For All AL, SNF Residents And Staff
• Deaths At Long-Term Care Facilities Account For About 40% Of U.S. COVID-19 Fatalities
• Nursing Homes Compete Against Bigger Rivals For PPE Like It's The Wild West
• Coronavirus-Induced Recession Could Create Home Care Franchise Boom
• Maritime Commission Forms Supply Chain Innovation Teams To Monitor Disruptions

May Week 3 – 5/17 to 5/23

• Hospitals Push FEMA To Form Broad Supply Chain Pact With Medtech
• Reopening Dental Offices Amid Pandemic Touches A Nerve
• HHS Announces $4.9B Fund For Skilled Nursing Pandemic Efforts
• Coronavirus Cases Are On The Rise Across The South
• Study: Outpatient Care Sees Small Rebound In Patient Volumes
• NOAA: Unusually Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Create Further Challenges For COVID-19 Stressed Supply Chain
• Survey Of Physician Assistants Outlines Struggles With Lack Of PPE, Furloughs And Burnout
• Pandemic Related Vaccination Drop Raises Concern About U.S. Measles Outbreak
• Nearly A Fifth Of Primary Care Practices Are Temporarily Closed
• International Market For Desperately Needed Medical Masks Is Riddled With Fraud
• As Beaches Reopen, Lifeguards Seek Personal Protective Equipment
• Defense Logistics Agency To Take Over Long-Term PPE Buying From FEMA
• U.S. Mulls Paying Companies, Offering Tax Breaks To Pull Supply Chains From China
• Providers Worry There Won’t Be Enough Supplies To Test NY Nursing Home Staff Twice A Week

May Week 2 – 5/11 to 5/16

• Trump Administration Plans To Replenish Strategic National Stockpile
• Pentagon Signs $134 Million Deal To Buy PPE For Nursing Homes
• U.S. Study: Kidney Injury Seen In More Than A Third Of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• Survey: 64% Of Manufacturers Say Reshoring Is Likely Following Pandemic
• Cities Deploy N95 Mask Decontamination Systems
• U.S. Seizes Lanyards And Other Bogus Products Marketed As COVID-19 Protection
• Counterfeit Masks Reaching Frontline Healthcare Workers In U.S.
• Economists Urge Against 'Buy America' Requirements For Medical Goods And Pharmaceuticals (PDF)
• Maintaining A Safe And Hygienic Warehouse Environment During COVID-19
• Trump Administration Allocates $11B For COVID-19 Testing As Faster Tests Get Approved
• How New Hampshire Built A Mammoth PPE Supply Chain From China
• Home Health Providers Likely To Face Future COVID-19 Fallout
• Vaccine Needles And Syringes Predicted As Pandemic's Next Medical Shortage
• Phony Emails, Unverified Products And Price Gouging: Red Flags For In-Home Care Providers Hunting For PPE
• Innovative Companies Mend Coronavirus-Disrupted Supply Chain For Rural Hospitals

May Week 1 – 5/1 to 5/9

• How Tubing Companies Are Supporting Medtech During COVID-19 Crisis
• Masks Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 Landmark Analysis of 64 Studies Shows
• FDA Says Device Makers Must Report Manufacturing Or Supply Chain Disruptions
• Study: Blood Supply Needs To Increase As Much As 50% As Elective Procedures Return
• Redirecting The DOD Supply Chain To Help With The COVID-19 Medical Crisis
• AHA: COVID-19 Pandemic Could Cost Hospitals $200B Through June
• Small Rural Towns And Hospitals Brace For Their Coronavirus Peak, Which Could Be Weeks Away
• FEMA To Begin Distributing PPE To Federal Employees This Week
• Coronavirus Upheaval Triggers Corporate Search For Supply Chain Technology
• Northeast States Team Up To Buy PPE, Ventilators; NYC Making 50K Weekly COVID-19 Tests
• FCC Asked To Include Dentists In COVID-19 Telehealth Program
• Trump Administration Readies PPE Shipments To Nursing Homes Ravaged By Virus
• Pediatricians Make House Calls To Offer Vaccinations, Counter COVID-19 Fears
• Making More Syringes, Other Medical Products To Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine As Important As Vaccine Itself

April Week 4 – 4/19 to 4/30

• AHCA/NCAL Pushes For More Funding, Equipment, And Testing
• Federal Government Charges Men In Plot To Resell Hoarded N95 Masks At 50 Percent Markup
• Plunge In Healthcare Spending A Big Reason U.S. Economy Sank In First Quarter
• Sweeping Mexico Factory Shutdown Strains U.S. Production Of Critical Supplies
• Coronavirus Likely To Keep Coming Back Each Year, Say Top Chinese Scientists
• CMS Announces Over Weekend It Will Suspend Advance Payments To Providers
• CMS, Surgeons Group Offers Paths Forward To Resume Elective Procedures
• Small Home Health Agencies Fighting To Stay Afloat Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Regulatory Uncertainty
• China Seeks To Ease Medical Goods Shipment Delays With New Rule (Subscription Required)

