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PAMED and AMA file brief in mental health case
Last week PAMED and the AMA filed a brief as amici curiae (friends of the court) in Wunderly v. St. …
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PA House Considers Legislation on Insurance Coverage for Telemedicine Services
This week,
the PA House considered House Bill 1512, legislation which would require health
insurers to …
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Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: (HTI-1) Final Rule Summary
On January 3rd, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) …
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Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority), established by the Medical Care Availability and Reduction …
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Environmental Quality Board Meeting Cancelled
The Environmental Quality Board (Board) is cancelling its April 9, 2024 meeting. The next regular meeting …
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2024-04-10
Spring Practice Administrator Meeting
PAMED Virtual Practice Administrator Meeting:
April, 10, 2024
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Health Care Cost Containment Council Meeting Scheduled
The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) has scheduled the following meetings:Data Systems …
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Department of Health: Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program Advisory Council Public Meeting
The Statewide Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP) Advisory Council will hold a public meeting …
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Diabetes Mellitus: Commonly Diagnosed, Commonly Miscoded
Diabetes mellitus affects more than 38 million Americans and is one of the most frequently miscoded diagnoses …
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Department of Health Renal Disease Advisory Committee Meeting
The Renal Disease Advisory Committee established by the Renal Disease Treatment Act will hold its quarterly …
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PAMED Public Health Alert: Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health …
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Governor's Office Regulatory Agenda
Semi-annually, all agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor submit for publication an agenda of …
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Insurance Department Autism Spectrum Disorders Coverage—Maximum Benefit Adjustment; Notice 2024-03
Autism Spectrum Disorders Coverage—Maximum Benefit Adjustment; Notice 2024-03Section 635.2 of The …
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Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Attack
PAMED members continue to be impacted by the recent cybersecurity incident affecting Change Healthcare …
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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 …
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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 …
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The PAMPAC Pulse - March 2024
A message from PAMPAC’s ChairI am honored to be serving as PAMPAC chair. I want to thank those …
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2023 MIPS EUC Application in Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack
CMS has now reopened the 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship application …
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Department of Human Services Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment Methodology
Federally Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment MethodologyOn July 24, 2019, CMS approved the Department …
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2024-03-21
Stimulant Use Disorder: Treatment Overview and Future Therapies (CME)
Join the Allegheny County Medical Society for an in-person CME training on stimulant use disorder. This …