The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the healthcare industry, shifting the way care is delivered for years to come. The impact on practices and hospitals was immediate and CV service lines have had to rapidly adapt to a new environment. To support the CV community, MedAxiom has compiled and developed resources for navigating the novel COVID-19 virus and the complex challenges practices and hospitals are facing. This page will be updated frequently.
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FROM THE FRONTLINE
Operational and financial guidance
- CMS - Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Updated July 30, 2020
- CMS Expands Telehealth for Medicare Advantage Plans
- HHS Extends Deadline for Attestation, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Payments to 45 Days
- CMS Issues Second Interim-Final COVID-19 Rule
- COVID-19 Relieve Package Expands Upon CARES Act Resources
- HHS Announces Allocation of Remaining COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
- A Breakdown of CARES Act Financial Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic
- MedAxiom Telehealth Cheat Sheet
- MedAxiom Virtual Services Coding Tool
- Health Insurance Providers Respond to Coronavirus (AHIP)
- CMS Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services and Treatment Recommendations
- CMS “Dear Clinician” Letter on COVID-19 Action
- Coding Updates for COVID-19
- Medicare Issues Telehealth Expansion of Physician Services
- Telehealth Rapid Implementation For Your Cardiology Clinic (ACC)
- Tips for Phone Consultations
- Telemedicine 101
- EPIC Tip Sheet: COVID Flipped Scheduled Telephone Visits
- New ICD-10-CM Code for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (CDC)
- ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines – Supplement: Coding Encounters Related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak (CDC)
- Cigna Coronavirus (Covid-19) Interim Billing Guidance for Providers
- Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit (CMS)
CLINICAL GUIDANCE
- ACC’s COVID-19 Clinical Guidance For the Cardiovascular Care Team
- Multi-Society Document From HRS/ACC/AHA: COVID-19 Practice Guidance for Electrophysiologists
- ASE Statement on Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
- Guidance and Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Information Statement from ASNC and SNMMI
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
- Managing the CV Care Reemergence: Navigating the New CMS Flexibilities – Part 2
- Managing the CV Care Reemergence: Beginning to Prepare for Post-COVID Patient Care Needs – Part 1
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Practical Approaches for an Unprecedented Pandemic- Part 1
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Setting up Telehealth in Your Office - Part 2
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Operationalizing Telehealth Visits and Virtual Services – Part 3
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Legal Questions You Never Thought to Ask - Part 4
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: How to Survive the Financial Tsunami - Part 5
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Updated Telehealth Billing and Operational Considerations – Part 6
- COVID-19 and the CV Service Line: Legal and Federal Support Update - Part 7
- Coding and Documentation Guidelines for APPs and Teaching Services
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Visit the following links for the latest COVID-19 information from federal agencies and other credible sources:
- ACC COVID-19 Hub
- AACVPR COVID Resource Portal
- University of Washington Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site
- Heart Patients Warned of Risks from Coronavirus (CardioSmart.org)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) COVID-19 Resources
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 Resources
- U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories
- CMS COVID-19 Update: March 31
- Cardiovascular Innovations COVID-19 Cath Lab Implications: Frontline View from Italy
MedAxiom industry partner solutions
Visit the following links for information on how MedAxiom Industry Partners can help CV organizations during this time.
- Health Outcomes Sciences (HOS): A Fast, Comprehensive Approach for Re-Opening Your CV Service Line
- Brevium: Keeping Your Patient Appointment Schedule Intact During (and After) the COVID-19 Pandemic
- CardioNavix: Cardiac PET/CT MPI – Preparing Your Nuclear Cardiac Imaging Lab During Uncertain Times
- NextGen Healthcare Helps Clients Navigate New Interoperability Regulations
- Sharecare Launches Free Platform to Enable Providers in U.S. With Telehealth
- AstraZeneca Sponsors Vidscrip COVID-19 Communications for Organizations
- ScImage: Your Partner in Telemedicine
- Geneva Health Solutions COVID-19 Rapid Response Solutions
- pMD
- ChronicCareIQ Supports Patient Communication, Screening, and Video Chats, Including for COVID-19
- BioTel Heart
- Navigating Post-TAVR Risk Factors and Remote Patient Monitoring During & Post COVID-19 (New)
- BioTelemetry Expands MCOT™ Service to Monitor Life-Threatening QT Prolongation in COVID-19 Patients
- Report: Inpatient use of Mobile Continuous Telemetry for COVID-19 Patients Treated With Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin
- Moonlighting Solutions
- Biome
- RxVantage
- Preventice is Launching the Offering of Virtual Cardiac Rehab
- MDabstract’s Remote Manual Abstraction and Discrete Data Services Allows Telehealth Patients to Be Properly “Prepped” so Clinicians Have the EHR Data They Need
- CardioFlux Has Emerged as a Potential Solution for Overwhelmed Chest Pain Triage Inefficiencies
- BetterConsult is Offering MedAxiom Members Free 3-month Utilization of Their Software For Pre-Screening Purposes
- InTouch Health Provides an Enterprise Virtual Care Platform