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Mar 27, 2024, 14:03 PM
Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Attack
PAMED has heard from members who have been affected by a recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare, the claims processing platform for Optum.
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Mar 25, 2024, 16:30 PM
PAMED Public Health Alert: Increase in Mpox Cases in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has been tracking increasing cases of mpox since December 2023...
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Mar 21, 2024, 10:33 AM
CMS Announces Two Changes to NPPES Effective April 3, 2024
On March 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice that delineates changes to the data elements providers need to submit to obtain and maintain the National Provider Identifier (NPI).
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Mar 21, 2024, 09:38 AM
The PAMPAC Pulse - March 2024
A message from the PAMPAC's Chair...
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Mar 21, 2024, 09:34 AM
2023 MIPS EUC Application in Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack
CMS has now reopened the 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship application due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
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Mar 21, 2024, 08:33 AM
Department of Human Services Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment Methodology
On July 24, 2019, CMS approved the Department of Human Services' (Department) request to implement an APM to pay qualifying FQHCs, located in and operated by a city of the first class and that agreed to the APM in writing, a Medical Assistance Encounter Rate (MAER) for medical services provided to MA beneficiaries for dates of service April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2022.
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Mar 19, 2024, 16:36 PM
PAMED Public Health Alert: CDC Warns of Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing a health advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase in global and U.S. measles cases.
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Mar 18, 2024, 13:28 PM
PAMED Public Health Alert: PA Dept. of Health Issues Alert on New Respiratory Virus Guidance
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert regarding the new guidance from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for preventing respiratory virus diseases
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Mar 18, 2024, 00:00 AM
PAMED Board Talks Trends This Past Weekend
The PAMED board of trustees met this past weekend for a strategic planning retreat focused on trends – past and present – and discussed tactics and strategies regarding how PAMED can continue to get in front of trends and pro-actively address them.
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Mar 15, 2024, 08:17 AM
PA Department of Health: Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Services Regulation
Sexual Assault Victim Emergency Services Regulation Listing of Hospitals That May Not Provide Emergency Contraception and Hospitals That May Not Provide Any Sexual Assault Emergency Services
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Mar 14, 2024, 11:23 AM
Tips to Improve ICD-10-CM Coding Accuracy
Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s DOSE newsletter. This is the third article in the series.
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Mar 14, 2024, 10:02 AM
Health Care Cost Containment Council Special Reports and Requests for Data
Annually, the Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) is required to publish a list of all special reports and data that have been prepared during the previous calendar year.
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Mar 14, 2024, 09:34 AM
PA Dept. of Health: Fentanyl and Xylazine Detected in a Urine Drug Screening Performed under Act 43 of 2023
As a result of Act 43 of 2023, fentanyl and xylazine testing is required when a urine drug screening is conducted in an emergency department within an acute care hospital to assist in diagnosing a patient's condition.
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Mar 14, 2024, 09:23 AM
Medicare Physician Payment Update
On March 9, 2024 President Biden signed a bipartisan spending bill which included a change in the reimbursement percentage which physicians have experienced since January 1st.
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Mar 12, 2024, 15:03 PM
PAMED Health Alert: Prenatal Hepatitis B and C Testing Recommendations
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert CDC recommendations for hepatitis B and C screening.
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Mar 7, 2024, 09:55 AM
Department of Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Community Prevention Planning Committee; Public Meetings
The Statewide HIV Planning Group, established by the Department of Health, has public meetings scheduled at the Hilton Harrisburg, One North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Mar 7, 2024, 09:23 AM
State Board of Pharmacy: Pharmacy Technician Registration (proposed rule)
On November 30, 2020, Act 140 was enacted to provide for registration of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees.
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Mar 7, 2024, 07:23 AM
Department of Health Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act Surcharge
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority), established under the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act, collects and evaluates data regarding reports of serious events and incidents occurring in certain medical facilities and to make recommendations to those facilities regarding changes, trends and improvements in health care practices and procedures for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of serious events and incidents.
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Mar 7, 2024, 06:34 AM
Are you interested in a PAMED Women Physicians Section (WPS) leadership position?
The WPS has vacancies on its Governing Council, and this is a great opportunity to get involved in leadership and represent the voice of women physicians.
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Mar 7, 2024, 02:03 AM
Department of Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Community Prevention Planning Committee; Public Meetings