Discussions have escalated in the last 24 hours on long-sought state COVID-19 guidance and assistance for home care and hospice. Throughout the weekend, HCA has again discussed with state officials a list of pressing requests for regulatory relief waivers, priority access to supplies, procedural guidance, and financial support to help providers amid the pandemic.
The state Department of Health (DOH) has announced a webinar today that is open to all health care providers on COVID-19. HCA members are invited to participate in this webinar and Q&A from 1 to 2 p.m. for critical updates. The audio line is at (844) 512-2950 and the web link is here.
The Home Care Association of New York State awaits an official state guidance on COVID-19 for home and community-based service providers The federal government has issued specific infection-control guidance for home care and hospice, components of which would also be a factor in any forthcoming state guidance, in addition to questions or concerns raised by HCA and others from the field.
As the spread of novel coronavirus intensifies in New York, HCA staff and members held a March 6 conference call with the state Department of Health’s (DOH) Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management and Office of Health Emergency Preparedness to discuss the unique issues that home care, hospice and Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans are facing in preparedness, response and continuity of operations planning amid the global COVID-19 threat. (more…)
While state officials have yet to issue home care- or hospice-specific guidance on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), HCA has requested an immediate meeting and discussion with the state Department of Health’s Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management and Office of Health Emergency Preparedness on a range of preparedness and response issues.
Follow HCA’s home care prepare website for updates and resources In an alert last week on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), HCA cited Governor Cuomo’s observation that “no one should be surprised”…
“No one should be surprised when we have positive cases” of novel coronavirus in New York State, remarked Governor Cuomo yesterday about the illness that has spread rapidly from its…
At HCA’s suggestion, the state Department of Health (DOH) will hold two webinars on January 29 to educate home care, hospice and other providers about a series of upcoming Interoperable…
The state Department of Health (DOH) has posted information on the actions that providers should take to prepare for the upcoming winter weather season. See here. DOH recommends that all facilities…
Earlier today, Governor Cuomo declared a State of Emergency for Cayuga, Chautauqua, Cortland, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Saratoga and Warren Counties due to heavy rains and high…
