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States allow doctors to practice across state lines during COVID-19 crisis
Many states are allowing workarounds to traditional medical licensing requirements via declarations of statewide emergencies during the COVID-19...
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Firings, furloughs, and pay cuts in advance of COVID-19 surge
Despite almost $200 billion earmarked for hospital systems in the recently passed federal stimulus package, many hospitals are still in dire...
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U.S. lifts visa halt to boost COVID-19 physician workforce
The move may also help physicians extend their visas.
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Are psychiatrists more prepared for COVID-19 than we think?
Psychiatrists are on the cutting edge of how to address the pandemic of fear and uncertainty gripping individuals and society across the nation,...
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Hospitals muzzle doctors and nurses on PPE, COVID-19 cases
Administrators are warning frontline physicians and nurses not to post on social media about their COVID-19 experiences or they will face...
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COVID-19 shifts telehealth to the center of cardiology
A series of recent mandates aimed at addressing barriers to telehealth ‘have come in a time of desperation,’ one New York–based cardiologist says...
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FDA to allow alternative respiratory devices to treat COVID-19
“We are providing maximum regulatory flexibility to facilitate an increase in ventilator inventory.”
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Preventable diseases could gain a foothold because of COVID-19
Measles and influenza are two deadly infectious diseases for which there are vaccines.
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Emergency Rule: Docs can bill for telehealth and COVID-19 tests. Here’s how
The American Medical Association has developed a CPT code for the COVID-19 test.
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Match Day 2020: Online announcements replace celebrations, champagne
Match Day organizers look to Zoom, slide shows, email announcements, and other ways to engage future residents.
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Standing by and still open for business during COVID-19 pandemic
“With the relaxing of telehealth requirements for Medicare that were announced on March 17, I’m setting up to ‘see’ patients remotely,” says Dr....