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The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a temporary rule to bar the exportation of some personal protective equipment, including some respirators and surgical masks and gloves.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched Project Air Bridge on March 29 to speed the delivery of much-needed medical equipment and supplies from overseas manufacturers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidance for critical infrastructure workers’ return to work following exposure to COVID-19.
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives urged the administration to resume premium processing for physicians seeking employment-based visas to provide rural communities with access to foreign physicians who have just completed their medical training in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration is clarifying several compounding policies so hospitals and health systems understand what their 503A compounding pharmacies are permitted to do when making or distributing certain drugs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 6 finalized updates and changes to its Medicare Advantage and Part D payment methodologies for calendar years 2021 and 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently granted Section 1135 Medicaid waivers for the COVID-19 emergency to Maine, Nevada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, bringing the national total to 49.
Hospitals in Nevada, Washington and Connecticut will receive 2020 Vista Awards for their teamwork and excellence in health care facility projects, AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering announced.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published April 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine shows decreased Clostridioides difficile infection and associated hospitalizations in the United States from 2011-2017.
A new AHA partnership with Point A hopes to foster further collaboration between individuals with engineering and innovation experience to consult with manufacturers looking to reconfigure their facilities to produce personal protective equipment.