Published March 26, 2020
Because we are living through an unprecedented healthcare phenomenon, PYA is committed to sharing timely and relevant information that we hope will benefit our clients and colleagues. The COVID-19 HUB centralizes PYA’s thought leadership, guidance, and resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PYA Thought Leadership
PROVIDER RELIEF FUND
Important Updates—$100 Billion Provider Relief Fund Allocation
-Updated April 27
On-Demand Webinar: “Provider Relief Fund Payments – What We Know, What We Don’t Know, What To Do Now
Duration: 30 minutes. Originally presented on Friday, April 17.
Accounting for CARES Act and Relief Fund Payments
-Published April 14
Relief Fund Payments Arriving in Provider Bank Accounts – With Strings Attached
-Published April 10
Feds Commit “Marshall Plan” Funds to Reimburse Providers for Treating Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
-Published April 8
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
UPDATED: New Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program—What You Need to Do Right Now
-Updated April 30
Credits Available to Help Retain Employees
-Published April 22
On-Demand Webinar: “The CARES Act: Your Piece of the $2 Trillion Pie”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Monday, March 30.
Take These Actions NOW in Preparing to Quickly Apply for a CARES Act “Small” Business Paycheck Protection Loan
-Updated April 8
Fast Facts: Paycheck Protection Loan Program For “Small” Businesses
-Updated April 20
CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Application Released
-Published April 1
TELEHEALTH
Telehealth: Swimming With Sharks
-Published April 24
COVID-19 Pandemic: Expanded Medicare Coverage for Telehealth and Other Non-Face-To-Face Services
-Updated April 22
COVID-19 Quick Hit: Telehealth Compensation
-Published April 20
Don’t Miss Out—$200M in Provider Assistance with FCC’s Telehealth Program
-Published April 17
On-Demand Webinar: “Additional Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Friday, April 3.
On-Demand Webinar: “Getting Online with Telehealth: Practical Guidance for Physician Practices”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Thursday, March 26.
A Provider Resource Guide to Connecting Older Adults While Maintaining Social Distancing
-Published April 2
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Temporary Expansion of Qualified Educational Assistance Plans under the CARES Act
-Published April 29
On-Demand Webinar: “Making It Work—Physician Compensation During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Tuesday, April 28.
COVID-19 Changes in Loss Provisions Designed to Ease Burden, Improve Liquidity and an Important Technical Correction
-Published April 17
On-Demand Webinar: “Hospitals, Capital, and Cashflow, under COVID-19”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Thursday, April 9.
On-Demand COVID-19 Webinar: “Physician Practices Survival Tactics”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Monday, April 6.
Post-COVID-19: The Future of Medical Practices
-Published April 17
Physician Practices Survival Tactics—Key Takeaways
-Published April 16
Paid Leave Provisions for COVID-19 Sufferers, Caregivers – and the Credits to Help Employers Pay for It
-Published April 15
How Can Private Payers Further Assist Providers During the COVID-19 Crisis?
-Published April 3
5 Practical Revenue Cycle Initiatives During COVID-19
-Published March 27
RE-STARTING THE HEALTHCARE ECONOMY
PYA Framework for Re-Starting Our Healthcare Economy
-Published April 21
New COVID Podcast: Making Plans When Ambiguity Reigns
-Published April 21
COVID-19 TESTING
Show Us the Money: $25 Billion for Testing in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
-Published April 24
STARK LAW WAIVERS
DOWNLOADABLE FORM: COVID-19 Compensation Documentation for Transitioned Physicians
-Published April 27
Podcast: Today and Tomorrow — Maximizing Benefits of Stark Law Waivers
-Published April 20
COVID-19: OIG Extends the Blanket Waivers Issued by CMS to the Compliance Requirements Under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
-Published April 8, by PYA Affiliate Realty Trust Group
State of the Union: Hazard Pay Considerations for Healthcare Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
-Published April 3
Stark Law Blanket Waiver Documentation Checklist
-Published April 2
COVID-19: CMS Waivers Relax Stark Law Requirements For Real Estate Arrangements
-Published April 2, by PYA Affiliate Realty Trust Group
Healthcare Real Estate Compliance: Leasing Considerations in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
-Published by PYA Affiliate Realty Trust Group
COMPLIANCE
Compliance During and After COVID-19
-Published April 28
On-Demand Webinar: “COVID-19 Compliance Today and Tomorrow”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Monday, April 13.
