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- CMS Updates Quality Reporting Requirements in Light of COVID-19https://practicaldermatology.com/news/cms-updates-quality-reporting-requirements/2460315/CMS is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs with respect to upcoming measure reporting and data submission for those programs. For those programs with data submission deadl
- Nation's Largest Nurses Union to Congress: Ensure Standards for Healthcare Workers to Avoid COVID-19https://practicaldermatology.com/news/nations-largest-nurses-union-to-congress-ensure-standards-for-healthcare-workers-to-avoid-covid-19/2460314/National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses, is calling on Congress to mandate that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration promulgate an emergency temporary standard for health care workers in the third COVID-19 stimulus package currently being negotiated.
- AAD Offers Tips for Practicing in the Era of COVID-19https://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-offers-tips-for-practicing-in-the-era-of-covid-19/2460313/The American Academy of Dermatology released new guidance for dermatologists amid the COVID-19 crisis including an update on teledermatology and reimbursement codes. The guidance includes: March 19th AAD President’s Message:
- Zylö Therapeutics a Finalist in the Buzz of BIO Contesthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/zylo-therapeutics-a-finalist-in-the-buzz-of-bio-contest/2460311/Voting ends tonight for the Buzz of BIO contest, sponsored by BIO, the world's largest trade association representing biotechnology companies. Zylö Therapeutics, which has dermatology as one of its focus areas, is a finalist in the “Pipelines of Promise”
- HHS OCR: New HIPAA Guidance to Support e-Consultshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/hhs-ocr-new-hipaa-guidance-to-support-e-consults/2460309/Practices that haven’t contracted with a telehealth platform may still be able to provide virtual consults using standard telecommunications technologies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- AMA: New CPT Code to Report Novel Coronavirus Testhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/ama-new-cpt-code-to-report-novel-coronavirus-test/2460307/The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)Editorial Panel has approved a new addition to the CPT code set to report testing for the virus that causes COVID-19. The American Medical Association (AMA) says the code will help streamline data-driven resource and allocation planning in t
- Special Report: An Overview of Coronavirus by Dr. Jonathan Kaplanhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/special-report-an-overview-of-coronavirus-by-dr-jonathan-kaplan/2460306/Wash your hands, wipe down surfaces, don’t touch your face, and practice social distancing. If nothing else, that’s what you should take away from this coronavirus overview. But keep reading to learn important details about this epidemic. Such as, how we can make it end with less coll
- Dermatologist Urges Vigilance for Exanthem as Coronavirus Spreadshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermatologist-urges-vigilance-for-exanthem-as-coronavirus-spreads/2460304/As the novel coronavirus spreads across the US and the World Health Organization declares a global pandemic, dermatologists may be able to play a role in diagnosing and combating the disease, says New York City dermatologist Bobby Buka, MD, JD. In fact, the cofounder of The Dermatology Specialist
- International Psoriasis Council Offers Guidance on Managing COVID-19 in People with Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/international-psoriasis-council-offers-guidance-on-managing-covid-19-in-people-with-psoriasis/2460302/Psoriasis patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) should immediately discontinue or postpone immunosuppressant medications, guidance from the International Psoriasis Council (IPC) states. The group cites current guidance from the European Dermatology Forum and the American Academy
- Study: Mohs Scars from Facial Skin Cancers Longer than Patients Expecthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-mohs-scars-from-facial-skin-cancers-longer-than-patients-expect/2460301/Scars from Mohs micrographic surgery for facial skin cancers may be longer than patients expect, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. In this cross-sectional study of 1