In these trying and uncertain times, the NANS Advocacy and Policy Committee (APC) would like to assure you that we are in this fight against COVID-19 together. As such, the APC has put together some helpful suggestions for how you can modify your practice and utilize available resources in order to protect your patients, your staff, and yourself.
Please click here to read the APC's full letter regarding COVID-19 and how you can keep your practice safe.
Updated 4/30/2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will begin distributing the second tranche of funds from the $100 billion in funds to hospitals and other healthcare providers impacted by the coronavirus response. The funding will be used to support healthcare-related expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19. Please reference additional information from HHS regarding the distribution here.
Providers without adequate cost report data on file will need to submit their revenue information to the General Distribution Portal for additional general distribution funds.
Updated 4/20/2020
Updated 4/10/2020
A NANS task force led by Stephanie Vanterpool, MD MBA, Susan Moeschler, MD, Ellen Air, MD, Kiran Patel, MD and Salim Hayek, MD PhD organized algorithm management of current implanted neuromodulation device. With rare exception, implantation of new devices is considered elective in the current COVID19 environment. Please view the algorithm here.
NANS is one of nine organizations that has endorsed new chronic pain best practice guidelines to assist those managing chronic pain patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines were published in Pain Medicine. The guidelines offer a framework for pain practitioners and institutions to balance the conflicting goals of risk mitigation for health care providers, risk mitigation for patients, conservation of resources, and access to pain management services.
Dr. Steven P. Cohen of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Friedhelm Sandbrink of the Veterans Health Administration discussed the new COVID-19 guidelines for pain management with Johns Hopkins' Dr. Shravani Durbhakula for her web show "Pain Rounds with Dr. D." Watch here.
In order to increase cash flow to providers of services and suppliers impacted by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded their current Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers. The expansion of this program is only for the duration of the public health emergency. Details on the eligibility, and the request process are outlined here. The information reflects the passage of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136).
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