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Project Firstline | Center

A national training collaborative that aims to provide every person working in a U.S. healthcare facility the foundation for infection control to protect the nation from infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19.

AHA TeamSTEPPS Video Toolkit | Project Firstline

Team Strategies, Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety to improve communication & teamwork in health care for colleagues, patients & families.
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CDC Updates COVID-19 Universal Masking, Nursing Home Admission Testing Guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 8 updated its COVID-19 infection control and prevention guidelines.
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CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, Sept. 23 released updates to certain COVID-19 guidance pertaining to health care providers.
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AHA Urges HHS to Extend Public Health Emergency Beyond October

AHA urges HHS to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency due to expire in October.

HHS: Hospital COVID-19 Data Reporting will Transition to CDC This December

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will assume responsibility for the collection of hospital COVID-19 data, beginning in mid-December 2022.
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CMS Updates Guidance on Compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released updated guidance for compliance with the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health care staff.
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AHA, Hospital Groups Ask HHS to Renew the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

AHA, hospital groups ask U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
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CDC Relaxes Masking Guidance; Mask Requirement Remains in Place for Hospitals, Other Health Care Settings

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced a major adjustment of its federal masking guidance pertaining to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including changes to the metrics that communities are urged to use when determining whether to require face coverings in indoor settings.

Fact Sheet: Hospitals Need Additional Flexibility on Repaying CMS Accelerated and Advance Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) accelerated/advance payment program provides necessary funds when there are disruptions in claims submission and/or processing.