AHCA: COVID-19 Update | HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQs
Jackie Pappalardi and Lisa Volk in Clinical & Quality
HHS Updates FAQs with Medicaid, Cost Report and CHOW Information
On August 11, HHS changed terminology describing various Provider Relief Fund allocations and added FAQs on availability of Medicaid awards.
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Other COVID-19 Updates
Dialysis Treatment for Long Term Care Residents During COVID-19: Long term care providers have identified some challenges in working with dialysis centers to manage COVID-19 risks for residents who require dialysis, and AHCA/NCAL has identified potential solutions that may be helpful to minimize risk and improve outcomes. Read More
NHSN Updates Instructions and Adds Testing Questions: The updated the instructions and form are for completing the pathway for Resident Impact and Facility Capacity. Read More
CDC Updates Return to Work Criteria: A test-based strategy is no longer recommended (except as noted) because, in the majority of cases, it results in excluding from work healthcare personnel who continue to shed detectable COVID-19 virus but are no longer infectious. Read More
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Please email COVID19@ahca.org for additional questions, or visit ahcancal.org/coronavirus for more information.
NYSHFA/NYSCAL CONTACTS:
Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16
Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15
