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Onyx, AMA Innovations Form Collaboration to Build FHIR-Based Messaging

by Fred Pennic 01/25/2021 Leave a Comment

Onyx, AMA Innovations Form Collaboration to Build FHIR-Based Messaging

What You Should Know: - Onyx and AMA Innovations partner to rethink ways FHIR-based messaging technology can improve links between healthcare and community-based organizations. - As part of the collaboration, both organizations will jointly target grant opportunities through HHS’ Administration for Community Living’s Social Care Referrals Challenge Program. Onyx Technology LLC and AMA Innovations Inc., a technology development subsidiary of the American Medical Association, today
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AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine

by Fred Pennic 12/24/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the addition of three Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of
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AMA Unveils 2 Vaccine-Specific CPT Codes for Coronavirus Immunizations

by Fred Pennic 11/11/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA Approves 2 New CPT Codes to Support Response to COVID-19

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association (AMA) published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). - The new Category I CPT codes and long descriptors for the vaccine products 91300 and 91301 for better tracking, reporting, and analysis that supports data-driven planning and allocation. The American Medical Association (AMA) today published an
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3 Telemedicine Security and Compliance Best Practices

by Gerry Miller, Founder & CEO at Cloudticity 10/08/2020 Leave a Comment

3 Telemedicine Security and Compliance Best Practices

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated telemedicine exponentially as patients and doctors switched from in-person visits to remote consultations. Health providers rapidly scaled virtual offerings in March and April and traffic volumes soared to unprecedented levels, with practices “seeing 50 to 175 times the number of patients by telehealth than before the outbreak,” according to McKinsey. By early August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expanded the list of
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AMA Adds New CPT Codes Multi-Virus Tests to Detect COVID-19 and Flu

by Fred Pennic 10/07/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA Approves 2 New CPT Codes to Support Response to COVID-19

What You Should Know: - AMA announces new CPT codes for multi-virus tests to detect COVID-19 and flu for immediate use.  The American Medical Association (AMA) today published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new code additions and editorial revisions for reporting medical services sparked by the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The update to the CPT code set was approved by the CPT Editorial Panel, the
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AMA Approves 2 New CPT Codes to Support Response to COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 09/09/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA Approves 2 New CPT Codes to Support Response to COVID-19

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association adds two new CPT codes to streamline the reporting of innovative tools and services now available to help reduce the COVID-19 disease burden. - The two new codes 99072 and 86413 have been approved for immediate use. The American Medical Association (AMA) published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes two code additions for reporting medical services sparked by the public
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IBM Watson Health, OrbitalRX Launches Solution to Combat U.S. Drug Shortage

by Fred Pennic 09/02/2020 Leave a Comment

IBM Watson Health, OrbitalRX Launches Solution to Combat U.S. Drug Shortage

What You Should Know: - IBM Watson Health and OrbitalRX launches an integrated solution to assist hospital pharmacy providers in managing drug shortages. - Joint offering pairs pharmacy supply chain management capabilities with evidence-based drug content, designed to help hospital pharmacy teams manage drug shortages. - OrbitalRX with Micromedex will create a single source for healthcare providers and pharmacists to access the latest evidence-based clinical information alongside a
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Coding in Age of COVID-19: Deciphering Coding Nuances, Best Practices

by Jennifer Bishop CCS, CCS-P, CIRCC Vice President, Product Content Vitalware 05/01/2020 Leave a Comment

Coding in Age of COVID-19: Deciphering Coding Nuances, Best Practices

Without much warning, the novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has taken over our healthcare system. It has taxed our healthcare workers, our national stockpiles of PPE, and affected millions of Americans nationwide. In addition to healthcare workers on the front lines, the pandemic has also impacted the healthcare revenue cycle, causing major confusion, questions, and inconsistencies as coding specialists learn the latest COVID-19 codes and guidelines at warp speed. With cases rising by the tens of
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AMA Launches Virtual Panel Discussion on Telemedicine Amid COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 03/24/2020 Leave a Comment

6 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Considerations for Telehealth Providers

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association launches a virtual panel discussion today focused on telemedicine and COVID-19. - The discussion is hosted by the AMA’s Physician Innovation Network (PIN), an online networking community of physicians, digital health companies and entrepreneurs. The American Medical Association is helping mobilize a dramatic increase in the nation’s telemedicine capacity through its advocacy on Medicare policy changes
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AMA to Fast Track New CPT Code for Novel Coronavirus Test

by Jasmine Pennic 03/10/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA to Fast Track New CPT Code for Novel Coronavirus Test Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Monitoring Platform

What You Need to Know: - AMA announces it will fast track CPT code development for a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test to bolster a data-driven response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. - The CPT Editorial Panel will manage the expedited process including the creation of a test description to accompany the code and the effective date of the code. - According to the CDC, there is a total of 647 confirmed cases of COVID-19 resulting in 25 deaths in the United
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