COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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HHS increases reporting requirements for COVID-19 testing

HHS has announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19 testing, expanding requirements for laboratories to report demographic details that can help improve the public response.

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Trump administration ups COVID-19 enforcement against nursing homes

CMS is increasing enforcement, including civil penalties, against nursing homes with persistent infection control violations for COVID-19. 

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Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine prescriptions skyrocketed in early stages of COVID-19 pandemic

The use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as potential COVID-19 treatments has been one of the pandemic’s biggest stories, with some studies revealing promise and others offering reasons for concern.

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27% of Americans would reject COVID-19 vaccine

Just 7 in 10 Americans said they would get a vaccine to protect against COVID-19, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll, with 15% of adults saying they definitely and 12% saying they probably would not get the vaccine.

FDA approves emergency use of Abiomed’s Impella RP heart pump for certain COVID-19 patients

The emergency use authorization covers patients who experience right-sided heart failure following left ventricular assist device implantation, myocardial infarction, heart transplant or open-heart surgery.

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Cancer patients with COVID-19 have higher risk of death

Cancer patients also diagnosed with COVID-19 are much more likely to die compared to the general public, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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4 cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19

The association between COVID-19 and cardiac arrhythmias is significant, especially when patients are hit hard by the disease and moved to the ICU. 

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Healthcare companies are returning COVID-19 relief funds

Some major healthcare companies, including DaVita, Cigna, Encompass, CVS Health and Walmart, are sending back federal aid funding they received that was intended to help hospitals and healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.