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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
This year’s observance of National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week took on special significance as we recognized the DOs and osteopathic medical students navigating the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Throughout the week, members of the osteopathic community shared hundreds of photos, videos and stories of their experiences during the pandemic. The video below provides … Read More
Doctor Mike and Jen Caudle, DO, talk about the importance of vetting information and share advice for DOs on breaking bad news.
CHICAGO—April 29, 2020—Recently, members have raised concerns regarding statements made in the media either minimizing the seriousness of COVID-19, suggesting the lack of necessity to follow current CDC guidelines and/or suggesting misrepresentation of professional credentials during peaceful assembly. The following statement is the AOA’s official response to these concerns. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) strongly … Read More