It’s National Osteopathic Medicine Week! | JOIN THE CELEBRATION
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are working together to address the concerns of residents and fellows about their Board eligibility during a time of disruption in their education and training. Both organizations acknowledge the tireless dedication of residents and fellows who, at great personal risk, have … Read More
Work is currently underway to develop the next round of federal COVID-19 legislation. Earlier this week, the United States House of Representatives introduced H.R. 6800, the ‘‘Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act’’ (HEROES Act). This $3 trillion package includes significant funding and policies which would cover many sectors of the economy and society … Read More
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
Here are this week’s CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls: CMS “Office Hour Calls” are hosted every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m., ET. The calls provide an opportunity for hospitals, health systems, physicians and clinicians to ask questions of agency officials regarding CMS’s temporary actions that empower local hospitals and healthcare system. Here are the … Read More
Below are this week’s COVID-19 HHS and CMS updates. Provider Relief Fund attestation deadline extended to May 24 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the deadline for health care providers to attest to receipt of payments allocated from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund and the Paycheck … Read More
Dr. Ross Zafonte, DO, the new editor-in-chief of The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA), is carrying forward the strategic agenda of advancing osteopathic medical research by revising the way articles are evaluated and presented in the JAOA. He is looking for section editors to assist him in this endeavor. Beginning this month, manuscripts … Read More
Here are this week’s CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls: CMS “Office Hour Calls” are hosted every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m., ET. The calls provide an opportunity for hospitals, health systems, physicians and clinicians to ask questions of agency officials regarding CMS’s temporary actions that empower local hospitals and healthcare system. Here are the … Read More
In this special video message to DOs and medical students, AOA President Ron Burns, DO, shares reflections on National Osteopathic Medicine Week (NOM) 2020. This year’s observance of NOM Week took on special meaning as we honored osteopathic physicians serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. “I could not be more proud to … Read More
On April 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a second interim final rule (IFR) along with a press release to further modify and support regulatory changes implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). CMS will accept comments on the IFR until June 1, 2020. Audio-only Telephone Telehealth Visits: The IFR … Read More