COVID-19: CDC, FDA and CMS Guidance

This page includes AHA Today stories and other AHA content on coronavirus COVID-19 guidance from the CDC, FDA, and CMS.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided updated recommendations for testing health care personnel (HCP) for SARS-CoV-2.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offered strategies for optimizing facemask supplies in health care settings where stocks are limited.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging health care facilities to reopen for elective procedures and encouraging patients to seek needed care.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a document this week to help accelerate the development of prevention and treatment options for COVID-19.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to release waivers to provide health care organizations with flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.