Jul 7, 2022 | Annual Meeting, COVID-19
The July issue of Trade Show Executive (TSE) magazine praised the AAHKS Annual Meeting for its impressive post-pandemic recovery. AAHKS’ hybrid 2020 event (one of the very few live events held in the U.S. that year) saw many attendees and exhibitors forced to stay...
Dec 17, 2021 | CMS, COVID-19
Last week, President Biden signed a bill, passed by Congress, providing short-term physician payment relief. The bill delays 6% of nearly 10% proposed Medicare cuts, including delaying and suspending three policies causing Medicare cuts. Specifically, the bill...
Dec 10, 2021 | COVID-19, Medicare
The AMA recently released a report detailing the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medicare spending on physicians. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) estimates that spending for all physician services in Medicare fell 40% between January and April 2020, and rose...
Nov 4, 2021 | Annual Meeting, COVID-19
In preparation for next week’s 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting, all who plan on attending will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours of arrival. Fully vaccinated attendees should complete their online vaccination certification prior to...
Jun 24, 2021 | COVID-19, In the News
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by employees of Houston Methodist over the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers, Becker’s Hospital Review reported on 6/14/21. This is the first decision of its kind by a court regarding such a...
Apr 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Industry, News Releases, Practice Management
The American Medical Association (AMA) published a survey of 1,000 physicians this week, showing that 70% of respondents “reported that health insurers had either reverted to past prior authorizations policies or never relaxed these policies in the first place.” 94%...
