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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted Version 18 of this toolkit on February 3, 2021.  In case I haven’t mentioned this before, this toolkit has been updated twice each month and the latest version is always found beneath the hyperlink I provided above. A refresher of what’s provided in this…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence: Version 18

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare HHS Amends PREP Act Declaration to Increase Workforce Authorized to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines was issued January 28, 2021. “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a fifth amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to…… Continue reading CDC/CMS/HHS/OSHA COVID-19 Updated Information – Last Week of January 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the COVID-19 county positivity data as of February 1, 2021. As a reminder, information regarding the requirement to test nursing home staff based on county positivity is found here.  Previous data reports are found in the archive.  

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the most recent nursing home COVID-19 data: Week Ending January 17, 2021. Today and going forward, I’m also including information from another resource – CDC.  This data and more can be found on the CDC COVID Data Tracker which looks at the past…… Continue reading CMS Posts Nursing Home COVID-19 Data for Week Ending January 17, 2021 CDC COVID-19 Data Also Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The GAO Press Release issued January 28, 2021 coincides with “its fifth comprehensive report examining the ongoing implementation of the CARES Act and other pandemic relief measures in response to our nation’s continued effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. GAO is making 13 new recommendations in the report.…… Continue reading GAO Report: COVID-19: Critical Vaccine Distribution, Supply Chain, Program Integrity, and Other Challenges Require Focused Federal Attention

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As the U.S. works to significantly increase COVID-19 vaccine administration, USP has been working with stakeholders and convening experts to identify and help address efficiency gaps (e.g., use of pre-drawn syringes) healthcare practitioners may encounter when handling and preparing COVID-19 vaccines. Today (January 28, 2021), we…… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Handling Toolkit – Version 2.0 Now Available