Reports
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Correctional Facilities
Comparing the Impact of COVID-19 on Death Rates During Certain Months of 2019 and 2020
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Secure Care Facilities
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (virtual reviews) Reports VISN 6 & 2
This report will provide (1) a descriptive evaluation of Veterans Integrated Service Network facilities’ pandemic readiness and response as determined by recent Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program inspections.
Unanswered Questions: Improving Technology, Communications, and Reporting in Long-Term Care Facilities During the Pandemic
Bending the Curve: Policies to Mitigate COVID-19 in DC & The Region
Louisiana's Response to COVID-19 in Nursing Facilities
California Department of Public Health: It Could Do More to Ensure Federal Funds for Expanding the State’s COVID‑19 Testing and Contact Tracing Programs Are Used Effectively
Yearend Review of Opioid Use in Medicare Part D in 2020
Identifying patients who are at-risk of overdose or abuse is key to addressing this crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this need even more pressing. The National Institutes of Health recently warned that individuals with opioiduse disorder could be particularly hard hit by COVID-19, which is a respiratory virus that attacks the lungs. Respiratory disease is known to increase mortality risks among people taking opioids. This data brief would provide information on opioid utilization among beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D in 2020.