COVID-19 Helpful links
Compliance
HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration has a new website for telehealth focusing on the patient and provider experience and resources for COVID-19: https://telehealth.hhs.gov/
CMS' open letter to clinicians outlines actions taken to ensure clinicians have maximum flexibility to reduce unnecessary barriers to providing patient care during the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. The summary includes information about telehealth and virtual visits, accelerated and advanced payments, and recent waiver information.
CMS Activates Accelerated Payment Program Nationwide as Part of COVID-19 Response: Press Release Fact Sheet
HIPAA Decision Making Matrix for PHI Disclosure for Public Health Emergency Purposes
CMS website related to EMTALA and COVID-19 to their State Directors
Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the SSA (which includes information on EMTALA modifications during COVID-19)
Clinical
National Association of Behavioral Healthcare Covid-19 Resource Site
Cardiopulmonary Programs - AACVPR Suuport Through the Pandemic
Self Care
Employees
Stay Vigilant: COVID-19 themed phishing attacks and hacking campaigns are on the rise
Retirement
Innovative Resources
Compliance Briefs
Inpatient Psych OIG Report 2020
2020 Final Rule Impact on Opioid Treatment and Telehealth
Success Stories
Program Q&A's
Structured Outpatient Programs
Videos
Articles
Psychotic disorders in late life: a narrative review
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry - Women and Opioid Use Disorders
Ethical Legal and Forensic Issues in Geriatric Psychiatry
Past Compliance Briefs
2019
Physician Fee Schedule, Hospital OPPS, and ASC Final Rules
Why Do We Need to Know the Privacy Rule?
Substance Use Disorder and HIPPA: Determining Part 2 Applicability
2018
Not Just Another Number….Individualized Treatment Planning in Mental Health
Diving into the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct: Understanding Competing Interests
Ethical Leadership
Know the Code and the Road
Need a Ride? The Anti-Kickback Statute’s Local Transportation Safe Harbor
CMS Clarification of Ligature Risk Policy
Websites
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services