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CDC posts COVID-19 training for health professionals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collated in one location training materials for health care professionals during the COVID-19 emergency, including webinars, videos and online courses.
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FEMA releases COVID-19 resource for hospitals

The FEMA Healthcare Resilience Task Force has released a COVID-19 Hospital Resource Package, which offers tools to help hospitals prepare for and respond to the pandemic.
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FDA expands COVID-19 testing options via spun synthetic swabs

The Food and Drug Administration announced that spun synthetic swabs made from materials like polyester can be used for test patients for COVID-19.
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CMS issues FAQs on legislations’ COVID-19 Medicaid/CHIP provisions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance implementing legislative provisions specific to enhanced federal funding for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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New HCPCS codes created for high-throughput tests

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has created two new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes (U0003 and U0004) to bill under Medicare Part B for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests that use high-throughput technologies to detect and diagnose the novel coronavirus.
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Administration announces three-phase plan to loosen social distancing

President Trump announced guidelines that states and localities can use for easing social distancing restrictions, including criteria for employers, individuals and hospitals.
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AHA, others issue roadmap for safely resuming elective surgery

As the COVID-19 surge wanes in different parts of the country, the AHA, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses today released a roadmap for safely resuming elective surgery.
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Perspective: A Path Forward in the Fight against COVID-19

This week, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems are continuing their heroic efforts caring for tens of thousands of COVID-19 patients.
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Special Bulletin: CMS Releases FY 2021 IRF PPS Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued the proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
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CDC looks at U.S. hospitalizations for COVID-19

About 80% of deaths and 45% of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the U.S. are among adults aged 65 or older, with the risk of serious illness and death increasing with age, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.