American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) continue to provide updates and information about COVID-19 and how it affects you!
Webinar - MEDICARE’S COVID-19 ADVANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM: Frequently Asked Questions
Webinar Synopsis:
Date: Wednesday, April 8,2020
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 1 hour
The CARES Act provided the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with expanded authority to make available advance payments to physicians to assist during the COVID-19 emergency. As a result of the quick rollout of the program, there are many questions regarding the procedure to apply for and obtain the funds, as well as the timeline and specifics for recoupment. Recently, the AMA met with CMS senior officials to raise these questions, many of them provided to the AMA by ASCRS and ASOA. Join Nancey McCann, ASCRS Director of Government Relations, for a review of the answers. If you have general questions regarding the Advance Payment Program, please send them to [email protected] no later than close of business, Tuesday, April 7th. Questions must be general in nature and not specific to the practice.
Speaker: Nancey McCann, ASCRS Director of Government Relations
ASCRS and ASOA members receive free registration for this webinar. Please be sure to register in order to attend. Note: In order to register, use your ASCRS website credentials to log in when prompted. Those credentials work for both ASCRS and ASOA sign ins. If you have not logged in to either website recently, please use the Forgot Password function to establish your login.
Can't make this webinar on the scheduled date and time? Register and we will send you a link to the recording and slides after the session concludes.
Attendance at this webinar provides 1 Category A COE credit.
Webinar - Updated: Implementing Tele-Ophthalmology During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar Synopsis:
Date: Thursday, April 9,2020
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 1 hour
Recent government action has expanded telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries nationwide, temporarily waiving penalties for HIPAA violations, and will reimburse physicians for telehealth services at the same rate for face-to-face services. CMS recently announced additional policies, including Medicare coverage for telephone services, and significant additions to the list of covered telehealth services, such as emergency visits. ASCRS and ASOA recognize that our members need resources on how to implement telemedicine visits for their practices and patients.
Ranya Habash, MD, Medical Director of Technology Innovation and Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, will provide an updated overview of tele-ophthalmology, sharing various use cases, practice workflows, and updates to Medicare guidelines and reimbursement during the COVID-19 outbreak. She will also share telehealth best practices used at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute during this critical time. Stephen D. Klyce, PhD, FARVO, Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, chair of the ASCRS and ASOA Telemedicine Task Force and ASCRS FDA Committee member will moderate the webinar. Following the presentation, audience members may participate in the Q&A session. This webinar is free to all ASCRS and ASOA members.
Speaker: Ranya Habash, MD, Medical Director of Technology Innovation and Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
ASCRS and ASOA members receive free registration for this webinar. Please be sure to register in order to attend. Note: In order to register, use your ASCRS website credentials to log in when prompted. Those credentials work for both ASCRS and ASOA sign ins. If you have not logged in to either website recently, please use the Forgot Password function to establish your login.
Can't make this webinar on the scheduled date and time? Register and we will send you a link to the recording and slides after the session concludes.
Attendance at this webinar provides 1 Category A COE credit.