HHS Issue Guidance on HIPAA and Vaccines in the Workplace
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance...
HRSA Opens Application Portal for Additional COVID-19 Relief Funds
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has opened the portal for health care providers to apply through Oct. 26 for a portion of...
White House Extends Expiring Medical Supply Tariff Exemptions
​The White House Office of the United States Trade Representative has extended through Nov. 14 tariff exemptions for certain medical care products needed to...
Studies Show More COVID-19 Cases in Areas Without School Masking Policies
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance...
Deadline is Approaching for Emergency Rural Health Grants
​Rural hospitals and nursing home providers located in South Dakota communities of 20,000 people or less are encouraged to apply for the USDA Emergency...
CDC Funding for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings
On September 17, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a $2.1 billion investment to improve infection prevention and control activities across the U.S. public health and...
HHS Announces $350 Million in new Maternal and Child Health Awards
​The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced nearly $350 million in awards to every state across the nation to support safe...
Updated CDC Covid-19 Guidance for Healthcare Settings
CDC has streamlined their COVID-19 guidance for healthcare settings into 3 main source documents.
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During...
AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
HHS Announces Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making $25.5 billion in new funding...
