Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Institute of Health (NIH) posted What’s New in the Guidelines on May 31, 2022. Major revisions in May include: Critical Care for ChildrenAntithrombotic Therapy in Patients with COVID-19Critical Care for AdultsCorticosteroidsColchicineSpecial Considerations in Adults and Children with CancerSpecial Considerations in Solid Organ Transplant, Hematopoietic…… Continue reading Updated COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted COVID-19 data for the week ending May 15, 2022. Comparing the May 15th data to the previous May 8th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate again remained the same as the 3 previous weeksResidents with booster doses increased by 0.5% this past weekStaff…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare An early post on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 will be posted officially in CDC’s MMWR on Friday, May 27, 2022. Post–COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 Survivors Aged 18–64 and ≥65 Years — United States, March 2020–November 2021 is a serious and sobering read. The article…… Continue reading 1 in 5 Adults Have a Health Condition Related to Previous COVID-19 Illness 

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Vaccines have proven to be spectacularly effective in preventing death from Covid-19, but the U.S. continues to struggle with keeping Americans up to date on vaccinations. (The Brown School of Public Health) Vaccine Preventable Deaths Dashboard shows that since vaccines became widely available, every second Covid-19…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Preventable Deaths Analysis 

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Issued May 24, 2022 SummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to update healthcare providers, public health departments, and the public on the potential for recurrence of COVID-19 or “COVID-19 rebound.” Paxlovid continues to be recommended…… Continue reading COVID-19 Rebound After Paxlovid Treatment  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending May 8, 2022. Comparing the May 8th data to the previous May 1st data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate again remained the same as the 2 previous weeksResidents with booster doses increased by 0.2%…… Continue reading Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “(May 12, 2022), we mark a heartbreaking moment in this pandemic: one million American lives have been lost to COVID-19. On the heels of President Joe Biden addressing the nation about our continued fight against COVID-19, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued the following statement:…… Continue reading One Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted nursing home data for the week ending May 1, 2022. Comparing the May 1st data to the previous April 24th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate remained the same as the previous weekResidents with booster doses increased by 0.2% this past weekStaff vaccination rate remained…… Continue reading Most Recent CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) has published an updated (May 6, 2022) resource: Management of Drug Interactions with Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid): Resource for Clinicians. Here’s a couple of examples of what you’ll find within this extensive resource: And… Paxlovid is being used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19…… Continue reading Management of Drug Interactions With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid®): Resource for Clinicians

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The May 6, 2022 edition of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showcases the Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27,…… Continue reading NHSN Data Highlights Importance of Boosters Following Primary Vaccination