On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a letter to clinicians outlining the summary of actions it has taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits, accelerated and advanced payments, and recent waiver information.

CMS also updated its recommendations to postpone non-essential surgeries and other procedures to conserve critical healthcare resources and limit exposure of patients and staff to COVID-19. See more details and links below.

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Sincerely,

Vasilios J. Kalogredis & Rachel E. Lusk-Klebanoff

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Dear Clinician Letter

CMS posted a letter to clinicians that outlines a summary of actions CMS has taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits, accelerated and advanced payments, and recent waiver information.

Click here for the letter

Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services and Treatment Recommendations

CMS recently updated recommendations to postpone non-essential surgeries and other procedures to conserve critical healthcare resources and limit exposure of patients and staff to COVID-19. Developed in collaboration with medical societies and associations, the recommendations outline a tiered approach for state and local officials, clinicians, and delivery systems to consider to prioritize services and care to those who require emergent or urgent attention to save a life, manage severe disease, or avoid further harms from an underlying condition.

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Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis is Chairman of Lamb McErlane’s Health Law Department. Bill has been exclusively practicing health law for over 40 years, representing physicians, dentists, group practices, other health care professionals and health care-related entities. bkalogredis@lambmcerlane.com, 610-701-4402.

Rachel E. Lusk-Klebanoff is an associate in Lamb McErlane’s health law and litigation departments.  She represents physicians, dentists, group practices, and other health care professionals and health-related entities in transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters. rlusk@lambmcerlane.com. 610-701-4416.

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