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CDC Issues Warning About Hepatitis-Adenovirus Link
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning clinicians who encounter
hepatitis in pediatric patients to consider testing them for
adenovirus, following diagnosis of both diseases in nine patients
in Alabama. Read the health alert.
Texas Medical
Association Installs Dr. Gary Floyd As President
Gary W. Floyd, MD, a Keller
pediatrician was installed as the 157th president for the Texas
Medical Association during the TexMed annual conference. “One
of the biggest things we have to focus on … is finding areas of
commonality,” Dr. Floyd said. Continue reading.
Practical
Guidance for Employed and Independent Physicians
Employed physicians and their
colleagues in independent practice face different challenges, but
all Texas physicians can take advantage of guidance from TMA. Get
tips on these topics from these Ask the Expert events available as
podcasts and earn CME while you're at it. Get expert advice.
CMS Telehealth
Waiver Helps Increase Virtual Care Access For Medicare
Beneficiaries In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Study Finds
HealthPayerIntelligence reports,
“The CMS telehealth waiver that expanded coverage for virtual care
services during the COVID-19 pandemic helped increase access to
virtual care for Medicare beneficiaries in disadvantaged neighborhoods,”
according to a study published in Health Affairs.
After “coverage was expanded, utilization increased across all ADI
[Area Deprivation Index] quartiles. Following the waiver, 28
million beneficiaries had at least one outpatient visit claim, with
more than 2.7 million participating in a visit via telemedicine
(9.97 percent).”
San Antonio Metro
Health No-Cost COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Site
If you are having symptoms of
COVID-19, visit 7142 San Pedro from 7 AM to 7 PM or call 311 option
8 for more information and resources related to COVID-19. The Test
and Treat Center offers rapid testing to uninsured symptomatic
patients. Upon receiving a positive result, an onsite health
care provider will determine the appropriate treatment plan. Then,
depending on a patient’s pertinent medical history, the medical
provider has the option to prescribe the monoclonal antibody
infusion, which will be administered onsite, or prescribe an oral
antiviral medicine. The prescription for the oral antiviral
medicine will be filled at the HEB of the patient’s choice at no
cost. Click here
for a full list of testing sites.
FREE PPE Still Available from BCMS
Do you need PPE For your
practice? Let us help! Physician practices in need of PPE,
please click here to indicate your PPE needs. Requests are filled as
donated supplies are available.
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