April Week 3 – 4/19 to 4/25

• Vaping, Opioid Addiction Accelerate Coronavirus Risks, Says NIDA Director
• Trump Administration Plan Aims For 2 Million COVID-19 Tests Per Week By End Of May
• Massachusetts SNF That Converted To COVID-19 Treatment Facility May Serve As Model For Rest Of US
• Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Healthcare Workers At Serious Risk
• For Respiratory Therapists, A Shortage Of A Simple Tube Brings A New Coronavirus Risk
• New York City Creating Its Own Medical Stockpile
• Oklahoma, Texas, And Alaska To Begin Allowing Elective Surgeries
• The US Will Need To Do 20 Million Tests A Day To Reopen Safely

April Week 2 – 4/12 to 4/18

• Dialysis Machines Are The Latest Pandemic-Related Shortage
• Second Wave Of Coronavirus Cases Could Coincide With Start Of Flu Season
• Driven By COVID-19, PPE Market To Hit $9 Billion By 2027
• African-Americans Make Up One-Third Of All U.S. Coronavirus Cases
• HHS Outlines How Remaining $70B In COVID Funds Will Be Distributed To Providers
• Protective Equipment Costs Increase Over 1000% Amid Competition And Surge In Demand
• GE, Ford Sign $336 Million Federal Contract To Make Ventilators For Coronavirus Outbreak
• Busy, Yet Struggling: Illinois Hospitals Could Lose $1.4 Billion A Month As Coronavirus Cancels Surgeries
• 'It's Not Over Until It's Over': 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak
• President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
• Pentagon Orders 60 Machines That Disinfect N95 Masks
• COVID-19 And Surge Capacity In U.S. Hospitals
• Can Telehealth Help Small Medical Practices Survive The Coronavirus?
• Trump Administration Issues Guidance On Coverage Mandates In COVID-19 Legislation
• Coronavirus Chaos Ripe For Hackers To Exploit Medical Device Vulnerabilities

April Week 1 – 4/1 to 4/11

• Federal Reserve Takes Additional Action To Provide Up To $2.3 Trillion In Loans For Economy
• Pence, CDC Head Lay Out Virus Criteria To Reopen U.S. Economy
• First Responders Fear Being Left Behind In Coronavirus Relief
• Thousands Of Coronavirus Tests Go Unused In US Labs
• Coronavirus Disruption Puts Supply Chain Software To The Test (subscription)
• U.S. Customs Will Seize Exports Of Gloves, Masks And Respirators Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
• Warehouse Hiring Surge Defies Crashing U.S. Jobs Market
• States With The Most Severe Hospital Bed Shortages
• CMS Gives Nearly $34B In Advance Payments To Providers To Combat COVID-19
• Hospitals To OIG: Lack Of Tests, PPE And Consistent Guidance Hamstringing COVID-19 Response
• US Children Less Likely Than Adults To Get Very Ill From Coronavirus, CDC Study Suggests
• New Condition Code Released For COVID-19 Claims
• CDC Launches Hospitalization And Coronavirus Fatality Trackers
• What Agencies Should Know About CMS's Home Health Changes
• Long-Term Care Providers Seek More PPE, Testing To 'Fully Comply' With Latest CMS Guidelines
• Trump Wants Masks On And Temperature Checks For All Nursing Home Workers And Separate COVID-19 Units
• Providers To Receive More Than 500,000 PPE, Medical Supplies Confiscated From Price Gougers
• Surgeon General Says CDC Has Been Asked To Review Guidance On Wearing Masks
• Long Term Care Leaders Address State Orders On Hospital Admissions To Nursing Homes

