Eligible Providers Can Submit Information to Receive Additional Provider Relief Fund Payments

29. April 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has begun the distribution of an additional $20 billion of the $50 billion general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, augmenting the $30 billion that was allocated earlier this month. The $50 billion general allocation seeks to address both the economic harm across the ...

HHS Launches COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal

28. April 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), launched a new COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal, allowing health care providers who have conducted COVID-19 testing or provided treatment for uninsured COVID-19 individuals on or after February 4, 2020 to submit claims for reimbursement. Providers can access ...

SAMHSA Awards Grants Expanding Community-Based Behavioral Health Services, Strengthens COVID-19 Response

28. April 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced Friday that grants have been awarded to increase access to and to improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services through the expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC). The Fiscal Year 2020 CCBHC Expansion Grants include $200 million ...