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COVID-19

RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND PLANNING RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES

JUNE 24, 2020

▪ FDA Updates Authorizations Templates for Asymptomatic, Pooled Testing

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-06-17-fda-updates-authorization-templates-asymptomatic-pooled-testing-revokes

▪ FDA Warns of Potential Drug Interaction Between Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-06-16-fda-warns-potential-drug-interaction-between-remdesivir-hydroxychloroquine

▪ HHS Issues New FAQ on Emergency Relief Fund Reporting

https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/cares-act-provider-relief-fund/faqs/index.html#collapseFifteen

▪ COVID-19 Reshapes How Hospitals Will Address the Next Pandemic

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2020-06-16-covid-19-reshapes-how-hospitals-will-address

▪ CDC Consolidates Testing Guidance

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/testing-overview.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Tracer 1.0

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/COVIDTracer.html

▪ CDC Contact Tracing Workflow Image

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/testing-overview.html

▪ CDC Contact Investigation Workflow Image

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/COVID-19-Case-Investigation-workflow.pdf

▪ CDC SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Public Health Emergency Response, Epidemiology, and Surveillance

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/spheres.html

JUNE 5, 2020

▪ CDC ED Visits Were Down 42% in April

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6923e1.htm

▪ NASA Earns Emergency Authorization for Second Ventilator; Fitbit-Designed Offering Also Approved

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-06-03-nasa-earns-emergency-authorization-second-ventilator-fitbit-designed

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▪ FDA Launches COVID-19 Webpage for Health Professionals

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-06-03-fda-launches-covid-19-webpage-health-professionals

▪ CMS Issued New Guidance for States on Medicaid Optional Uninsured COVID-19 Testing (XXIII) Group

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2020-06-04-cms-issued-new-guidance-states-medicaid-optional-uninsured-covid-19

▪ CDC COVID-19 on Pets and Other Animals

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/animals/pets-other-animals.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Data Visualization

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/data-visualization.htm

▪ CDC Contact Tracing – Get and Keep America Open, Supporting States, Tribes, Localities, and Territories

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/open-america/contact-tracing-resources.html

▪ Podcast – Inventory Method Variation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://www.ahrmm.org/inventory-method-variation-during-covid-19-pandemic

▪ CDC Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children/mis-c.html

▪ COVID-19 – Crisis Communications

https://www.shsmd.org/resources/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-crisis-communications-resources

▪ COVID-19 – Sample Communications from Hospitals and Health Systems

https://www.shsmd.org/resources/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-sample-communications-hospitals-and-health-system

▪ CDC How COVID-19 Spreads

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 FAQ

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html

▪ CDC Interim Clinic Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html

▪ FDA Remarks by Commissioner Hahn, M.D. COVID-19: Finding Solutions, Applying Lessons Learned

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/remarks-commissioner-stephen-hahn-md-covid-19-pandemic-finding-solutions-applying-lessons-learned

▪ NIH Peer-Reviewed Data Shows Remdesivir for COVID-19 Improves Time to Recovery

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/peer-reviewed-data-shows-remdesivir-covid-19-improves-time-recovery

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▪ CDC Key Information to Collect During a Case Interview

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/keyinfo.html

▪ CDC Community-Level Seroprevalence Surveys

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/community-level-seroprevalence-surveys.html

▪ CDC Health Department Checklist: Developing a Case Investigation & Contact Tracing Plan for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/health-department-checklist-final.pdf

▪ CDC SOVID Surge Resources

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/COVIDSurge.html

▪ CDC Contact Tracing – Update

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/open-america/contact-tracing-resources.html

JUNE 1, 2020

▪ CDC Considerations for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/assisted-living.html

▪ CDC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Triage of COVID-19 Patients in Non-US Healthcare Settings

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/non-us-settings/sop-triage-prevent-transmission.html

▪ CDC Communication Resource for Travelers

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/communication-resources.html

