March 28, 2020 Under the President’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an expansion of its accelerated and advance payment program for Medicare participating health care providers and suppliers, to ensure they have the resources needed to combat the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This program expansion, which includes changes from…
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As a result of the declaration, the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHOFIC) Network Classification and Statistics Advisory Committee (CSAC) convened an emergency meeting on January 31, 2020 to discuss the…
eClinicalWorks Enterprise Summit 2020 Miami – April 1-3, 2020 The eClinicalWorks Enterprise Summit has been cancelled due to concerns related to the Coronavirus. Stay tuned for news on next steps.
The Trump Administration announced on March 17 an expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable beneficiaries to receive a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare—administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—will temporarily pay clinicians to provide…
BY JAMIE DUCHARME MARCH 3, 2020 For years, telemedicine has been pitched as a way to democratize medicine by driving down costs, increasing access to care and making appointments more efficient. It sounds great—until you look at the data, and find that only about 10% of Americans have actually used telemedicine to make a virtual visit, according to one…
Like many, we are disappointed that we will not be able to meet in person, but excited to participate in the HIMSS Digital Conference. See an update from HIMMS posted March 11 below! HIMSS Update Published March 11, 2020: Thank you to everyone who has shown us such strong support. We truly appreciate your understanding,…