The Compliance Officer’s Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Checklist of Compliance Considerations for Healthcare Providers
-Published April 17
HIPAA and Substance Use Disorder in the Age of COVID-19 — New Provisions in the CARES Act
-Published April 1
Expanded Flexibility for 340B Stakeholders in the COVID-19 Pandemic
-Published March 26
MEDICARE ADVANCE PAYMENTS
Ensuring Provider Cash Flow During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Medicare Advance Payments
-Published March 30
“$100 Billion-Plus in CARES Act for Healthcare: 3 Ways to Get It”
-Published March 31
REGULATORY WAIVERS AND FLEXIBILITIES
On-Demand Webinar: “COVID Waivers – What Providers Can and Cannot Do”
Duration: 60 minutes. Originally presented on Wednesday, March 25.
CMS Provides Broad Relief Under Quality Reporting Programs
-Published March 23
How CMS COVID-19 Emergency Waivers Impact Providers
-Published March 18
TAX AND AUDIT
Cash Flow Help for Employers Through Deferral of Payroll Taxes
-Published April 29
Payroll Tax Deferral Opportunities for Employers Participating in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
-Published April 22
GASB Proposes to Postpone the Effective Dates of Certain Guidance
-Published April 16
Loan Modifications Under the CARES Act: Revised Interagency Guidance Offers Clarity
-Published April 10
Regulators Weigh-In—Guidance for Financial Institutions on Loan Modifications Associated With COVID-19
-Published March 23
IRS Announces Extension, Relief for Taxpayers — Important Takeaways
-Published March 23
3 Things Individual Taxpayers Need to Know About the CARES Act
-Published April 9
COVID-19 Creates Potential Delays to Effective Date for FASB Revenue Recognition and Lease Accounting
-Published April 9
PYA Educational Events
UPCOMING WEBINARS
There are no currently scheduled webinars. Check back soon for new events.
COVID-19 Resources & Links
Updated: April 23, 2020
CARES ACT
PROVIDER RELIEF FUND
- HHS Provider Relief Fund Allocation (April 22)
- AHRQ Payment for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
- HHS Provider Relief Fund Website
- Terms and Conditions
MEDICARE ADVANCE PAYMENTS
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP)
- Small Business Administration PPP FAQ
- Small Business Administration PPP Website
- Borrower Application Form
- Eligible Lenders
- April 2 SBA Interim Final Rule
TELEHEALTH
- CMS Video on Telehealth and Virtual Services
- CMS Frequently Asked Questions
- CMS Press Release
- CMS Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
- CMS Interim Final Rule
- List of Medicare Covered Telehealth Services for CY20
- RHC/FQHC Telehealth Billing
- DEA Diversion Control Division – Use of Telemedicine in Prescribing Controlled Substances
- OCR Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth remote communications
- OIG Policy Statement on Waiver of Medicare Co-Payments and Deductibles for Telehealth Services
- CMS Telehealth Tool Kits
- CMS FAQs on Availability and Usage of Telehealth Services through Private Health Insurance Coverage
- Center for Connected Health Policy – List of COVID-19 State Action Regarding Telehealth
- CMS FAQs on Private Health Insurance Telehealth Coverage
- CMS Informational Bulletin on Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth
COVID-19 CODING AND BILLING
RE-STARTING THE HEALTHCARE ECONOMY
- White House/CDC Guidelines – Opening Up America Again (April 16)
- CMS Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I (April 19)
- American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, and the American Hospital Association Joint Statement Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery After COVID-19 Pandemic (April 17)
WAIVERS & FLEXIBILITIES
- CMS COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities Home Page
- CMS Interim Final Rule
- CMS Presentation on COVID-19 Waivers
- MLN Matters Special Edition Article
- CMS Stakeholder Call on Waivers and Flexibilities – Transcript
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- CMS Provider Burden Relief FAQ
- Stark Law Blanket Waiver
- OIG Policy Statement on Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement
- List of Approved State Section 1135 Waivers
MEDICARE QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAMS
- March 22 CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- Quality Payment Program COVID-19 Response fact sheet
EMTALA
HIPAA
- OCR Notice of Enforcement Discretion – Disclosures for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities
- OCR Bulletin – Civil Rights, HIPAA, and COVID-19
- OCR Guidance on COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities
- OCR Notification of Enforcement Discretion (HIPAA)
PROVIDER ENROLLMENT
INFECTION CONTROL