▪ CDC Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Antibody Testing

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/resources/antibody-tests-guidelines.html

▪ CDC Employer Information for Office Buildings

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/office-buildings.html

▪ CDC Considerations for Restaurants and Bars

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/business-employers/bars-restaurants.html

▪ CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-ihe-response.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Surge Spreadsheet-based Tool for Hospital Administrators and Public Health Officials

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/COVIDSurge.html

▪ CDC Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html

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▪ CDC Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/testing.html

▪ CDC Antibody Test

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/serology-overview.html

▪ CDC Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/steps-to-prepare.html

▪ CDC Serology Testing for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/serology-testing.html

▪ CDC Guidance for “Authorizing Licensed Pharmacist to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests”

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/advisory-opinion-20-02-hhs-ogc-prep-act.pdf

▪ CDC Evaluation and Management Considerations for Neonates at Risk for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/caring-for-newborns.html

MAY 22, 2020

▪ CDC Social Media Tool Kit and Pictures for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/social-media-toolkit.html

▪ Trump Administration Announces Framework and Leadership for ‘Operation Warp Speed’

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/15/trump-administration-announces-framework-and-leadership-for-operation-warp-speed.html

▪ FDA Authorizes First Standalone at-Home Sample Collection Kit – Can be Used with Certain Authorized Tests

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-standalone-home-sample-collection-kit-can-be-used

▪ CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Article: Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0681_article?deliveryName=USCDC_333-DM28664

▪ AHA Fact Sheet: The COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/05/fact-sheet-covid-19-workers-first-protection-act-of-2020.pdf

▪ FEMA Releases State by State PPE Data

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/05/15/fema-releases-state-state-ppe-data

▪ CDC Recommendations on Preventing Getting Sick – Cloth Face Cover

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

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▪ COVID-19 Serology Surveillance Strategy

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/serology-surveillance/index.html

▪ CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President's Plan for Opening America Up Again

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/cdc-activates-initiatives.html

▪ FDA Authorizes Infusion Pumps Emergency COVID-19 Use, Sets Guidance for Pharmacy Compounders’ PPE Usage

o Emergency Use Authorizations

https://www.fda.gov/media/138057/download

o Guidance for Industry

https://www.fda.gov/media/136841/download

▪ CDC Road Travel Toolkit for Transportation Partners

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/transportation-toolkit.html

▪ Study Looks at Impacts on Certain Social Distancing Measures

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00608?utm_campaign=covid19fasttrack&utm_medium=press&utm_content=courtemanche&utm_source=mediaadvisory

▪ CDC Virus Does Not Spread Easily from Touching Surfaces or Objects

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Ftransmission.html

▪ CDC Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/long-term-care-strategies.html

▪ CDC Resources to Assist States in Reopening

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/s0520-cdc-resources-open.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Sample Training Plans, Guidance, and Resources

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/index.html

▪ HHS Providers Must Act by June 3, 2020 to Receive Additional Relief Fund General Distribution Payment

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/20/providers-must-act-june-3-2020-receive-additional-relief-fund-general-distribution-payment.html

▪ CDC Releases Framework for Providing Non-COVID-19 Clinical Care During Pandemic

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/framework-non-COVID-care.html

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▪ FDA Approves Drug for Tracheal Intubation, Surgery or Ventilation Facilitation

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-20-fda-approves-drug-tracheal-intubation-surgery-or-ventilation-facilitation

▪ AHA Sources of Financial Support for Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

o AHA Article

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2020-05-20-sources-financial-support-health-care-providers-during-covid-19

o Chart Examining Sources of Federal Funds During COVID-19 Pandemic for Hospitals

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/04/chart-examining-sources-of-federal-funds-during-covid-19-pandemic-for-hospitals.pdf

▪ HHS, Industry Partners Expand U.S.-based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing for COVID-19 Response

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/19/hhs-industry-partners-expand-us-based-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-covid-19-response.html