March Week 4 – 3/22 to 3/31

• ASTM Offers Standards For Production And Testing Of PPE And Other Critical Healthcare Equipment – March 31
• FDA Authorizes Use Of New Two-Minute Test Kit For Coronavirus
• AHA Launches '100 Million Mask Challenge' To Aid Front Line Healthcare Professionals
• White House-led Airlift Of Urgently Needed Medical Supplies Arrives In New York
• HIDA Government Affairs Alert: COVID-19 Policy Update – DPA And Stimulus Summaries
• COVID-19 Leads FDA To Relax Rules On Surgical Masks
• FDA OKs Anesthesia Gas Machines As Ventilators Amid Coronavirus Shortage Concerns
• US Now Leads the World in Confirmed Cases
• Dangerous Backlog: Coronavirus Results Can Take A Week Or More
• COVID-19 Could Cause Insurance Premiums To Spike As Much As $251 Billion Next Year
• CMS Works With CDC To Identify Next COVID-19 Hot Spot To Target Infection Control Surveys
• HHS Awards $100 Million To Health Centers For COVID-19 Response
• Senate Leaving D.C. Until April 20 After Coronavirus Stimulus Vote
• Health Spending Is Likely To Grow By 5.4% Per Year Through 2028
• 5 Facts About The Nation's Stockpile Of Emergency Medical Supplies
• SNF Average Bed Price Hits $90K Threshold For Second Time Ever
• Coronavirus Is Widening The Corporate Digital Divide
• FDA Chief Asks Georgia Governor To Reopen Sterigenics To Allow Sterilization Of Critical PPE (PDF)
• Coronavirus Death Toll In Spain Overtakes China As Lockdowns Extend Around Globe
• How The Coronavirus Will Shape The Food Supply Chain
• DOJ, FTC Update Antitrust Guidance For Business Collaboration During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Harvard, MIT Create Tracking App That Tells Users If They're Near Someone COVID-19 Positive
• Documenting Employee COVID-19 Cases: 3 OSHA Guidelines
• People Spreading COVID-19 Could Face Terror Charges For 'Purposeful Exposure And Infection'
• U.S. Public Sees Multiple Threats From Coronavirus   And Concerns Are Growing
• COVID-19 Threatens Rural Hospitals Already Stretched To Breaking Point (Subscription Required)
• Can Blood From Coronavirus Survivors Treat The Newly Ill?
• Hospitals Need Cash. Health Insurers Have It
• Business Strategy Through Four Phases Of The Coronavirus Crisis
• FDA Allows Expanded Use Of Devices To Monitor Patients' Vital Signs Remotely
• FDA Eases Rules For Ventilator Production, But Hurdles Remain
• Pandemic Prompts CMS To Drop Some Reporting Requirements For Value-Based Initiatives
• Governments Look To Convert Empty College Dorms Into Temporary Medical Centers
• Breweries And Distilleries Begin Manufacturing Hand Sanitizer Amid National Shortages
• 'Courage Alone Won't Be Enough': Advice From An Emergency Physician Who Fought Ebola
• Lost Sense Of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue To Coronavirus Infection
• As COVID-19 Spreads, Truckers Need To Keep On Trucking
• Coping With Fatigue, Fear, And Panic During A Crisis
• USTR Expedites Exclusions For Healthcare Products (HIDA Member Benefit)
• FDA Medical Glove Conservation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers
• FDA Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies - Letter To Health Care Providers
• FDA Continues To Facilitate Access To Crucial Medical Products
• FDA Allows Expanded Use Of Devices To Monitor Patients' Vital Signs Remotely
• Trump Has Not Yet Initiated Defense Production Act
• FDA Approves First Rapid COVID-19 Test
• FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization For Point Of Care Diagnostic
• Home Care Agencies Seek Exemption Status In Potentially Devastating COVID-19 Relief Law
• Two-Thirds Of US Hospital Beds Are Already Occupied

March Week 3 – 3/15 to 3/21

• FDA Releases Guidance On Production Of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
• HIDA Government Affairs Alert: Healthcare Distribution Identified As Critical Infrastructure
• U.S. Air Force Flew Half A Million Coronavirus Test Swabs From Italy To Tennessee
• FEMA Response To Coronavirus: Trump Declares Agency At Level 1 Status
• Coronavirus Drives Surge In Demand For Temp Healthcare Workers
• Providers Demand Piece Of Stimulus Pie; 'We're In A Recession' Economist Declares
• The Biggest Worry For Hospitals, Healthcare Workers: Protective Equipment
• HHS May Delay Implementation Of Data-Sharing Rules Due To COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3 Keys To Mitigating Severe Supply Chain Shortages From Coronavirus Disruption
• As Coronavirus Testing Gears Up, Specialized Swabs Running Out
• Companies Focused On Cost Containment As Coronavirus Brings Uncertainty, PwC Survey Finds
• AHRMM Making Recommendations On COVID-19 For Healthcare Supply Chain
• Coronavirus Updates: Washington State Reports 1,000 Cases As U.S. Death Toll Tops 100
• The Coronavirus Playbook: How 12 Health Systems Are Responding To The Pandemic
• Fears Grow Over Federal Stockpile Ventilator Supply As Coronavirus Cases Mount
• Surgeon General Urges Providers To 'Consider Stopping Elective Surgeries'
• A Top Cancer Hospital Faces Mask Shortages As COVID-19 Cases Show Up In Staff And Patients
• New Research Database Will Help U.S. Crowdsource Its Pandemic Response
• Former FDA Head Urges Manufacturers To Shift Gears In Coronavirus Efforts
• New Report Forces U.S. And U.K. To Change Course On Coronavirus Strategy
• Canceled Surgeries, COVID-19 Patients Could Overwhelm Hospitals (Subscription)
• CMS OKs First State Request For 1135 Medicaid Waver In Florida
• FDA Provides Regulatory Relief During Outbreak, Continues To Expedite Diagnostic Availability
• Meet The Health Experts On Pence's Coronavirus Dream Team
• California Governor Orders All Residents to Stay Home | As Pandemic Spreads Swiftly, China Reports Zero New Infections
• 99% Of Those Who Died From COVID-19 Had Other Illness, Italy Says
• Phase 2 Of The Coronavirus Is Here
• Here Are 3 Drugs In Development To Fight Coronavirus, 2 Vaccines, And One 'Passive' Vaccine
• Hours Of Service Regulations Suspended For Commercial Motor Vehicles Combating COVID-19
• Trump Invokes Law That Could Give Government Authority Over Private Manufacturing
• Providers Want CMS To Waive Penalties, Extend Deadlines For Alternative Payment Models
• CMS Releases Guidelines On Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical Procedures

