COVID-19 Report
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
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Thinking About the “New Normal”
By Katherine Capps – Just what is this “new normal” everyone is talking about? Is it something temporary that will gradually disappear once we subdue COVID-19? Or is it something more lasting—a true new normal, not a temporary normal?
COVID-19 Community Testing: Getting HIPAA Protection
By Matt Fisher – The COVID-19 pandemic remains in a state of emergency across the country and access to testing also remains a top priority. Testing continues to be viewed as a significant means of determining the scope of the pandemic as well as establishing…
COVID-19 & First Responders
By Art Gross – As we continue to make our way through new territory with the COVID-19 crisis, we are having to adjust the rules and regulations that previously stood in place. HIPAA is no exception to that.
Healthcare Finance Leaders Come Together to Learn and Share COVID-19 Challenges, Strategies
By Kermit S. Randa & Jay Spence – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact hundreds of thousands of lives and the connected global economy in virtually every business sector. Healthcare leaders have an especially unique challenge — as the rest of the world hunkers down…
COVID-19 Regulatory Updates that Impact Health Plan CAHPS Surveys
By Esther Turner – Here at SPH Analytics we’ve been busy interpreting and addressing all of the fast and furious regulatory updates that have come from NCQA and CMS these past few days. We’ve compiled the ones that impact health plan CAHPS® surveys here for your reference.
Website to Identify Medical Staffing Opportunities to Assist During COVID-19 Pandemic
You and Blue announces Medical Staff Now, a new national website created to help medical professionals register to assist states in need of their professional services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Report
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
Expanded Telemedicine Regulations: Documentation Requirements Overview
By Doreen DeGroff – With the expansion of the telemedicine guidelines and payment criteria, facilities are quickly expanding or rolling out solutions to meet the anticipated demand as well as many vendors and suppliers are offering options to health systems to enable this functionality.