New/Updated Guidance NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines   News Reports Checklist to Manage Hyperglycemia, DKA in Severe COVID-19 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Test for Patient At-Home Sample Collection New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don’t See Much Progress What the pandemic teaches us about nursing home care Telehealth Providers Ramp Up Skilled Nursing Rollouts … [Read more]

Are you serving on a state COVID-19 task force? AMDA would like to convene members who are serving on a state COVID-19 task force on a regular information-sharing call. Join the group! Yesterday’s Headlines: New/Updated Guidance Important Information on the Use of Serological (Antibody) Tests for COVID-19 – Letter to Health Care Providers Letter from Senate … [Read more]

New/Updated Guidance FDA: FAQs on Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes   News Reports Use of the Incident Command System during infectious disease outbreaks Heartbreaking’ report shows virus ravaging NY nursing homes Hundreds of nursing homes with cases … [Read more]

Ethical thoughts on COVID and Duty vs Risks By: Joseph Libby “Do the right thing.” That’s what we’re supposed to do, right? Any ordinary day in medicine I don’t even have to think about this, it’s automatic. Without thinking about it consciously, I like to think that I do a pretty good job assessing risk … [Read more]

AMDA continues to monitor the COVID-19 Outbreak, and is now sending a daily digest of resources and information collected over the last day. Yesterday’s Headlines: New/Updated Guidance Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings News Reports Providers urged to fight COVID-19 lawsuits by … [Read more]