March Week 2 – 3/8 to 3/14

• CDC Advises To Restrict Large Events Or Gatherings Of 50 People Or More for 8 Weeks
• Study: Coronavirus Impact On Imports Expected To Be Larger, Longer Than Previously Expected
• The Problems With Our Coronavirus Testing Is Worse Than You Think
• ACHA: COVID-19 'Almost Perfect Killing Machine For Elderly'
• CDC Offers Recommendations For People At Risk Of Serious Illness From COVID-19
• WHO Declares The Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Pandemic
• FDA Grants Emergency Approval For Faster Coronavirus Test
• CMS Releases Billing And Coding Guidelines For COVID-19 – 7 Key Points
• Coronavirus Pushes Hospitals To Share Information About Stocks Of Protective Gear
• FDA Chief Asks Congress To Require Device Makers To Report Shortages
• Hospitals Dipping Into Emergency Stocks To Combat Coronavirus
• Labs Face Challenges Creating Diagnosis Testing For COVID-19 (Subscription)
• CPT Code Expected Soon To Report And Bill For COVID-19 Tests
• Officials Direct Providers To Limit Visitor Access To Nursing Homes
• Coronavirus May Live In Patients For Up To 37 Days, New Study Finds
• Waiving Cost-Sharing For Coronavirus Tests May Not Solve Cost Concerns
• Medicaid Payments Could Be Boosted In Democrats' Proposal For COVID-19 Stimulus (Subscription Required)
• State Department Urges Americans Not To Travel Abroad
• Hospitals Brace For Coronavirus Onslaught
• COVID-19 And Paid Leave: Three Scenarios To Plan For
• Coronavirus Is Exposing Deficiencies In US Healthcare
• CDC Now Recommends Face Masks As Acceptable Alternative To Respirators
• OPM And Defense Dept. Issue Guidelines For Civilian Employees On Coronavirus
• FDA Halts Inspections Of Foreign Plants Through April Due To Coronavirus
• Up To 4 Million Coronavirus Test Kits On The Way; Nursing Homes Want Priority

March Week 1 – 3/1 to 3/7

• CMS Develops Additional Code For Coronavirus Lab Tests – Mar 5
• Hospitals Worry Over Supply Shortages As Coronavirus Cases Tick Up
• CMS Announces Actions to Address the Spread of Coronavirus
• CDC: Anyone Can Be Tested For COVID-19 Without Restrictions
• HHS Clarifies US Has About 1% Of Face Masks Needed For A ‘Full-blown’ Coronavirus Pandemic
• OPM Issues Additional Coronavirus Guidance, Encouraging Telework, Reduced Travel
• During A Pandemic, States’ Patchwork Of Crisis Strategies Could Mean Uneven Care
• FDA, CDC Make More Respirators Available To US Healthcare Personnel

• Coronavirus Vaccine Expected To Take Months To Manufacture
• Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, FDA And Industry Seek Roadmap For Emergency Diagnostics
• Stat News | WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency
• CDC | CDC Confirms Person-to-person Spread Of New Coronavirus In The United States
• Science | Scientists Moving At Record Speed To Create Coronavirus Vaccines—But May Come Too Late
• CDC | CDC Issues Interim Infection Prevention Recommendations For Coronavirus Patients
• FDA | FDA Announces Key Actions To Advance Development Of Novel Coronavirus Medical Countermeasures
• John Hopkins CSSE | Mapping Website Tracks Coronavirus Outbreak In Near Real Time: Online Dashboard
• Reuters | US Health Officials Seek Emergency Approval To Use Diagnostic Test For New Coronavirus
• Bloomberg | Face Mask Supplies Run Out Across Asia Because Of Virus Panic
• Washington Post | Second Case Of Coronavirus Confirmed In US As China Expands Lockdown
• UN News | UN Health Emergency Committee To Re-Convene On Global Threat Posed By China Coronavirus
• NY Times | Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs In China, And A Lockdown Widens