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October 5, 2020 – Portal for Reporting How Relief Money Was Spent Opens Jan. 15 — With a Change
The HHS portal will be open for 30 days, and providers have to adopt a new way of calculating revenues lost due to the pandemic. As APTA reported on Sept. 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is continuing to provide details on how providers who...October 2, 2020 – New CPT Code 99072 Available to PT & OTs Could Help Offset Coronavirus-Related Expenses
Recently, the American Medical Association published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes a code for reporting expenses incurred as a result of the necessary public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The code — 99072 —...October 2, 2020 – Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists
As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested...October 1, 2020 – The President signed into law a bipartisan government funding bill that averts a shutdown and will relax Medicare loan repayment terms for healthcare providers.
The bill would give providers one year after the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program loan was issued before recoupment would begin, an extension from 120 days under current law. The recoupment rate would also be lowered from its current 100% level to 25%...2020 Annual Business Meeting
Private Practice During the Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Trump Administration Issues Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During COVID-19 Pandemic
Physical, Occupational and Speech therapists in private practice are eligible to bill Medicare for certain services provided via telehealth
Protected: OSHA-Infections Considerations
...OSHA Town Hall
OSHA expert to remind us of basic housekeeping rules and what additionally needs to considered to address COVID-19 needs.
Opening Up America Again! Re-opening Facilities Phase 1
Read the latest guidelines for Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare.
CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program
On April 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is reevaluating the amounts that will be paid under its Accelerated Payment Program and suspending its Advance Payment Program to Part B suppliers effective immediately.