Daily PA-ACP COVID-19 Update – Pennsylvania American College of Physicians – PA-ACP

COVID-19 Resources

PA-ACP COVID-19 Updates

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
June 1: Health Alert Network Update - Risk Assessment and Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to 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

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