Rural COVID-19 Updates
May 7, 2020
The Center for Rural Health (CRH) has created this weekly e-newsletter as well as a COVID-19 webpage to keep people informed about what the CRH is doing to help during the pandemic.
News & Resources
New and Expanded Flexibilities for Rural Health
Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers During the
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
To support Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally
Qualified Health Centers, and their patients, Congress
and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
released revisions April 30 to requirements and payments
during the COVID-19 public health emergency:
- Additional claims submission and processing instructions
- Information on cost-sharing related to COVID-19 testing
- Additional information on telehealth flexibilities
- Information on provider-based RHCs exemption to the RHC payment limit
Trump Administration Issues Second Round of
Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During
COVID-19 Pandemic
These changes, issued by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, have been informed by requests from
healthcare providers as well as by the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act.
FAQs for Lenders and Borrowers for the Paycheck
Protection Program
This resource, from the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA), includes a recent change to the
SBA's Paycheck Protection Program that may affect some
North Dakota rural healthcare organizations.
Funding & Opportunities
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Training for Healthcare
Professionals
Stay informed about COVID-19 through online trainings
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
other federal agencies and federally funded partners.
Coding & Billing COVID-19
Encounters
Sponsored by the American Institute of Healthcare
Compliance, this training course covers what COVID-19 is,
COVID-19 and Medicare providers, and coding for
circumstances related to COVID-19. Cost of the training
is $15 per person, and participants will have access to
the course for 90 days from their enrollment dates.
Events
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May 12, 2020
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Rural Health and COVID-19
Webinar The Rural Health Information Hub is hosting a webinar May 12 at 3:00 pm Central with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss the departments' rural health-focused efforts and to highlight tools and resources to help combat COVID-19. Hear from Deputy Secretaries Eric D. Hargan and Stephen Censky, as well as representatives of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, and USDA Rural Development. |