This week’s Medicare updates include an article on elements necessary to include on orders or prescriptions for certain DMEPOS items, an NCA on colorectal cancer blood-based biomarker tests, a change to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database update file, and more!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring the rapid spread of a novel 2019 coronavirus, formally named COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. On January 30, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern due to its sustained person-to-person spread within countries and across continental borders.
As we move into a new decade, the burgeoning partnerships between giant tech companies and healthcare organizations bring great promise and many questions.