Month: March 2020
Phone and internet consultation coding guidelines
Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have significantly altered their guidelines and codes for phone- and internet-based telehealth visits/consultation. The guidance is rapidly evolving and the American Academy of Ophthalmology has published an excellent overview of the changes.
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Message from NMAO on COVID-19
The NMAO is recommending that all NM ophthalmologists and optometrists follow the current CDC guidelines issued on March 17. These recommendations are regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and we ask that all members comply and also help us to urge the leadership of the NM optometric society to act in a similar fashion in order to reduce the rate of transmission and conserve…
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