HHS Awards Workforce Grants for Vaccinations in Underserved Communities
On June 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $125 million to 14 organizations supporting underserved areas. The grants will...
CMS Updates Nursing Home Visitation Guidance
​On March 10, 2022 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated memo QSO-20-39-NH Revised which replaces the term "vaccinated" with "up...
Formula Shortage Update
Late last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the U.K.’s Kendamil will send three types of routine formula to the U.S....
Tool Helps Hospitals Target Infection Prevention Efforts
A new four-part tool is available to help hospitals and health systems estimate the cost and benefit of interventions to prevent health care-associated infections. The...
Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Private Payor Data Reporting – Delayed until 2023
On December 10, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act delayed the Clinical...
FDA Issues Update on Ventilator Recall
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued an update on the Class 1 recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators. According to the update,...
SDAHO Continues to Celebrate Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month (OAM), a celebration that began in 1963 to recognize older adults’ wisdom and contributions—and to reinforce our country’s commitment...
2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines Issued
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines for 2019 have been released and are effective as of Jan. 11. Publication of...
HHS Issues Federal Poverty Level Guidelines for 2021
​The United States Department of Health and Human Services released the poverty guidelines for 2021. The federal poverty guidelines are used to determine financial...
CMS Answers Questions on CLIA Certified Nursing Home Antigen Testing
On July 14th, the Trump Administration announced an initiative for rapid point-of-care diagnostic test instruments & tests to be distributed to all approved nursing...
