2021 ICD-10 Updates
On October 1, 2021 ICD-10 code M54.5 was decommissioned. In its place, providers may use the following new ICD-10 codes with a fifth character, for dates of service on or after October 1, 2021: ...
On October 1, 2021 ICD-10 code M54.5 was decommissioned. In its place, providers may use the following new ICD-10 codes with a fifth character, for dates of service on or after October 1, 2021: ...
On Tuesday, August 9, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced new vaccination requirements for most state employees as well as workers in private healthcare and long-term care settings. The individuals covered by this...
September 7, 2021 Update: The OHA has removed the weekly testing option for healthcare personnel. After October 18, 2021, “a health care provider or healthcare staff person may not work, learn, study, assist, observe,...
Washington state providers (other than MD and DO) who are delivering patient care via telemedicine are subject to a new telemedicine training regulations as outlined in RCW 43.70.495. This law went into effect on...
While vaccination of frontline healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities begins across the nation to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to know where to get trusted information about these...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an immense amount of stress and upheaval - affecting daily routines, social structures, work environments, family life, living situations, financial stability, and coping mechanisms - and has ultimately resulted...
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture Series features lectures by leading figures in science and medicine. The next upcoming lecture, "All Health Is Not Created Equal:...
On November 25, 2020, the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, made a new Proclamation (20-24.2) regarding the provision of non-urgent health care in response to current COVID-19 concerns. This proclamation amends Proclamations 20-05 and...
The State of Oregon has allocated $10 million from the federal CARES Act funding to offer masks and gloves to qualifying Oregon small businesses. To be eligible for this free personal protective equipment (PPE),...