Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
Listen in as Casandra Calabrese, DO, provides tips on educating your patients to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Telehealth is Reimbursed by CMS for Medicare
- Provide treatment to your patients outside of offices and/or healthcare facilities and be reimbursed
- Use publicly available technology such as Facetime or Skype with the HIPPA governance waiving the need for HIPAA secured technology
- CPT and HCPCS codes have been established for telehealth services
- More information on the telehealth expansion for Medicare can be found here.
- Click on the link for the American Rheumatology Network telehealth summary and codes
COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance — International Case Reporting Registry
- AWIR is an official supporter of the International Registry
- Enter data on your patients infected with COVID-19
- Help answer urgent questions about treatment options and infection risks amongst your patients
- De-identified registry data will be disseminated for analysis
- Click on the link to earn more about the registry and how to use it
CMS 1135 Waivers to Ease Administrative Burden on Providers for Medicaid Patients
- Treat Medicaid patients with greater freedom and less paperwork
- For example, states can decide to reimburse for telehealth services, remove the need for FFS prior authorizations, reimburse physicians for services provided out of state and more
- Options vary from state to state. More information on the Section 1135 Waivers can be found here
Global Healthy Living Foundation and Creaky Joints Launch COVID-19 Patient and Family Support Program
- Made for patients and caregivers, this program allows patients to get answers on many questions about the exposure and prevention from COVID-19 from healthcare professionals, receive emails on the latest news and stories on how other patients are coping
- Click on the link to sign up for the program