Keith A. Reynolds

Medicare and Medicaid will now cover a wider array of telehealth services.

The antiviral drug remdesivir was shown to shorten recovery time in some patients during clinical trials.

In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, the organization says the move is necessary to keep practices operating while combatting the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic is pushing down in-person visits, but patients are more satisfied with the care they are receiving.

The agency stopped accepting new applications for the Advance Payment Program April 26.

The continued pandemic is having a negative impact on practices.

The survey, from mid-April, shows nearly half of respondents don’t know if they will be able to keep their practices open.

The test kit allows a patient to collect their own sample keeping healthcare workers out of the line of fire.

Participation in COVID-19 clinical trials and reporting information can earn a clinician credit in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

The pandemic is holding off implementation of the new rules.

The test can diagnose infection in less than an hour.

CDC tips for evaluating people for coronavirus when face-to-face contact is impossible.

Participation in COVID-19 clinical trials and reporting information can earn a clinician credit in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

The open letter calls on legislators to supplement the CARES Act.

The organization warns not to make the move too soon.

The new fund will help family physicians to continue serving their community during the pandemic.

Physicians detail how COVID-19 is hurting their patient volumes and bottom line.

Physicians who have a MOC requirement due in 2020 will have until the end of 2021 to complete it.

Costs could reach as high as $556 billion between 2020 and 2021.

The move is aimed at helping the fight against the global pandemic.

The move makes testing and other services free for those with private insurance, according to CMS.

The payments were dispersed in a single week.

About 74 percent of respondents say they’ve adopted telemedicine or plan to.