Clinical Considerations During COVID-19
Federal and State COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Below are two COVID-19 resources the AMA has recently put together
- The AMA just released a resource to help physicians and practice staff track the rapidly evolving prior authorization policy changes health plans and PBMs are making in response to COVID-19. We will be regularly updating this resource to stay current with payers’ policy changes.
- The AMA has updated its COVID-19 coding guidance document to reflect the most recent information released by CMS. The document has been expanded to now outline 18 different treatment scenarios and recommended coding for each.
AAOS COVID-19 Member Resource Center
VOS COVID-19 Orthopaedic Case Stratification HERE
For a letter from Dr. Clifford Deal, MSV President, regarding Elective Surgery, CLICK HERE
COVID-19 Legislative Packages – Small Business Relief
Approved 1135 waivers for COVID-19
The Corona virus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers in the wake of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. CMS has released a Virtual Toolkit to help you stay up-to-date on CMS materials available on COVID-19.
For more information on COVID-19 visit:
Coronavirus.gov
USA.gov
This guidance, and earlier CMS actions in response to the COVID-19 virus, are part of the ongoing White House Task Force efforts. To keep up with the important work the Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click here Coronavirus.gov. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.