
UPDATED STATEMENT FROM ASIPP ON COVID-19
We want to update our members on the latest guidelines for telehealth during the COVID-19 epidemic, updated CMS Guidelines, and more…
Telehealth
Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare—administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—will temporarily pay clinicians to provide telehealth services for beneficiaries residing across the entire country.
To read the CMS Fact Sheet on this announcement visit: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet
FAQ sheet on the expanded use of telehealth: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-telehealth-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-31720.pdf
For billing and coding information from the AMA (click on the Policy, Coding, and Payment tab): https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-quick-guide-telemedicine-practice
CMS
CMS Sends Guidance to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations
MAC
JAMA Livestream on the Coronavirus with Dr Anthony Fauci – Today!
Anthony Fauci, MD from NIAID discusses latest developments in the spread of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the United States with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD.
Watch this live Q&A at 1:30 PM CST. Catch the livestream at either ja.ma/live or ja.ma/fauci318
General Info
COVID-19 Update: Virus in All 50 States; ‘Into the Swamp’; Italy Taps 10,000 Student Doctors
For additional information from ASIPP, please click to view:
ASIPP COVID-19 STATEMENT - March 16, 2020
Update on COVID-19 – March 17, 2020
Will continue to monitor the situation and provide new information. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at asipp@asipp.org
Stay healthy and safe!