Additional Resources
Other Resources and Archives
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Webpage With Useful Resources
CDC Issues New Interim Guidance For Full Vaccinated People
CDC Science Brief- SARS-CoV-2 And Surface Transmission For Indoor Community Environment
CDC Releases Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
CDC Updates FAQs Document-Clinical Questions About COVID-19
CDC COCA Call-Treating Long COVID: Clinician Experience With Post-Acute COVID-19 Care
COVID-19 Vaccine Training Module for Healthcare Providers
CDC COVID-19 Partner Update-COVID-19 Response Vaccine Update
CDC’s Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit For Medical Centers, Clinics, And Clinicians
CDC Updated Guidance On Collection And Submission Of Postmortem Specimens
CDC Updated Guidance On Collection And Submission Of Postmortem Specimens
CDC’s COVID-19 Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities Web Resource
AMA / CDC Project Firstline Webinar
CDC Updates Various Guidance Documents
Click here, here and here
CDC COCA Call-Treating Long COVID: Clinician Experience with Post-Acute COVID-19 Care
CDC Releases Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
CDC COCA Call--Testing And Treatment Of 2020-2021 Seasonal Influenza During The COVID-19 Pandemic
CDC Updated Guidance on Quarantine After Travel
The state of Connecticut’s travel advisory remains in effect and can be found here.
CDC’s EPIC Webinar-Promising Practices In Health Equity COVID-19
CDC Releases Guidance on Coordinating Medical Resources to Optimize Care
CDC Discusses Latest COVID-19 Developments
CDC Releases Results From Seroprevalence Survey
CDC Releases Report And New Guidance
The study can be found here.
The guidance can be found here.
CDC Issues Report On ED Visits During The COVID-19 Pandemic
CDC Issues Interim Updated Guidance
CDC Updates Guidance For Workers At High Risk
CDC Issues New Guidelines For COVID-19 Antibody Testing
CDC Webinar-2020 Hurricane Season During COVID-19
CDC Releases COVID-19 Resources And Information Related To Healthcare Quality And Worker Safety And Health
For non-COVID-19 clinical care, click here.
For managing workplace fatigue, click here.
For clinical and infection prevention trainings, click here.
For new NIH Treatment Guidelines, click here.
CDC Issues Guidance On Purchase Of Respirators From Foreign Countries
CDC To Host Call With NIOSH Regarding KN95s
Click here to register.
CDC Updates Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19
CDC Updates Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19CDC Updates Guidance On Strategies For Optimizing The Supply Of N95 Respirators
CDC - NIOSH Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings
CDC - Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
CDC: Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CDC Updates Guidance on Discharging Patients with COVID-19
CDC’s Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
COVID-19 Situation Summary (2-29-20)
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities (2-29-20)
Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators (2-29-20)
Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for COVID-19 (2-29-20)
Health Alert Network (CDC HAN 428 / 2-27-20) Update
Interim guidance (v. 2-1-20) to state and local health departments
Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS COVID-19 Infection Control Survey Tool For Acute And Continuing Care Facilities
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls- January 2021
CMS Announces Comprehensive Strategy To Enhance Hospital Capacity Amid COVID-19 Surge
Additional information on the Acute Hospital Care at Home program can be found here. Information on the clarifications related to ambulatory surgical center can be found here and FAQs documents can be found here and here.
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls
CMS Provider Engagement Opportunities
COVID-19 Clinical Rounds and Resources- CMS Stakeholder Calls
Information and registration for CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls for the dates: July 27 to August 14 can be found here.
CMS Extends 2019 Occupational Mix Survey
CMS Issues Phase II Visitation Guidance For COVID-19 Negative Patients
CMS COVID-19 FAQs On Medicare FFS Billing
CMS Programs & Payment for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites
CMS Releases Additional Waivers For Hospitals And Other Facilities
CMS Releases Additional Waivers For COVID-19
CMS Conference Calls - Lessons from the COVID-19 Front Lines
CMS: Re-opening Facilities To Provide Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare-Phase I
CMS: Re-opening Facilities To Provide Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare-Phase I
CMS Approves State’s 1135 Waiver
CMS EMTALA Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Revised)
CMS Releases Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) Memorandum (3/22)
CMS’s blanket waivers for Medicaid and Medicare can be found here.
The latest information from CMS on waivers and other actions taken in response to COVID-19 can be found here.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be found here.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Recommends Using Only NIOSH-Approved Respirators
FDA Revokes EUA For Bamlanivimab
FDA Authorizes At Home Molecular Test Kit
FDA Issues Alert On Faulty Test Results
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For Antibody Treatment
FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir)
FDA Webinar On Gowns And Other Apparel For Use By Health Care Personnel
FDA Provides Updates On Hand Sanitizers
FDA Warns Of False Positives From BD-Brand COVID-19 Tests
FDA - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devices
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
HHS ASPR Webinar- Surge, Alternative Care Site Planning, Crisis Standards Of Care
HHS Office Of Minority Health Announces Upcoming Virtual Symposium to Advance the Response to COVID-19
AHA Seeks Delay In Repayments / Continued Suspension Of Medical Reviews
The letters can be found here and here.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA Provides Information On COVID-19 Related Burial Assistance
FEMA Extends Approval Of Non-Congregate Sheltering Program Through October 1, 2020
FEMA Releases New Policy For Declarations
FEMA Releases COVID-19 Hospital Resource Package
FEMA COVID-19 Pandemic Supply Chain Stabilization Strategies
World Health Organization (WHO)
Office of the Governor
Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH)
American Hospital Association (AHA)
AHA COVID-19 Living Learning Network Open House Event COVID-19 Visitation Practices
AHA COVID-19 Living Learning Network Open House Event COVID-19 Visitation PracticesAHA Outlines Actions To Expedite COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
AHA, AMA, ANA Joint Letter To Healthcare Professionals On COVID-19 Vaccine
AHA Webinar On COVID-19 PPE Preservation Strategies
AHA Issues Member Advisory On COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
AHA Calls On Senate Leaders To Address COVID-19 Disparities
AHA Urges CMS To Extend Certain Waivers
AHA To Host Call With HHS Deputy Secretary
AHA Provides Resource On HCW’s Wellness During COVID-19
Additional resources
AHA Provides New Resources On Diversity And Health Equity
AHA Launches HealthEquip Smart Phone App
AHA Provides Resource To Access PPE
Federal Government Ends Oversight Of Remdesivir Distribution
Other
FCC Announces 7-Day Application Period For Telehealth Funding
OMH Virtual Symposium On COVID-19
Save the Date: Advancing the Response to COVID-19
NIH Launches Clinical Trials Network To Test COVID-19 Vaccines And Other Prevention Tools
National COVID-19 Webinar Opportunities
National COVID-19 Webinar Opportunities
National COVID-19 Webinar Opportunities
NETEC To Hold Webinars
Care of Labor and Delivery Patients
Healthcare Workers and Masks
Press Ganey Provides COVID-19 Resources
The Joint Commission Extends Survey Activity Suspension Through End of May
The Joint Commission Statement on Use of Face Masks Brought From Home
UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site
Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response
The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America
Declaration of Public Health and Civil Preparedness Emergencies
Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)