Biden’s Nursing Home Vision to Increase Oversight and Penalties
​The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on March 10 at 2pm CT/3pm ET...
CDC’s New COVID-19 Community Levels Recommendations Do Not Apply in Healthcare Settings
​On February 25, the CDC updated it's guidance on COVID-19 prevention steps by transitioning from community transmission rates to community levels. COVID-19 community levels...
New Reports on Health and Well-being of Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing two new reports in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that provide important insights on...
HHS Awards Nearly $55 Million to Increase Virtual Health Care Access and Quality Through...
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded...
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...
FDA Alerts Providers to COVID-19 Rapid Test Recall
The Food and Drug Administration announced a Class 1 recall of the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Response Test. E25Bio is recalling its COVID-19 Direct...
CDC Studies Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness
During the omicron wave, the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was 87% effective at preventing emergency and urgent care visits and 95% effective at...
Application for New Residency Positions – Due March 31st
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is encouraging providers to apply for the 1,000 newly created Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency slots...
CDC Endorses FDA’s Full Approval of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation to grant full approval to the...
CMS Makes Nursing Home COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Data Available Online, Increasing Transparency for Consumers
As part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best nursing home care for their loved ones, the...
