PA-ACP's COVID RESPONSE AND RESOURCE PAGE
Health Care and COVID-19 Resources
- October 15: Health Action Network Update - Point of Care Antigen Test Use and Interpretation
- October 8: DoH releases report on "breakthrough" cases
- October 4: Health Action Network Update - Recommendations for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose
- October 1: Health Action Network Update - Quarantine Recommendations After SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test.
- September 30: Health Action Network Update - Vaccine & Pregnancy to prevent serious illness, death, adverse pregnancy outcomes
- September 24: Health Action Network Update - LTCF Response to an Outbreak and Residents with COVID-19 Exposure.
- September 24: Health Action Network Update - Core Infection Prevention and Control Measures for LTCFs.
- September 22: PA issues new requirements for COVID-19 vaccine providers
- September 21: Health Action Network Update - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Settings
- September 16: Health Action Network Update - Work Restrictions for Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19
- September 16: Health Action Network Update - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
- September 15: Health Action Network Update - Expanded Recall of LeadCare® II Testing Supply Kits
- September 7: Health Action Network Update - Recommendations Regarding Immune-Based Testing for Tuberculosis and Co-administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine.
- August 26: Health Action Network Update - Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
- August 25: Health Action Network Update - Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus Infections.
- August 23: Health Action Network Update - Increases in Gonorrhea and Syphilis
- August 19: Health Action Network Update - COVID-19 Post Exposure Prophylaxis Update
- August 17: Health Action Network Update - COVID-19 vaccine for moderately to severely immunocompromised people.
- August 16: State Directs Vaccine Providers to Support COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
- August 14: State actions announced for SNFs and some health care workers.
- August 13: Health Action Network Update - Covid-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy.
- August 9: PA Professional licensing waivers set to expire beginning Aug.17.
- August 6: Health Action Network Update - Increase in Cases of Non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia complex in PA.
- August 5: Legislative Leaders respond to Governor's call for extension of opioid emergency orders.
- August 4: More plans, insurers, stable premiums for ACA in Pennsylvania in 2022.
- August 3: Health Action Network Update - Outbreak and Containment of Candida auris in healthcare facilities.
- July 30: Health Action Network Update - Public Health Recommendations for People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
- July 29: Health Action Network Update - Non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia
- July 21: Wolf Administration Proposes New Nursing Home Regulations
- July 15: Health Action Network Update - Recommendations for Reprocessing Flexible Bronchoscopes
- June 23: Health Action Network Update - Circulation of non-influenza and non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses including RSV
- June 3: Health Action Network Update: COVID Treatment Options
- June 1: Health Action Network Update: Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
- May 28: Health Action Network Update: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Case Report Form
- May 25: Health Action Network Update: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) Case Definition
- May 13: Department of Health Mask Order Reflects Latest CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals.
- May 10: Health Action Network Update - Outbreak Responses for Long Term Care Facilities
- May 4: Governor to lift mitigation orders effective Memorial Day.
- April 30: Health Action Network Update - Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to Covid-19
- April 30: Health Action Network Update - Core Infection Prevention and Control Measures for LTC Facilities
- April 30: Health Action Network Update - Response to an Outbreak and Residents with Exposure to COVID-19 for LTC Facilities
- April 28: Health Update: Recommendations for People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
- April 28: DoH Updates Mask Guidance After CDC Announcement
- April 27: DoH Advisory on Covid-19 Treatment Options
- April 21: PA to resume use of J&J (Janssen) vaccine.
- April 21: PA-ACP Supports DOH decision to expand vaccine distribution
- April 20: Health Action Network Update - CALL for pause in use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
- April 9: Health Action Network Update - Interim infection prevention recommendations for health care settings
- March 25: DOH Issues new order tor AAAs and MCOs re Seniors
- March 24: Health Action Network Update - Quarantine Recommendations After SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test
- March 16: Health Action Network Update: Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel Exposed to COVID-19
- March 16: DoH - Order to Connect Everyone Currently Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine to Appointments
- March 9: Health Action Network Update - Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
- March 9: Health Action Network Update - Case Report Form
- March 9: Health Action Network Update - Call for Cases of MIS-A
- March 8: CDC Announcement: Guidance for fully vaccinated individuals
- February 28: Health Action Network Update - Change in Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation and Storage Conditions
- February 23: Health Action Network Update - Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions for Patients
- February 22: Health Action Network Update - Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel
- February 22: Governor Wolf Signs Extension of COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
- February 19: PA Vaccine Update - PA-ACP calls for changes by DoH, Wolf Administration.
- February 17: Health Action Network Update - Covid-19 Second Vaccine Administration
- February 12: PA-ACP and Primary Care Physician groups troubled by changes.
- February 12: Department of Health announces changes in state COVID-19 vaccination plans
- February 12: Health Action Network Update: : Quarantine Recommendations after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
- February 10: Governor Announces Joint Task Force with General Assembly
- February 8: Health Action Network Update: SARS-CoV-2 Variants – Situation Update
- January 23: HHS provides COVID-19 Vaccine updates, toolkits (with links)
- January 22: Health Action Network Update: Point-of-Care Antigen Testing for Long Term Care Facilities
- January 19: DoH Revises State Vaccination Plan
- January 12: DoH provides information for independent physicians on vaccine availability.
- January 7: DOH Reports first confirmed PA case of COVID-19 variant
- January 6: Health Action Network Update: Vaccination indications and contraindications
- January 2: Vaccination Dashboard now available online
- January 1: Health Action Network Update: Hospital Outbreaks of Covid-19
- December 30: Secretary Levine directs acess to COVID-19 vaccine
- December 30: Order, vaccination of community health care providers
- December 28: Health Action Network Update: Providing demographic variables as part of laboratory submission forms
- December 17: Employers may mandate vaccinations
- December 16: Health Action Network Update: Post Vaccine Infection Prevention and Control
- December 15: PA receives first COVID-19 vaccine for hospitals, health care workers.
- December 9: Health Action Network Update: Hospital Outbreak Identification and Reporting for COVID-19
- December 4: Health Action Network Update: Quarantine recommendations for persons exposed to COVID-19
- December 3: HHS Announces PREP Changes re COVID-19 and Telehealth
- November 30: Health Action Network Update: Testing and Management Considerations
- November 24: Governor Renews COVID-Disaster Declaration
- 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
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