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Opinion
Call for volunteers for palliative care in COVID-19
April 16, 2020
NYC Health + Hospitals needs volunteers trained in palliative care to help patients remotely via telemedicine.
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News
Social distancing comes to the medicine wards
April 15, 2020
The risks of traditional patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic include spread to both patients and staff.
News
AMA asks HHS for ‘immediate’ aid to ease clinicians’ COVID-19 ‘financial peril’
April 14, 2020
The AMA and 137 other medical groups outlined a methodology for the federal government to provide payments equal to roughly 1 month’s worth of prepandemic revenue from all payers for all U.S. physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
News
CMS loosens clinician scope-of-practice, telehealth rules for COVID-19 crisis
April 14, 2020
In an April 9 announcement, the agency said it will temporarily allow physicians to provide telehealth services across state lines and also temporarily widen the scope of practice for midlevel practitioners.
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COVID-19: Managing resource crunch and ethical challenges
April 14, 2020
Allocation of health care resources should be made according to a plan, by a triage team, and not left to front-line clinicians.
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ABIM grants MOC extension
April 14, 2020
Those in their grace year will also be afforded an additional grace year in 2021.
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News
The wide-ranging impact of hospital closures
April 10, 2020
It is not unusual for hospitalists to step up during a hospital closure and advocate for their patients on behalf of the community.
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News
COVID-19: A guide to making telepsychiatry work
April 9, 2020
“There’s going to be a much wider and diffuse acceptance of telemedicine as we go forward,” said Dr. Jay H. Shore.
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News
COVID-19: Dramatic changes to telepsychiatry rules and regs
April 8, 2020
“Clinicians need to be aware of these changes so they can ensure they are reaching as many people as possible,” said Dr. John Torous.
News
U.S. hospitals facing severe challenges from COVID-19, HHS report says
April 7, 2020
Delayed test results also reduced hospitals’ ability to provide care by sidelining clinicians who reported COVID-19 symptoms.
