PA-ACP's COVID RESPONSE AND RESOURCE PAGE
COVID-19 Resources
- November 20: State To Distribute New COVID-19 Therapy
- November 17: Health Department Issues New Orders
- November 17: Health Action Network Update: Additional Guidance for Patients.
- November 12: Governor signs 12th opioid disaster declaration amid pandemic
- November 11: Health Action Network Update: Notification of COVID-19 Test Results to Patients.
- October 30: Health Action Network Update - Guidance for Reporting POC SARS-CoV-2 Test Results
- October 29: HHS, Others Finalize Rule on Healthcare Price Transparency
- October 26: DOH Contact Tracing
- October 26: Health Action Network Update - Contact Definitions
- October 22: Levine urges asking questions
- October 20: CDC expands close contact definitions
- October 8: Health Action Network Update - Point of Care Antigen Test Use and Interpretation
- October 8: Health Action Network Update - Guidance for Reporting Point of Care SARS-CoV-2 Test Results
- October 7: US HHS renews COVID Emergency Declaration through January 20, 2021
- October 7: Health Action Network Update - Long Term Care Facility Guidance for Testing and Cohorting
- October 6: Governor Wolf Updates Guidance for safe attendance at events
- October 1: Health Action Network Update - Evaluating Patients for SARS-CoV-2
- September 29: Department of Health - COVID-19 update on investigations, contact tracing
- September 28: Department of Health - Increasing Awareness of Flu Vaccine
- September 23: Wolf Administration's Comprehensive COVID-19 Test Plan
- September 22: Wolf Administration Launches COVID Alert PA app
- September 21: Health Alert Network Update - Testing and Management Guidance for Patients after Exposure to SARS-Cov-2
- September 18: HHS, DoD, CDC Outline Vaccine Strategy
- September 11: HHS and pharmacists
- September 10: UPD - Infection
- September 5: HHS Rural Action Plan
- September 4: State DoH Updates Long Term Care Facility Guidance
- September 1: COVID-19 Testing, Investigation, Contact Tracing
- August 19: Department of Health Pilots COVID-19 Exposure Notification Mobile App to Strengthen Contact Tracing and Mitigation Efforts
- August 18: Health Alert Network Update - New Outbreak and Containment of Candida auris in PA Healthcare Facilities.
- August 18: Wolf Administration: Update on COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Staff Now at 1,205, Training and Recruitment Continue
- August 18: Wolf Administration Orders Further COVID-19 Protection for Long-Term Care Facility Staff
- August 7: Health Alert Network Update - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Known or Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a Healthcare Setting.
- July 20: Health Alert Network Update - Interim Guidance on Discontinuing Non-Healthcare Isolation for Persons with COVID-19
- July 18: PA Health Alert Network Update - Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions for Patients with COVID-19
- July 18: Health Alert Network Update - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
- May 26: PA-ACP Renews Call for Physician Immunity, Funding for COVID-19 Responses
- May 12: Health Alert Network Advisory - Test-Based Strategies for Preventing Transmission of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities
- May 9: Guidance for Health Care Providers
- May 7: PA Executive Order Granting Limited Civil Liability to Healthcare, Frontline Workers
- May 6: Health Alert Network Update - SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Testing Comparison
- May 1: Health Alert Network Update - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
- May 1: Health Alert Network Advisory - Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions for Patients with COVID-19
- May 1: Trump Administration Announces Second Round of Sweeping CMS Changes
- April 27: Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Responses to COVID-19
- April 21: Department of Health Health Advisory on Health Care Personnel Returning to Work
- April 16: Letter to the General Assembly on Immunity
- April 15: PA-ACP Urges Limited Civil Immunity for Health Care Practitioners During Emergency Declaration
- April 1: Letter to the Governor & Secretary Levine
- March 30: Letter to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- March 30: Accelerated and Advanced Payments Fact Sheet
- March 30: Telemedicine Links
- March 27 Press Release: Pennsylvania Extends License Renewal Deadlines for Nurses and Others During Coronavirus Emergency
- March 26: PA Provider Coalition Letter to the General Assembly
- March 25 Press Release: Pennsylvania to Allow Retired Health Care Professionals to Bolster COVID-19 Response
- March 24: Help Me Understand Private Payer Reimbursement for Telehealth
- March 24: Stay-at-Home Order Guidance
- March 22 Press Release: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals & Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- March 21 Letter to the Governor
- March 20: Interim Pennsylvania Crisis Standards of Care for Pandemic Guidelines
PA-ACP COVID-19 Updates
DoH COVID-19 Early Warning Monitor Dashboard
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- June 30 Update
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