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  AAOS Volunteer Opportunities Several AAOS Committees Seek New Members Consider applying for the following positions: Patient Safety Committee Chair position—applications are accepted until Nov. 1 Practice Management/Rehabilitation Program Committee Member position—applications are accepted until Nov. 1 Spine Program Committee Member position—applications are accepted until Nov. 1 Hand and Wrist Instructional Course Committee Member position—applications are accepted until Nov. 1 Medical Liability Committee Member positions—applications are accepted until Dec. 1 Learn more and submit applications… (member login required) [...]

The Journal Club will take place from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2020.   All registrants will receive Zoom invitations the day of Journal Club. Click here to register. Our topics will include: Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection Hip Offset Management of the Bone Loss Periarticular Needle-Based Therapy Sagittal Spinal Deformity

On April 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is reevaluating the amounts that will be paid under its Accelerated Payment Program and suspending its Advance Payment Program to Part B suppliers effective immediately. The agency made this announcement following the successful payment of over $100 billion to health care providers and suppliers through these programs and in light of the $175 billion recently appropriated for health care provider relief payments. CMS had [...]

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues new recommendations specifically targeted to communities that are in Phase 1 of the Guidelines for President Trump’s Opening Up America Again with low incidence or relatively low and stable incidence of COVID-19 cases. The recommendations update earlier guidance provided by CMS on limiting non-essential surgeries and medical procedures. The new CMS guidelines recommend a gradual transition and encourage health care providers to coordinate with local and state public health [...]

COVID-19: Reprocessing Hospital Claims, Essential Diagnostic Services, Non-Invasive Ventilators IPPS Hospitals, LTCHs: Reprocessing Claims for CARES Act Trump Administration Announces Expanded Coverage for Essential Diagnostic Services Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Removal of Non-Invasive Ventilator Product Category from DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program IPPS Hospitals, LTCHs: Reprocessing Claims for CARES Act CMS is implementing changes to increase payments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) under Sections 3710 and 3711 of the Coronavirus Aid, [...]

Agencies Implement Legislation Guaranteeing Coverage of COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing, Including Antibody Testing, and Certain Related Services without Cost Sharing for Enrollees in Private Health Coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), together with the Departments of Labor and the Treasury, issued guidance today to ensure Americans with private health insurance have coverage of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing and certain other related services, including antibody testing, at no cost.  As part of the effort to [...]

Dr. Felix Cheung is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting with Dr. Kara Willenburg, and infectious disease specialist at Marshall University, and members of the West Virginia Orthopaedic Society (WVOS) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Willenburg will give a brief update on local issues, and take a few questions. Following her remarks, WVOS members will share how they’re coping with COVID-19.  This shutdown has definitely impacted your practices and how you care for [...]

NEWS ALERT April 9, 2020 Here is a summary of recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) actions taken in response to the COVID-19 virus, as part of the ongoing White House Task Force efforts. To keep up with the important work the Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19, click here www.coronavirus.gov. For information specific to CMS, please visit the CMS News Room and Current Emergencies Website. CMS updates these resources on an ongoing basis [...]

CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance Based on CDC Guidelines to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 Guidance will aid clinicians in various healthcare settings to prevent and mitigate the spread  Under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a series of updated guidance documents focused on infection control to prevent the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care [...]