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03/18/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Rachel Cohrs
WASHINGTON, DC - Providers have compiled a laundry list of requests for lawmakers to help hospitals and healthcare workers prepare for a surge in COVID-19 patients.
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03/18/2020 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care workers to operate them.
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03/18/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Michael Brady
WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration on Monday announced that it will expand telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries and cut back on HIPAA enforcement, the latest move to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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03/18/2020 - GenomeWeb
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted emergency use authorization for two new commercial COVID-19 diagnostic tests, growing the number of tests available to four, in addition to tests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York State Department of Health.
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03/18/2020 - My Buckhannon
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released the following statement on the announcement by West Virginia University (WVU) to temporarily acquire Fairmont Regional Medical Center (FRMC).
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03/18/2020 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is working to ensure that the public and medical providers understand the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing criteria and the fact that supplies for such are not unlimited. Currently, COVID-19 testing is used in accordance with guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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03/18/2020 - The Associated Press by: Anthony Izaguirre
CHARLESTON, WV - The Fairmont Regional Medical Center is shutting down ahead of schedule and will cease operations over the next several days, the hospital’s owner said in a letter Monday.
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