Joe Biden formally announced the important members of the administration’s health team. It includes Indian American doctor Vivek Murthy who will manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The President in his briefing from Wilmington, Delaware outlined three key goals for the first 100 days in office with regards to masking, vaccinations and opening schools for children.
Study reveals, dining out, going to pubs linked to contracting coronavirus
There is an association of close contact with COVID-19 patients, dining at restaurants and pubs, with testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection, reveals a study of outpatients from 11 US health care facilities.
FDA has authorized its first COVID-19 test for screening people without symptoms
The FDA has authorized its first COVID-19 diagnostic for the purpose of broad-based screening. This would include people who haven’t shown any symptoms and those who don’t suspect having come in contact with someone suffering from COVID-19.
CMS releases Medicare payment rates for CPT codes for COVID-19 tests
CMS released the payments rates for new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, which is developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
Medical billing provisions in the CARES Act have led to an increase in mispayments and claim denials
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was created to provide healthcare resources required to fight COVID-19. The Act was designed to give quick and direct economic assistance for US workers and their families, small businesses and to preserve jobs.