Month: April 2020

Trump Administration Launches New Toolkit to Help States Navigate COVID-19 Health Workforce Challenges

Trump Administration Launches New Toolkit to Help States Navigate COVID-19 Health Workforce Challenges

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Apr 22, 2020  At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a new toolkit to help state and local healthcare decision makers maximize workforce flexibilities when confronting 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in their communities. This toolkit includes […]

CMS to allow providers to practice at top of license, across states

CMS to allow providers to practice at top of license, across states

April 09, 2020 MICHAEL BRADY  The CMS on Thursday will allow providers to practice across state lines and at their top of license. The new flexibilities allow doctors to treat patients at rural hospitals via telehealth, even if they’re out-of-state. Nurse practitioners will also be allowed to perform select medical exams for Medicare patients in […]

FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing

FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing

April 5, 2020   OCR is sharing the following update with our listserv from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, warning individuals to remain vigilant for scams related to COVID-19. National Cyber Awareness System:   FBI Releases Guidance on Defending Against VTC Hijacking and Zoom-bombing 04/02/2020 11:39 […]