On April 20, the AMA urged the National Governors Association to support removing obstacles to preserving and expanding the physician workforce during the current public health emergency. The AMA warned…
CMS has been hosting various recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to their response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert on April 19: ALERT: Interim Guidelines for Exposed Life-Sustaining Business Workers Life-sustaining business workers, as defined in the Orders that the…
On April 17, the PDPH released the following health advisory: Guidance for the Use of Serologic Assays and Rapid Diagnostic Tests Summary Points: COVID-19 testing is available at public health…
On April 17, CMS released the following COVID-19 updates: RHC & FQHC Flexibilities During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency To support Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and…
The following is an update from CMS, originally released on April 15, 2020: IPPS Hospitals, LTCHs: Reprocessing Claims for CARES Act CMS is implementing changes to increase payments to Inpatient…
On April 14, PAMED President Lawrence John, MD wrote a letter to Governor Wolf requesting medical liability immunity for care rendered during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can view the letter…
The following is an update from the AMA, originally released on April 10. On Friday, April 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the immediate disbursement…
The following is a summary of recent actions CMS has taken in response to the COVID-19 virus. This was originally released on April 9, 2020 and contains additional news following…
Novitas Solutions is hosting a webinar, ‘Explore Telehealth Service Expansion during the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency’, on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM. The webinar will address the latest…
The following notice was released by CMS on April 9, 2020: CMS is offering multiple flexibilities to provide relief to clinicians responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In…
CMS has provided a newsletter of their recent actions as well as updates and resources. You can view it here. A summary of the content is below: News • CMS Approves…