▪ FDA Collaborations Promote Rigorous Analysis of Real-World Data to Inform Pandemic Response

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-collaborations-promote-rigorous-analyses-real-world-data-inform

▪ NIH Funded Study Investigates Pregnancy Outcomes Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-study-investigate-pregnancy-outcomes-resulting-covid-19-pandemic

▪ CDC Considerations for Public Pools, Hot Tubs, and Playgrounds

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/parks-rec/aquatic-venues.html

▪ HHS Advisory Opinion 20-02 on the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act and the Secretary’s Declaration Under the Act, May 19, 2020

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/advisory-opinion-20-02-hhs-ogc-prep-act.pdf

▪ Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed Accelerates AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to be Available Beginning in October

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/21/trump-administration-accelerates-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-to-be-available-beginning-in-october.html

▪ CDC Issues Guidance for Newborns at Risk for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/caring-for-newborns.html

▪ CDC Virus Does Not Spread Easily from Touching Surfaces or Objects

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Ftransmission.html

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MAY 15, 2020

▪ NIH Began Clinical Trials of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-begins-clinical-trial-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-treat-covid-19

▪ HHS to Award $5 Million for Health Services Research Related to COVID-19

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/14/hhs-to-award-5-million-for-health-services-research-related-to-covid19.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Professionals

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/index.html

o Framework for Non-COVID-19 Care

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/framework-non-COVID-care.html

o Strategies for Elastomeric Respirators

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/elastomeric-respirators-strategy/index.html

o Strategies for Powered Air Purifying Respirators

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/powered-air-purifying-respirators-strategy.html

o Considerations for Home Dialysis

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dialysis/home-dialysis.html

▪ President Trump Announces Plans to Expand and Restructure the Strategic National Stockpile

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-ensuring-strong-national-stockpile-industrial-base-needed-meet-challenge/

▪ SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Public Health Emergency Response, Epidemiology, and Surveillance (SPHERES)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/spheres.html

▪ AHA Surviving the COVID-19 Surge

https://www.aha.org/advancing-health-podcast/2020-05-13-surviving-covid-19-surge-marshall-medical-center-0

▪ HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Issues Guidance on Covered Health Care Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to Protect Health Information and Individuals in Their Facilities

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/05/ocr-issues-guidance-covered-health-care-poviders-restrictions-media-access-protected-health-information-individuals-facilities.html

▪ CMS Toolkit for States to Mitigate COVID-19 Patients in Nursing Homes

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-toolkit-states-mitigate-covid-19-nursing-homes.pdf

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▪ CMS Price Transparency for COVID-19 Testing

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-ffs-price-transparency-faqs.pdf

▪ SAMHSA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention Grants

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/fg-20-007

▪ HHS Awards Grants for Telehealth Training

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-14-hhs-awards-grants-telehealth-training

▪ CMS Nursing Home COVID-19 Toolkit

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-14-cms-issues-nursing-home-covid-19-toolkit

▪ CDC Forecasting COVID-19 in the US

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/forecasting-us.html

▪ FEMA COVID-19 Medical Care Cost Eligible for Public Assistance

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1589208038530-19c77b9558076c303b4ebec5f0631697/PA_Medical_Care_Policy_for_COVID-19_508.pdf

▪ AHA FBI and CISA Warn of Serious Nation and State Cyber Threats

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-13-fbi-cisa-warn-serious-nation-state-cyber-threats-other-top-vulnerabilities

▪ CMS Eligibility for Relief for Hospitals

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-12-cms-provides-eligibility-relief-hospitals

▪ FDA Authorizes Propofol Emulsion for Emergency Use for COVID-19 Ventilator Sedation

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-12-fda-authorizes-propofol-emulsion-emergency-use-covid-19-ventilator

