Workplace Policies & Protocols

CMS has published guidance on the interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccine immunization of staff among Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.

Guidance from CDC on using contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Guidance from CDC for businesses on preventing and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in workplace settings.

CDC guidance for healthcare facilities that may be experiencing staffing shortages due to COVID-19.

CDC guidance to to assist with assessment of risk and application of work restrictions for asymptomatic health care personnel with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

CDC testing recommendations for health care workers with signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and/or high-risk exposures to SARS-CoV-2.

Interim guidance from the CDC on return-to-work decisions. 

CDC health and safety guidance for office building employers, owners, managers and operations specialists.

Interim guidance from the CDC on critical infrastructure workers who have had an exposure but remain asymptomatic.

CDC guidance for preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in health care settings.

CMS announces new requirements that all eligible staff members at health care facilities participating in Medicaid and Medicare must be fully vaccinated.

Consensus statement by U.S. provider associations recommending COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for health care personnel, including summary data, legal and implementation considerations and strategies for increasing vaccination rates.

Webcast from the Society of Critical Care Medicine on strategies for managing staffing shortages in ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic.