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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department is asking residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 to complete the Patient Education Genius (PEG) online survey which will be used to help support COVID-19 case investigations and prioritization of disease outbreaks.
This digital survey tool will combine with support from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for follow-up and monitoring of individuals identified as being close contacts to a confirmed COVID-19 case.
When the health department receives notification of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the PEG system will issue that individual a text message and/or e-mail with a link to an online survey. The survey only asks for information that is allowable under the Public Health Code and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Privacy Act.
Shelton eateries score top health inspection marks
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Results of recent Naugatuck Valley Health District health inspections.Contributed photo
SHELTON With warmer weather approaching and dining restrictions easing, residents can take comfort in the fact that city eateries have maintained top grades from local health inspectors.
The Naugatuck Valley Health District, using an A, B, C and D rating system, graded more than 120 of the inspected food establishments with an A. No eatery finished with a grade below B in inspections done through early April.
To earn an A rating, a food service establishment must have an inspection score of 93 to 100 with no critical four-point violations and not more than one risk-factor violation.
Detroit Medical News - March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology. In order to expand and encourage the use of telemedicine, state and federal legislation has been enacted to relax various requirements for healthcare professionals utilizing telemedicine to provide care to patients. In addition, the standards for reimbursement for telemedicine services by Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors have continued to evolve to further permit coverage for services rendered to patients from distant sites in lieu of in-person encounters.
One key lesson I brought to Michigan with me following my 11 1/2 years running government affairs at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, or TPPF, was how vital it is to establish relationships and credibility with new legislators early on.
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