The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following alert on May 4, 2020: Summary In order to perform testing for SARS-CoV-2, a laboratory must have CLIA certification. Currently, only molecular…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following guidelines on April 30, 2020: Summary The following specimens are acceptable to submit for COVID-19 testing: A nasophyaryngeal (NP) specimen, An oropharyngeal…
PCMS, PAMED and several other medical organizations and societies signed a letter regarding medical liability immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was sent to Governor Wolf on April 22, 2020:…
On April 21, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following COVID-19 update: Summary: Decisions about return to work for HCP with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be made…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert on April 19: ALERT: Interim Guidelines for Exposed Life-Sustaining Business Workers Life-sustaining business workers, as defined in the Orders that the…
On April 14, PAMED President Lawrence John, MD wrote a letter to Governor Wolf requesting medical liability immunity for care rendered during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can view the letter…