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U.S. Customs posts guidance on importing COVID-19 resources

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a webpage to address questions about importing personal protective equipment and other medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Special Bulletin: HHS Requesting Data from Hospitals to Help Determine Distribution of Some CARES Act Funds

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced in
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Blog: Taking care of mental health in the time of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created stresses that most health care workers have never experienced, writes Robert Trestman, M.D., of Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., and 2020 chair-elect of AHA’s Behavioral Health Council. Read more about the resources available for front-line workers.
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Blog: The many ways we can support health workers

In this AHA blog, Priya Bathija, AHA vice president of strategic initiatives, shares stories of health care heroes stepping up to address the challenge of COVID-19 and ways the public can support them.
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Blog: The many ways we can support health workers

In this AHA blog, Priya Bathija, AHA vice president of strategic initiatives, shares stories of health care heroes stepping up to address the challenge of COVID-19 and ways the public can support them.
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New CMS toolkit to aid workforce maximization at state and local levels

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a new COVID-19 toolkit for state and local health care decision makers seeking to maximize workforce flexibilities.
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CMS issues FAQ on health plan administrative flexibilities

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 and resources on care delivery, and patients can receive needed care without delay.
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HHS awards funding to rural communities to combat COVID-19 pandemic

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.
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Battelle adds sites for no-cost N95 respirator decontamination

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.
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HHS to publish final health IT rules; agencies delay certain requirements, enforcement deadlines

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.