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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAN urges feds to further expand telehealth benefits
March 25, 2020
According to the AAN, the easing of restrictions on telehealth should be extended beyond Medicare fee-for-service to both Medicare Advantage and Medicaid patients.
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AMA offers resources for front-line physicians
March 24, 2020
The resources include practical tips for using telemedicine and an ethical guide for physicians.
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DIY masks: Worth the risk? Researchers are conflicted
March 20, 2020
Some health care workers are making their own personal protective equipment.
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COVID-19 prompts ‘lifesaving’ policy change for opioid addiction
March 20, 2020
Patients in some opioid treatment programs will be allowed to take home their medication.
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AGA and colleague societies issue clinical insights for COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Screening patients, personal protection, procedure postponement, and special precautions with infected patients are discussed.
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White House expands Medicare telehealth services amid COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Seniors across the nation, no matter where they live, will be able to receive a wide range of services via telehealth.
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Opinion
COVID-19 in pediatric patients: What the hospitalist needs to know
- And Raman Palabindala, MD, SFHM;
- Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD, FACP;
- Venkata Konanki, MD, FAAP
March 17, 2020
Children could be very efficient vectors of COVID-19 and potentially spread the pathogen to vulnerable populations.
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COVID-19 update: Transmission 5% or less among close contacts
March 11, 2020
New insights from China, CDC
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Telehealth seen as a key tool to help fight COVID-19
March 6, 2020
A House bill would allow the HHS secretary to “waive or modify application of certain Medicare requirements with respect to telehealth services”.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – January 2020
January 24, 2020
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.