▪ CDC High Risk of Illness - Tips for Reducing Your Risk

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/groups-at-higher-risk.html

▪ CDC Air Travel Toolkit for Airline Partners

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/airline-toolkit.html

▪ AHA What to Focus on as you Prepare to Resume Services

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2020-05-12-confronting-coronavirus-what-focus-you-prepare

▪ CDC Factors to Consider when Planning to Purchase Respirators from Another Country

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/international-respirator-purchase.html

▪ COVID-19 Virtual Tool Kit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns

https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/Workforce-Virtual-Toolkit

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▪ HHS Requests Weekly Data from Hospitals to Inform Remdesivir Distribution

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2020-05-11-hhs-requests-weekly-data-hospitals-inform-remdesivir-distribution

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/05/hhs-requests-weekly-data-from-hospitals-inform-remdesivir-distribution-bulletin-5-11-2020.pdf

▪ HHS Announcement of Shipments of Donated Remdesivir for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/09/hhs-ships-first-doses-of-donated-remdesivir-for-hospitalized-patients-with-covid-19.html

▪ CDC Guidance on When to Wear Gloves

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/09/hhs-ships-first-doses-of-donated-remdesivir-for-hospitalized-patients-with-covid-19.html

MAY 8, 2020

▪ NIH – Study Finds Nearly Everyone Who Recovers From COVID-19 Makes Coronavirus Antibodies

https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/05/07/study-finds-nearly-everyone-who-recovers-from-covid-19-makes-coronavirus-antibodies/

▪ CDC Streamlines Laboratory Test Result Reporting Sharing COVID-19 Results, Urges Hospitals to Also Report Results to Local and State Health Departments

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-07-cdc-streamlines-lab-test-result-reporting-sharing-covid-19-results

▪ AHA Podcast Discussion on What Digital Response Strategies Have Been Successful and Lessons Learned

https://www.aha.org/advancing-health-podcast/2020-04-09-how-digital-tools-can-help-address-covid-19

▪ CDC Landing Page for Various Fact Sheets for Airline Workers

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emres/2019_ncov.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/AirlineWorkers-RETAIL.pdf

▪ AHA App Used to Facilitate PPE Matches with Facilities in Need

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-06-healthequip-app-continues-facilitate-ppe-matches

▪ AHA Urges Congress to Shield Health Care Facilities From COVID-19 Liabilities

https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2020-05-07-congress-urged-shield-health-care-facilities-and-providers-covid-19

▪ CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Correctional Facilities and Detention Centers

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/correction-detention/guidance-correctional-detention.html

▪ C

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▪ DC Federal Resource for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Staffing

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/national-service-resources-support.pdf

▪ CDC Reporting Laboratory Data

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/reporting-lab-data.html

▪ AHA Fact Sheet Forgiveness Accelerated Payments for Hospitals

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/05/fact-sheet-forgiveness-accelerated-payment-for-hospitals.pdf

▪ CDC May 5, 2020 New Alert

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-news-alert-may-5-2020

▪ CDC Says Evidence Supports Asymptomatic and Pre-symptomatic Transmission

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-05-05-cdc-evidence-supports-sars-cov-2-transmission-while-presymptomatic-or

▪ CDC Guidelines for Opening Up America Again (Whitehouse)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/openingamerica/

▪ AHA Updated (May 5, 2020) COVID-19 Models

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2020-05-05-confronting-coronavirus-updated-covid-19

▪ CDC Guidance on Discontinuing Home Isolation with Persons Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html

▪ CDC Updated Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care.html

▪ CDC Updated Recommendations for Testing and Evaluating People for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html

▪ CDC Criteria for Healthcare Workers to Return to Work After Positive COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/return-to-work.html

▪ CDC Information for Laboratories Working with Specimens from Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for COVID-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/lab/index.html

▪ CDC Contact Tracing and Guidance

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/index.html

▪ Small Business Administration – Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program for Public Hospitals

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2020-05-04-sba-clarifies-public-hospitals-eligibility-paycheck-protection-program

