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Mar 20, 2025, 11:34 AM
With the signing of the American Relief Act, 2025 on December 21, 2024, these Medicare telehealth waivers were extended through March 31, 2025. (CMS, 2025.
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Mar 20, 2025, 10:23 AM
This notice announces the Department of Human Services (Department) final annual case-mix per diem payment rates for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-2025 for nonpublic and county nursing facilities that participate in the Medical Assistance (MA) Program.
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Mar 20, 2025, 09:52 AM
The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act (MCARE Act) established the Patient Safety Authority (Authority) to collect, analyze and evaluate data regarding reports of incidents ...
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Mar 20, 2025, 08:26 AM
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) will be holding a statewide provider update call regarding the current Measles situation on Monday, March 24th from 1:00-2:00pm.
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Mar 14, 2025, 10:04 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory about rising measles cases globally and in the U.S., with a major outbreak in Texas spreading to New Mexico, two confirmed cases in Pennsylvania linked to international travel, and health officials urging vaccinations and prompt reporting of suspected cases
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Mar 13, 2025, 11:23 AM
Prospect Medical, the owner of the Crozer-Chester and Taylor hospitals, received a $20 million lifeline from the Foundation for Delaware County on Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 AM
For 175 years, the Pennsylvania Medical Society has sought to support physicians and medical students throughout the Commonwealth, encompassing every specialty. But for many of those decades, women had a very small voice in the male-dominated organization.
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Mar 13, 2025, 08:23 AM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical information.
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Mar 10, 2025, 10:12 AM
Earlier this week, PAMED and the AMA picked up another amicus case win from the Superior Court n Sinoracki et al. v. The Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, et al. The case concerned the scope of mental health professionals’ duty to warn third parties of potential harm.
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Mar 10, 2025, 09:07 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians, public health officials, and potential travelers about a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico and offer guidance for prevention and monitoring.
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Mar 6, 2025, 09:34 AM
The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 to establish a new class of supplemental payments to qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled acute care general hospitals that provide inpatient services to MA beneficiaries.
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Mar 6, 2025, 08:23 AM
Yet another change concerning the new federal Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements has been announced.
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Mar 6, 2025, 08:15 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services' (the Department) Immediate Office of the Secretary is rescinding the policy on Public Participation in Rule Making (Richardson Waiver) and re-aligning the Department's rule-making procedures with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
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Mar 4, 2025, 11:40 AM
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Health (OPH) is currently investigating a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated Montgomery County child.
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Feb 27, 2025, 10:25 AM
The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) has scheduled meetings for Quarter 1 2025.
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Feb 24, 2025, 14:59 PM
PAMED is deeply saddened by the tragic act of violence that occurred at the UPMC Memorial Hospital this weekend.
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Feb 21, 2025, 11:08 AM
Reports of Serious Adverse Events After Ceftriaxone Administration
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Feb 20, 2025, 11:25 AM
by Ashely Wilkerson, MD, Chair
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Feb 20, 2025, 10:00 AM
This week, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) hosted the inaugural meeting of its Senior Physicians Caucus, a new initiative born out of a resolution passed at the 2024 House of Delegates meeting.
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Feb 20, 2025, 08:45 AM
The State Board of Nursing intends to (1) consolidate the three types of educational Programs; (2) codify current Board practice; (3) update requirements to meet National standards and statutory requirements; and (4) amend regulations tangentially impacted by this rulemaking.