Author: Dorron Blumberg

State of Florida Announces Three New COVID-19 Testing Sites Through Partnership with Publix

Posted by | Jun 3, 2020 | |

June 3 2020 – Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced that an additional three COVID-19 testing sites across the state have been created through a partnership between Publix, FDEM and Quest Diagnostics. These sites will open on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The testing sites will be located in three Publix parking lots for FDEM to conduct COVID-19 testing. 

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CMS Innovation Center Models COVID-19 Related Adjustments

Posted by | Jun 3, 2020 | |

June 3 2020 – The table attacehed describes adjustments that have been made or that CMS will be making to certain Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center Models to address the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The table specifically focuses on model adjustments related to financial methodologies, quality reporting, and model timelines. 

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"First Do No Harm" Researchers Urge Halt in Prescribing Hydroxycholoroquine for COVID-19

Posted by | Jun 3, 2020 | |

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine Researchers and Collaborators 
Publish Commentary in ‘The American Journal of Medicine’
 
June 3, 2020 – The sacred oath taken by physicians during graduation from medical school to “First do no harm,” the first words of the Hippocratic Oath, provides a strong impetus for a commentary just published in The American Journal of Medicine. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are urging all health care providers to always prioritize compassion with reliable evidence on efficacy and safety. They recommend a moratorium on the prescription of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, to treat or prevent COVID-19, with the exceptions of obtaining the necessary evidence in randomized trials as well as compassionate use.
 

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The Deadline for Eligible Hospitals to Submit their Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application is Tuesday, September 1

Posted by | Jun 3, 2020 | |

June 3 2020 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that all eligible hospitals use 2015 Edition certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to meet the requirements of the Promoting Interoperability Programs. CMS mandates downward payment adjustments be applied to eligible hospitals that are not meaningful users of CEHRT.
 
 

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SAFE SPACE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES AFFORDABLE NON-CONTACT AUTOMATIC BODY INFRARED TEMPERATURE DETECTION SCANNER WITH MASK SPOTTING COMPLIANCE FEATURE

Posted by | Jun 3, 2020 | |

DELRAY BEACH, FLA – June 3 2020 – Safe Space Scan Technologies announced the launch and availability of its new infrared temperature scanning technology for use in complying with CDC standards for the reopening of U.S. businesses, health and senior care facilities and government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. 

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