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U.S. Senate Passes Measure to Prevent 2% Medicare Sequester Cut; House Expected to Follow Suit in Mid-April This past week the US Senate voted 90-2 to pass an agreement reached to extend the 2% Medicare sequester moratorium that expires on April 1. The bipartisan...
HCMA MedNotes – Full Vaccination and Masks in Medical Practices
March 18, 2021 CDC Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated Individuals Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidelines for fully vaccinated people, it is recommended that patients visiting physicians' offices continue to wear masks and...
HCMA MedNotes – Governor Extends Telehealth Services to April 20, 2021
March 17, 2021 Governor Lamont Signs Order Enabling Expanded Use of Telehealth Services To Continue During COVID-19 Pandemic Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order modifying certain state laws in order to allow expanded access to telehealth services to continue...
HCMA MedNotes – Summary of the American Rescue Plan
March 16, 2021 The American Rescue Plan, a historic bill to further address the coronavirus and remedy the economic harm caused to the American people, passed both chambers in Congress and signed by President Biden on Thursday, March 11. Read More
COVID-19 Civil Immunity Continues for Physicians and Volunteers
Section 6 of Executive Order 7V, issued by Governor Ned Lamont on April 7, 2020 (link below) provides immunity to any health care professional, including physicians, or health care facility from suit for civil liability for any injury or death alleged to have been...
CT Takes Tiered Approach to Phase 1b for COVID Vaccine
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HCMA ALERT – How To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
Connecticut is currently in Phase 1a of the COVID-19 Vaccine roll-out. Those individual in group 1a who are eligible to receive the vaccine include: Physicians and other Healthcare Personnel: all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the...
Alert – COVID Relief Package and Impact on Physicians
COVID RELIEF PACKAGE The President signed into law the COVID-19 relief package that he had previously threatened to veto. The measure contains a number of far-reaching proposals that impact physicians, including helping to prevent or reduce significant Medicare cuts...
CMS Finalizes Major Changes to E/M Coding and Documentation Requirements in 2021 – Will You Be Ready?
Garfunkel Health Advisors, Inc. prepares you for the biggest change in decades to the documentation and coding guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, which go into effect on January 1, 2021. View Slides View Zoom Presentation
MedNotes for Week of December 18, 2020
COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION REQUEST THE GOVERNOR TO LET MEDICAL ASSISTANTS ADMINISTER VACCINES