On March 30, 2020, CMS issued updates to its prior QSO memorandum, expanding its infection control and prevention guidance to include hospitals, critical access hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The updated QSO memorandum...more
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily modified certain operational and regulatory requirements that may help Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratories adapt their...more
As the US federal government dedicates trillions of dollars toward containing and treating Coronavirus (COVID-19) and stimulating the national economy, it is also waiving many federal health program requirements to allow...more