In honor of National Women’s Health Week, a webinar hosted by Regions 2 and 8 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) will be held today, Thursday, May 21…
On May 14, AMA released updates on their efforts related to COVID-19: First, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued guidance to help physicians and the public understand potential uses and…
On May 14, 2020, PAMED released the results of its survey assessing the impact of COVID-19 on outpatient care in Pennsylvania. The survey was conducted in late April and was…
The following are new resources (as of May 2020) provided by the City of Philadelphia: Philadelphia Department of Public Health daily data postings: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/testing-and-data/ Guidance for essential personnel and businesses:…
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health released the following health advisory on May 12, 2020: Summary Points: COVID-19 testing is increasingly available at public health and commercial laboratories. Nasal, nasal…
On May 14, the PCMS Public Health Committee held a Q&A regarding COVID-19. You can listen to the session below, with a transcript written underneath. https://philamedsoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/May-14-COVID19-Q-and-A-Conference-Audio.mp3 Eileen Ryan (PCMS):…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following health alert on May 11, 2020: Summary As buildings have been shut down or used less frequently, building water quality degradation becomes…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following health alert on May 11, 2020: This guidance is based on available information about COVID-19 and subject to change as additional information…
On May 8, 2020, CMS released updates on COVID-19: New Guidance Available on Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes Nursing…
On May 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) building on the agency’s efforts to give the American healthcare…
On May 6, Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order to afford health care practitioners protection against liability for good faith actions taken in response to the call to supplement the health…
On May 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following updates based on guidance released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 3, 2020,…