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▪ NIH Ongoing Study to Learn How COVID-19 Affects Children

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-determine-incidence-novel-coronavirus-infection-us-children-begins

▪ HHS Beings Allocating Funding to Hospitals with High COVID-19 Admissions

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/01/hhs-begins-distribution-of-payments-to-hospitals-with-high-covid-19-admissions-rural-providers.html

MAY 1, 2020

▪ ASPR HPP Due Date Changes Due to COVID-19 Response

https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/HPP/Pages/due-dates0424-4261.aspx

▪ CMS Issued a Round of Regulatory Waivers and Rule Changes: New Rules to Support and Expand COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-issues-second-round-sweeping-changes-support-us-healthcare-system-during-covid

▪ FDA Added an Additional Ventilator Developed for NASA to the Emergency Use Authorization List

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-includes-ventilator-developed-nasa-ventilator-emergency-use

▪ HHS Awards $20 Million for COVID-19 Telehealth Response

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/30/hhs-awards-20-million-to-combat-covid19-pandemic-through-telehealth.html

▪ CDC COVID Data Tracker

https://www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html

▪ CDC COVID-19 Module Data Dashboard – Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Pathway (Daily update 9:00am)

https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/report-patient-impact.html

▪ CDC’s Guidance on Reopening Business and Workplaces

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html

▪ CDC Fact Sheet on Digital Contact Tracing Tools

https://learn.astho.org/p/ContactTracer

▪ CDC COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training and Guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/index.html

Direct Link to Training: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/contact-tracing-training-plan.pdf

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▪ CDC’s Page with Direct Links to Each State’s Health Department

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/healthdepartments.html

▪ National Institute of Health Trial Showed Remdesivir Accelerates Recovery of COVID-19 Patients

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-shows-remdesivir-accelerates-recovery-advanced-covid-19

▪ National Institute of Health – New Initiative for COVID-19 Testing

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-mobilizes-national-innovation-initiative-covid-19-diagnostics

▪ FAQs on the Emergency Use Authorization for Face Masks (Non-Surgical)

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/faqs-emergency-use-authorization-face-masks-non-surgical

o AHA Podcast on Telemedicine (04/29/2020)

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-04-28-aha-podcast-spotlights-connecting-care-through-telemedicine

o Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Business, and Schools

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/reopen-guidance.html

▪ Provider Relief Fund Payments for Eligible Providers

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/28/eligible-providers-can-submit-information-to-receive-additional-provider-relief-fund-payments.html

▪ CDC Testing Updates

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/testing-in-us.html

▪ CDC Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care.html

▪ CDC Guidance for Healthcare Facilities

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/us-healthcare-facilities.html

▪ HHS Uninsured Program Portal

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/27/hhs-launches-covid19-uninsured-program-portal.html

▪ CDC Cleaning and Decontamination of Reusable Elastomeric Respirators

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/elastomeric-respirators-strategy/index.html

▪ AHA Summary of the Presidential Relief Package (04/23/2020)

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-04-24-president-signs-covid-19-relief-package

▪ National Governors Association – Roadmap for Recovery

https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NGA-Report.pdf

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▪ COVID-19 Drive Through Testing

https://www.facebook.com/WRTV6/videos/504275863589398/

▪ PHEP COVID-19 Planning Checklist

https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/COVID19/Documents/COVID-19%20Healthcare%20Planning%20Checklist.pdf

▪ FEMA Reimbursement Coding

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1499870452846-788ed7dc0c6d2458a95476052f250f66/2011_Cost_Codes.pdf

▪ White Paper: What Hospitals Can Do to Protect Staff, Patients, and Communities

https://mk0emssolutionsi6uhe.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Everbridge-COVID-19-Hospitals-Whitepaper.pdf

▪ CMS COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities Webpage

https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/emergency-preparedness-response-operations/current-emergencies/coronavirus-waivers

