Register for IHA’s 2022 virtual Hospital Day on the Hill. The 2022 virtual Hospital Day on the Hill next week will inform IHA members of the key health care issues this legislative session.

CMS expands Medicare coverage for lung cancer screening. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded eligibility for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.

IDPH updates COVID-19 reporting requirements. The Iowa Department of Public Health will no longer require or accept reports of negative, indeterminate, inconclusive or invalid COVID-19 testing results.

FDA authorizes monoclonal antibody treatment, effective against omicron. The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab to treat COVID-19 in outpatients at risk of progressing to severe disease or hospitalization because of COVID-19.

CMS updates guidance for billing Veklury (remdesivir) in outpatient settings. On Jan. 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a new HCPCS code J0248 for Veklury (remdesivir) antiviral medication when . administered in an outpatient setting.

Cyber insurance can protect health organizations amid rising cyber threats. Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly more important as the threat of ransomware and malware attacks affect all industries, including health care.

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