COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, November 30, 2020
The CDC added a county tab to their COVID Data Tracker so that you can check your county’s rates of COVID-19 cases. The CDC is expected to recommend shorter…
Guide your clinical decisions with practice parameters
Practice parameters on rhinitis, peanut allergy diagnosis and anaphylaxis were all updated in 2020. The guides will help you stay updated on generally accepted…
How will the Cures Act impact your practice?
Health care providers, including physicians and practitioners, have until April 5, 2021 to ensure their practices and policies comply with new requirements on …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The CDC updated guidance and tools to help clinicians make decisions, protect patients and employees, and communicate with their communities. AstraZeneca, i…
IRS clarifies deductibility of PPP loan expenses
The IRS released guidance clarifying the tax treatment of expenses when a PPP loan has not been forgiven by the end of the year the loan was received. The guid…
Trump administration issues regulations to lower prescription drug prices
On Nov. 20th, the Trump Administration issued new regulations intended to lower the cost of prescription drugs covered by both Medicare Part B and Part D. Redu…
Billing for biological products
The Advocacy Council recently learned of a number of payer audits and recoupment requests related to Xolair billing - when a portion of the vial must be discar…
2020 MIPS exemptions for COVID-19, hurricanes and wildfires
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has enabled practices to completely opt out of MIPS for 2020 due to difficulties resulting from COVID-19, …
AllergyWatch: November/December 2020
in AllergyWatchA synopsis of allergy and asthma literature, resulting from an unbiased, comprehensive review of twenty major medical journals.
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, November 16, 2020
The American Medical Association (AMA), in coordination with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced new CPT codes for COVID-19 immun…
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