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HHS releases COVID-19 testing plans from states, other jurisdictions

Health and Human Services posted COVID-19 testing plans for state, local and territorial jurisdictions through the rest of calendar year 2020.
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CMS extends Appropriate Use Criteria testing period until 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the extension of its Appropriate Use Criteria testing period through 2021.
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HHS FAQ provides more information on CARES Act provider relief fund eligibility

The Department of Health and Human Services continues to update its CARES Act FAQ to aid hospitals and health systems in understanding the nuances of the provider relief fund.
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AMA releases additional CPT codes for SARS-CoV-2 testing

The American Medical Association released new Current Procedural Terminology codes for reporting SARS-CoV-2 laboratory testing on medical claims.
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Reports examine COVID-19 rates, hospitalizations among children

More than 380,000 U.S. children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, which represents 9.1% of cases in states reporting age, according to an analysis released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association.
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NIH-supported trials to test synthetic antibody treatments

Researchers have launched two clinical trials to test whether monoclonal (laboratory-made) antibodies can safely prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection or symptoms in healthy adults, the National Institutes of Health announced.
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FDA authorizes SARS-CoV-2 molecular test, updates guidance for hand sanitizer makers

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of George Washington University Public Health Laboratory’s GWU SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test.
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Houston post-acute hospitals endure added costs of ramping up to prepare for COVID-19

Houston’s Kindred Healthcare and TIRR Memorial Hermann are among the many post-acute care providers that have incurred increased costs to prepare for and treat COVID-19-positive patients and complex post-COVID-19 patients.
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CMS announces new rural payment model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model, a new payment model for rural communities in response to an Aug. 3 executive order calling for a new model “to ensure that rural healthcare providers are able to provide the necessary level and quality of care.”
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AHA releases resource on creating value with age-friendly care

AHA’s The Value Initiative is providing new resources to support hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts to establish and improve age-friendly care. The Creating Value with Age-Friendly Health Systems issue brief provides best practices for implementing the 4Ms Framework — What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility — and strategies to measure age-friendly progress and enable value.