Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
As Central Illinois reopens from the statewide COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the health system is helping its communities do so safely.
Nearly one in four workers, about 37.7 million, are at higher risk for serious illness if infected by COVID-19 due to age or underlying health conditions, according to a study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The Food and Drug Administration last week issued an emergency use authorization for Cue Health Inc.’s new SARS-CoV-2 nasal swab test in patient care settings.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has consolidated its recommendations for COVID-19 testing, which it will update as additional information becomes available.
The Food and Drug Administration said it no longer authorizes the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine as an effective treatment of COVID-19.
In a letter to the editor, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack notes, “Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the financial state of many hospitals was very fragile, with one of every four hospitals in America operating in the red.
AHA identified legislative and regulatory actions needed to maintain or extend telehealth flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is planning an additional distribution of funds to hospitals that have been particularly affected by the increased burden of caring for those with COVID-19.
A list that represents what actions would be necessary to maintain or extend telehealth flexibilities that were
implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced that it is planning an additional $10 billion distribution of funds to hospitals that have been particularly affected by the increased burden of caring for those with COVID-19. To inform how these funds are distributed, HHS is…