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COVID-19: Public Data Hub Launch; Transmission-Based Precautions
Jul 21, 2020 ||The HHS Coronavirus Data Hub goes live; CDC guidance recommends a symptom-based strategy for COVID-19 patients. CMS data show an increase in telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries. The IRS extends the deadline for tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment.
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Facilities located in areas designated as emergency or major disaster areas will be exempt from provisions of Medicare quality reporting programs.
view more »The Opelika, Ala., hospital provides housing, mental health support, and hope to those affected by a tornado that devastated the community in March.
view more »Patient Logistics Center Gives Broward Health a Bird’s Eye View
Jul 25, 2019 ||The Patient Logistics Center helps coordinate admissions and facilitate transfers among four Broward Health hospitals.
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HHS Seeks Innovations for Emergency Response, Recovery
Jul 19, 2019 ||The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response initiative seeks to harness cutting-edge technologies to support emergency response and recovery. It will kick off with an innovation day event, Aug. 7–8, to engage with stakeholders.
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Statement on House Vote to Reauthorize PAHPA
Jan 8, 2019 ||We now call on the Senate to invest in the nation’s disaster response and public health infrastructure by reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Innovation Act.
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CMS Responds to Hurricane Michael Public Health Emergency
Oct 15, 2018 ||The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is waiving program requirements and suspending enforcement activities in Florida and Georgia.
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HHS Responds to Hurricane Florence State of Emergency
Sep 18, 2018 ||The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services waived program requirements in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued guidance for treating carbon monoxide poisoning in hurricane victims.
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In a blog post, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official notes that providers should consider health equity during emergency preparedness, response, and recovery to ensure disparities are not inadvertently created or exacerbated.
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CMS Releases Disaster Response Toolkit
Aug 29, 2018 ||The toolkit includes strategies and examples to help Medicaid agencies prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters.
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HHS Announces Disaster Response Funding Opportunity
Jun 18, 2018 ||The Partnership For Disaster Health Response grant offers $6 million for two partnerships to improve disaster readiness and response across the delivery system.
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Orlando Health Publishes Online Disaster Response Resource
May 4, 2018 ||The webpage documents the health system's response to the June 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting and encourages other hospitals to create disaster response plans.
view more »Going the Distance for Health: A Boston Medical Center Physician’s 1,687-Mile Journey to Puerto Rico
Jan 5, 2018 ||Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, medical director of medicine and adolescent psychiatry, traveled to Puerto Rico to donate medication and mental health care to victims of Hurricane Maria.
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Affected providers will be exempt from reporting provisions of the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program.
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HHS Launches Emergency Preparedness Resources Site
Aug 28, 2017 ||The new webpage was launched by HHS' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; a webinar highlighting the resources will be held Sept. 14.
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RWJF, University of Kentucky Launch Preparedness Challenge
Jun 5, 2017 ||The challenge asks organizations to share how they use the National Health Security Preparedness Index to advance health security and disaster preparedness.
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CDC, SHEA Host Webinar on Conflict Management in Crises
May 12, 2017 ||The webinar will focus on managing resources, setting priorities, engaging stakeholders, and anticipating needs during crises, such as disease outbreaks.
view more »UTMC Assists in Response to Tenn. Fires
Dec 9, 2016 ||Fifteen patients affected by the "Chimney Tops 2" fire in Tenn. were taken to the ED at University of Tennessee Medical Center, the area's only level I trauma center.
view more »Near or far away from the big game, essential hospitals stand ready to treat Super Bowl fans.
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WHO: Ebola Epidemic Over, but Continued Preparedness Vital
Jan 27, 2016 ||World Health Organization declares end of epidemic in West Africa, but says to expect small flare-ups due to persistence of virus after patient recovery.
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U.S. Relaxes Ebola Screening for Travelers from Sierra Leone
Nov 17, 2015 ||Change follows Nov. 7 declaration by World Health Organization that Sierra Leone is free of Ebola. Some checks remain, including for temperature and possible exposure.
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Responding to a Crisis Within: One Hospital’s Journey
Oct 31, 2015 ||
Explore the role of communications in response to a crisis.
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Integrating the Homeless into Disaster Response Plans
Aug 27, 2015 ||New ASPR toolkit helps providers address the needs of people experiencing homelessness in their disaster response preplanning and recovery.
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CDC Adds Measles Outbreak Resources to Website
Feb 20, 2015 ||New online tools include maps of cases nationally and specific to outbreak linked to Disneyland resort
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The Ebola Outbreak: Essential Hospitals on the Front Line
Jan 26, 2015 ||
Learn how two essential hospitals prepared and cared for Ebola patients.
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Howard University Hospital Responds to DC Metro Emergency
Jan 13, 2015 ||Howard University Hospital treats DC Metro accident victims after smoke emergency
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