On May 27, 2020, the World Health Organization released an Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of COVID-19. This is a 62-page document and it is the 3rd edition (v1.3). “This guidance document is intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e. screening to discharge). This … Read More
Testing and cohorting residents
AHCA/NCAL (American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living) has developed an algorithm for testing and cohorting nursing home residents. This algorithm incorporates the latest guidance from CDC on the coronavirus. AHCA/NCAL Algorithm for Testing and Cohorting Nursing Home Residents is a 10-page document posted on May 28, 2020. The … Read More
Imposition notices of civil monetary penalty for failure to report COVID-19 data to NHSN
On May 27, 2020, CMS announced the following: The purpose of this communication is to inform you that CMS will utilize the QIES mailbox to communicate important information related to your nursing home’s compliance with the requirement to report COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Read More
Missed the first session of May 28, 2020, national NH training series?
Today’s session for Establishing an Infection Prevention Program and Conducting Ongoing Infection Surveillance in the Nursing Home (registration filled rapidly for this session) was a great kickoff for this series of eight (8) one-hour sessions every Thursday from 4pm to 5pm (ET) through July 16th to provide training for infection … Read More
OIG strategic plan: Oversight of COVID-19 response and recovery
The Office of Inspector General has announced a strategic plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery. At this point, this is a quick, interesting read – 7 pages. Please share this plan with your team. “The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges for the Department of Health … Read More