Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a fourth amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to criticial countermeasures against COVID-19. “During the pandemic, the Trump Administration has made broader use of the PREP Act to expand access to potentially … Read more
In response to reported trends of parents skipping normal well-child visits due to Covid-19 concerns with the result that childhood vaccines are not being administered, HHS Secretary Azur has issued an expansion of PREP Act immunity from liability to Pharmacists giving or supervising administering vaccines to children 3-18. The order adds them to the definition … Read more
On August 17, CMS announced it will resume routine inspections of all Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers to improve the safety and quality of life of patients and residents. CMS had previously suspended certain routine inspections as part of its response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to prioritize infection control and … Read more
CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Homes: New Format Starting August 20, we will offer training in a new way: Pre-recorded Sessions: We will post another training every Thursday at 4pm ET through September. Access them anytime on QIOProgram.org. Bi-weekly Question and Answer Sessions: Register to ask CMS and CDC experts questions about training … Read more
CMS PRESS RELEASE Aug 14, 2020 CMS Enforcement Action Against Nursing Homes Triples compared to last year Under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that the agency has imposed more than $15 million in civil money penalties (CMPs) to more than 3,400 nursing homes during the … Read more
CDC data currently shows hospital bed occupancy across the country as follows:
Based on research by the Heritage Foundation, the Daily Signal is reporting 30 counties with the most COVID-19 cases account for 48% of all the cases in the U.S. and 55% of all deaths, three to four times greater than their 15% share of the U.S. population. Even allowing for suggestions that there is massive … Read more
I have worked with the quiet, unassuming folks at this hospital for all of my 15 years with JFG. Already under-manned due to its location in the high deserts of Arizona in Grand Canyon country, they have been ravaged by the Covid-19 virus ripping through the staff and families on the reservation. I recently learned … Read more
Are face coverings helpful or just virtue signaling?
This is almost comical — if it weren’t true. Reuters News is reporting that the President of Tanzania, for some reason, was suspicious of Covid-19 tests being imported for use in his country. In a simple test, he secretly submitted samples for testing from a goat and a pawpaw fruit and both came back positive. … Read more