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June 22, 2020 Industry News / Regulatory Review

COVID-19 Federal Response Update – Monday, June 22, 2020

By Capitol Associates, Inc.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, believes that certain temporary federal telehealth policies should be made permanent. Chairman Alexander is focused on three main changes; provider reimbursement regardless of the originating site, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services, and providing telehealth services through common apps like FaceTime or texting.

June 17, 2020 Industry News / Regulatory Review

COVID-19 Federal Response Update – Wednesday, June 17, 2020

By Capitol Associates, Inc.
Results from a University of Oxford study showed that Dexamethasone, a commonly used steroid, reduces death in severe COVID-19 patients by up to one third. Scientists around the world are cautiously optimistic about the study but are remaining skeptical until they can review the research data.

June 17, 2020 CRA

Elevating Leadership- How my CRA helped prepare me for crisis

By Kim Evans, MS, FABC, CRA
In these unprecedented times, we as Imaging leaders have never been more challenged to rise up and demonstrate leadership qualities and attributes as much as we have been during the COVID-19 pandemic. These attributes define the CRA – the Certified Radiology Administrator. These are key benefits and drivers of the primary domain categories for the CRA.

June 10, 2020 Industry News / Regulatory Review

COVID-19 Federal Response Update – Wednesday, June 10, 2020

By Capitol Associates, Inc.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new Provider Relief Fund distribution of $15 billion dollars to Medicaid providers who did not receive funding from the Provider Relief Fund’s General Allocation. HHS is also distributing $10 billion to safety net hospitals.

June 10, 2020 AHRA News

Member Appreciation: May 2020

Here, we warmly welcome new members, and recognize any recent successes among members. If you would like to acknowledge a colleague, announce a promotion, or make us aware of an accomplishment please let us know.

June 9, 2020 Podcast

Episode 03 – Recovering from the Covid-19 Pandemic: Best Practices & Processes

Episode 03, is the 1st of a series of podcasts focused on recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic while managing increasing patient workloads. Moderator Joanne Hoener, from Bayers portfolio team is joined by industry experts, Bill Algee, CRA, FAHRA, Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, IN, Amanda Garlock, CRA, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA, and Brian Fox, CRA, from Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, TX as they candidly discuss emerging from the Coronavirus crisis and talk about lessons learned, best practices and next steps.

June 8, 2020 Industry News / Regulatory Review

COVID-19 Federal Response Update – Monday, June 8, 2020

By Capitol Associates, Inc.
The White House Coronavirus Taskforce does not see a link between an increase in Coronavirus cases and states reopening, but there are worries of a spike in COVID-19 cases related to ongoing protests in all 50 states.

June 3, 2020 Industry News / Regulatory Review

COVID-19 Federal Response Update – Wednesday, June 3, 2020

By Capitol Associates, Inc.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Director, Dr. Anthony Fauci believes the U.S. will have at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year. He also believes we will have a few hundred million more vaccines by the beginning of 2021.