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Upcoming live webinar May 28: Update on telemedicine services for coders & billers
The next AOA/AOIA webinar will be broadcast on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. CT, and is geared towards private practice physicians and their coding staff. In the ever-changing billing environment that the COVID-19 Crisis has brought about, staying up to date on every service that your practice can provide to its patients in caring … Read More
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of May 25-29
Here are this week’s CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls. Please note that due to the Memorial Day holiday, there is only one Office Hour Call this week: CMS “Office Hour Calls” are typically hosted every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m., ET. The calls provide an opportunity for hospitals, health systems, physicians and clinicians to … Read More
COVID-19 regulatory updates — May 21
Below are the regulatory updates from CMS and HHS this week: New COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund FAQs The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) in response to questions about the $50 billion of the Provider Relief Fund allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19. The … Read More
On-demand CME now available — Frontline Perspectives: COVID-19 & OMM
The AOA and American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) are partnering to offer an online learning activity with first-hand accounts from the frontlines. Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO and OMM residency director at Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York, shares surprising insights from treating COVID-19 patients with OMM. Participants can earn 0.75 AOA 1-B credit … Read More
DO starts volunteer mental health support line for fellow physicians
Mona Masood, DO, founded Physician Support Line, (888) 409-0141, a free and confidential peer support service for physicians to discuss stressors with volunteer psychiatrists.
America’s frontline physicians call for immigration protections for International Medical Graduate physicians during COVID-19 pandemic
Statement from the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association and American Psychiatric Association WASHINGTON, DC—MAY 14, 2020—Today, America’s frontline physicians, representing more than 600,000 physicians and medical students, are speaking out to protect our fellow physicians who provide crucial … Read More
