NCQA Blog COVID-19 Field Report

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Medical Practice Management by Amalgaworks has implemented TeamViewer as our remote meeting platform. This HIPAA Compliant Tool has a great feature called Remote Control. https://www.teamviewer.com/en/features/security-hipaa-compliance/

TennCare and our Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) understand the challenges being faced by primary care providers during the COVID-19 emergency, especially as it relates to

PPP Loan Application – RESPONSE Tue 4/7/2020 4:34 PM From: “sthomas@amalgaworks.com” To:    Below you will find the response email I received from Regions Bank regarding

MGMA Summary of Financial Assistance for Employers under 500

MGMA Advocacy and Other Resources MGMA ADVOCACY MGMA urges  HHS to immediately begin financial support of medical groups (Mar. 27).  MGMA urges HHS to further waive telehealth restrictions following

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Telemedicine Resources During COVID-19 Posted on March 27, 2020 by Jazmyne Carter FacebookTwitterEmailMore The  COVID-19 crisis has disrupted normal operations in many communities. We also know that an

COVID-19: A Primary Care Field Report Posted on April 1, 2020 by Matt Brock FacebookTwitterEmailMore We know primary care’s long history—heavy on demand, short on resources. Right? The

KROST CPA – Economic Injury Disaster Loan Assistance (EIDL) program vs. Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) 

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https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/top-priorities/cares-act/assistance-for-small-businesses The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other

Regulatory alert: CMS announces new flexibilities   Last night, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a series of temporary regulatory waivers to further support

Medicare Telehealth Waivers During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency -Last Updated March 31, 2020- The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has instituted several

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MGMA  COVID-19 regulatory alert: CMS announces expanded Advance Payment Program to provide accelerated loans to healthcare providers On Saturday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Alison Mayhew, MBA, CMPE with Family Healthcare Associates provided a great overview with definitions regarding Telehealth click here to view.

OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Guidance

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Families First Law – Coronaviruse Response  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Congress passed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which provides relief to medical practices during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill

CMS Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet – Click Here

New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces Read more from the National Institutes of Health by clicking here.

CMS broadens access to Medicare Telehealth Services Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on Secretary Azar’s waiver authority that broadens

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Snapshot: Leading the morning – the administration released two long-awaited final regulations on interoperability and information blocking Find the ONC final rule HERE and fact sheets HERE  Find

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has updated a web-based resource for helping small- to medium-sized physician practices with implementing health

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology HEALTH IT PLAYBOOK CLICK HERE.

Nov. 1, 2019 Regulatory alert: CMS finalizes 2020 payment and quality reporting changes Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final

Analytics reports confirm Tennessee is changing how health care is delivered across the state.  Nashville – TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid agency, is seeing positive results from

Tennessee’s Health Care Innovation Initiative is changing the way health care is paid for in Tennessee, moving from paying for volume to paying for value.  Our

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The Trump administration will delay the start of the Primary Care First payment model until 2021 after originally proposing a start date of 2020. Read

Franklin PCMH Roundtable Lunch – Sept 18 Join us in Franklin for a Roundtable Lunch! All office staff and providers welcome!! Enjoy a great FREE

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Stanford Social Innovation Review published an article by Joe McCannon, Pedro Delgado & Maureen Bisognano.  “10 Lessons From Health Care on Quality Improvement” is an interesting

PCMH Recognition Redesign What Is Annual Reporting? NCQA’s redesigned PCMH Recognition program lets practices maintain their Recognition status through annual reporting, which replaces the previous

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) rule today, which includes proposed changes to the

News ReleaseFor Immediate Release: 4/23/2019Contact: Steven Thomas, CMPE, 615.934.3645, sthomas@amalgaworks.com   THOMAS ACHIEVES BOARD CERTIFICATION IN MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Nashville, TN 4/23/2019 — Steven R. Thomas, CMPE, Chief

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Click Here:  MGMA 2021 Coding Update with Kim Huey

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Click here for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule