Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - May 28, 2020

5/29/2020

Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, and Kerin Milesky, Director of DPH’s Office … process of reopening that it will be based on the data. Our goal in monitoring the public health data … guidelines. You can get a sense of where we are and how we are looking at this and it includes the public …

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EOHHS Health Care Phase 1 Reopening Approach - May 18, 2020

5/20/2020

services are limited to the following, based on the provider’s clinical judgment: (1) high-priority … guidelines to hospitals and healthcare providers in accordance with the state’s four-phase reopening plan … worsening of the patient’s condition, based on the provider’s clinical judgment • Providers need …

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MMS Considerations and Recs to Move Forward Medicine

5/8/2020

and impact of COVID-19; and, with proper safety precautions, expanding care provided in physicians’ offices … Society of America (IDSA) and HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) guidelines to ease social distancing … and to what degree antibodies provide immunity in order to target public health responses based on local risk …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - April 23, 2020

4/23/2020

when to reopen? And is there a difference between office space surgery and a surgery center …, Director of DPH’s Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management, participated. Member questions …. The department did update those standards, which I want to emphasize are guidelines …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - April 16

4/17/2020

. Catherine Brown, State Epidemiologist, and Kerin Milesky, Director of DPH’s Office of Preparedness … stores, and pharmacies, and especially in areas of significant community- based transmission, which … of their own modeling based on prior outbreaks and other situations. I think that all of the models that I've …

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Letter to Congress Regarding Fourth COVID-19 Relief Legislation

4/15/2020

thing by adhering to current guidelines about postponing or canceling elective procedures and non-urgent … office visits, but given continuing overhead and payroll costs, many are experiencing cash flow issues … surgery centers equal to their total payroll from January 1 - April 1, 2019. The grant should also include …

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COVID-19 CMS Interim Final Rule FAQs

4/10/2020

and in accordance with the recommendations to delay all elective surgeries as noted in the QSO-20-22 memo: https … CMS-2552-10, Worksheet S), signed by the Chief Financial Officer or Administrator. Payments such hospitals … qualified health centers; rural health clinics; physician’s offices; urgent care facilities; ambulatory …

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I-19 Proceedings

4/2/2020

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Letter to House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor and Ways and Means Regarding Surprise Billing Legislation

3/4/2020

, it is impossible to perform surgery or deliver babies. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has essentially … in the health care market.  We also urge you to ensure more balanced dispute resolution guidelines that reflect … a set of dispute resolution guidelines that allow for equal weight to be given to the following elements …

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VitalSigns_JanFeb_2020_

1/31/2020

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