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We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
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AMA Announces Update to COVID-19 Vaccine CPT Codes
The AMA announced that the CPT® code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include vaccine and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine candidate under development by Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson.
COVID-19 Report
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
AMA Announces Additional CPT Codes for COVID-19 Vaccines
The American Medical Association announced that the Current Procedural Terminology code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of Oxford.
COVID-19 Report
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
AMA Urges Multifaceted Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health
At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, physicians adopted policies to address social determinants of health as part of health insurance coverage. The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need to address nonmedical, yet critical, health needs and the underlying determinants of health —
Large Coalition Backs Passage of “Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act”
In a Nov. 11 letter, 74 medical associations, including the American College of Radiology®and American Medical Association, thanked HR 8702 sponsors for introducing the legislation to halt Medicare payment cuts resulting from evaluation and management code changes to start Jan. 1, 2021.
Friday at Five – A Lot of 5 Things You Should Know
Sharing lists on addressing racial disparities in COVID-19, tools for future health care workers to succeed, job searching, creating meaningful connections with patients, recruiting at home employees, and how patients are in the drivers seat to their own healthcare.
AMA Announces Vaccine-Specific CPT Codes for Coronavirus Immunizations
The American Medical Association published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology code set that includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).