▪ CMS COVID-19 Patient Surge Fact Sheet (3/30/2020)

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/additional-backgroundsweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19-patient

▪ HHS Statement on Healthcare Systems Funding (03/24/2020)

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/03/24/hhs-provides-100-million-to-help-us-healthcare-systems-prepare-for-covid-19-patients.html

▪ HHS Healthcare Facilities – Optimizing Ventilator Use During COVID-19 Pandemic (March 31, 2020)

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/03/31/optimizing-ventilator-use-during-covid19-pandemic.html

▪ HHS Email for Hospital-specific COVID-19 Questions

HospitalCOVID19@hhs.gov

▪ American Health Association (AHA) Digital Pulse

https://www.aha.org/center/aha-digital-pulse

▪ FEMA Private and Nonprofit COVID-19 Public Assistance Eligibility Fact Sheet

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/04/02/coronavirus-covid19-pandemic-private-nonprofit-organizations

▪ CMS News Alert/Summary of COVID-19

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-news-alert-april-2-2020

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▪ HHS - HIPPA Enforcement Discretion for COVID-19

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/02/ocr-announces-notification-of-enforcement-discretion.html

▪ FEMA COVID-19 Response

https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus

▪ FEMA DPAT Resources when Procuring with Federal Grants Funds

https://www.fema.gov/procurement-disaster-assistance-team

▪ FEMA PA Fact Sheets, Job Aids, and FAQs

https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/90743

▪ CMS Clarifying Accelerated/Advanced Program Payments for Hospitals

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2020/04/cms-clarifies-accelerated-advanced-payment-programs%20bulletin-4-3-2020.pdf

▪ CMS LTC COVID-19 Mitigation Guidance

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/4220-covid-19-long-term-care-facility-guidance.pdf

▪ CDC Weekly Guidance (04/02/2020)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview.html

▪ Article on the Need for a Delaware Ethics Board

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2020/04/06/delaware-needs-statewide-ethics-board-oversee-allocation-ventilators-covid-19-supplies/2947360001/

▪ AHA Call for HHS to Expand Hospital Telemedicine

https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2020-04-06-aha-urges-additional-action-expand-telehealth

▪ CARES Funding for Uninsured Patients (04/06/2020)

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hhs-to-divert-some-of-the-100b-hospital-covid-19-funding-to-uninsured/575485/

▪ FEMA Published Photos

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/04/06/photos-whole-america-covid-19-response

▪ CMS Recommendations for Elective Produces and Surgeries (04/07/2020)

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/31820-cms-adult-elective-surgery-and-procedures-recommendations.pdf

▪ HHS $186 million COVID-19 Response Funding (04/07/2020)

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/06/hhs-announces-upcoming-funding-action-provide-186-million-covid19-response.html

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▪ HHS Rapid Point-of-Care Tests (04/07/2020)

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/06/hhs-supports-state-territorial-and-tribal-public-health-labs-with-covid-19-rapid-point-of-care-test.html

▪ HHS Funding Notice

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/06/updated-cdc-funding-information.html

▪ Pennsylvania Block Grant Summary Article (04/01/2020)

https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-releases-community-breakdown-of-new-coronavirus-funding-for-pa

▪ AHA Decontamination of N95 Masks

https://www.aha.org/advisory/2020-04-08-coronavirus-update-technology-decontamination-and-reuse-n95-respirators-now

▪ CDC Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Exposure and Returning to Work

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-04-09-cdc-releases-guidance-post-covid-19-exposure-return-work-clinical-specimen

▪ CMS LTC Transfer Scenario

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-25-nh.pdf

▪ FEMA Best Practices Webpage

https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/best-practices

▪ ASPR Tracie COVID-19 Healthcare Planning and Infectious Disease Resources

https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/COVID-19

▪ FEMA COVID-19 Hospital Resource Package

https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/covid-19-hospital-resource-package-document.pdf