Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
At 12 p.m. ET April 13, the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau will begin accepting applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program at www.fcc.gov/covid19telehealth.
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a pair of blood purification systems to treat adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit with severe respiratory illness.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights said it generally will not impose penalties for HIPAA rule violations on health care provider covered entities and their business associates operating COVID-19 community-based testing sites in good faith for the duration of the…
The Internal Revenue Service extended the deadline for tax-exempt organizations and fiscal year businesses to file tax returns and payments due between April and June until July 15.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released additional new waivers related to COVID-19.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is immediately distributing to providers $30 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
Long hours, a shortage of personal protective equipment, self-isolating from their own family members to protect them … these are just a few of the many difficulties America’s front-line health care workers are facing as they lead the fight against COVID-19.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is immediately distributing to providers $30 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act added $100 billion to this fund to reimburse…
AHA statement on initial emergency funding from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released additional new waivers related to COVID-19. The waivers apply nationwide and are retroactive to March 1, 2020. Specifically, the agency provided additional waivers for clinicians that reduce supervision and other requirements…