• New CPT®️ Codes as COVID-19 Advancements Expand Sep 8 
• Recording Available: Practice Operations Discussion Forum: 20/20 Vision Restored – GI Operations Designed Today for Tomorrow  July 30
• Recording Available: COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Dynamics of Staffing During the Time of COVID-19  June 30
• Recording Available: Webinar on GI Employment Forecast 2020 and Beyond  June 11
• Telehealth virtual physical exam tips June 8
• Telehealth and virtual services coding guide June 8
• Recording Available COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: We’re Open, We’re Working, Now What? A Full Hour Q and A Session  June 2
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Lessons Learned from the Initial Phase of Resuming Endoscopy Services May 19
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Lessons Learned from the Initial Phase of Resuming Endoscopy Services May 13
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers  May 8
• HHS Extends Deadline to Attest to Payment from the Provider Relief Fund  May 7
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Resuming GI Endoscopy and Practice Operations: A Question and Answer Session  May 5
• Guidance for Resuming GI Endoscopy and Practice Operations After the COVID-19 Pandemic  April 28
• Guidance for Resuming GI Endoscopy and Practice Operations After the COVID-19 Pandemic - Spanish April 28
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: ASGE Framework for the Reopen - A Playbook, April 28
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Resuming GI Endoscopy and Practice Operations: A Question and Answer Session  May 1
• CMS Guidance for Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 April 30
• Updated CMS Guidance Provides Increased Payment for Telephone Service  April 30
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Conversations -  Preparing for the Grand Reopening: Experience Reports from Around the Country, Thursday, April 30
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: ASC Operations-How Do We Restart or Ramp-up?  April 21
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum on Recovery Planning Part I: Capital and Cash Reserves, Contingencies & Opportunities  April 14
• For Your Patients: Updated FAQs About Telehealth April 13
• COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum: Telehealth - Q&A April 7
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Practice Operations Discussion Forum onSuccessfully Operationalizing Telehealth in Practice & Opportunities  April 7
• Paycheck Protection Program Update April 6
• ASGE’s Summary: Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program April 1
• Recording Available - COVID-19 Conversations: Webinar on Keeping Your Practice Afloat March 26
• GI Joint GI Society Statement: GI Guide to Telehealth  March 20

• HHS to Disburse another $20 billion to the Provider Relief Fund  October 2
• Congress Passes Another Relief Bill  April 24
• Take Action Today: Ask Congress to Deliver More Relief to Physicians  April 20
• HHS Has Opened the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payment Attestation Portal  April 17
• HHS Issues Relief Fund Eligibility Clarification  April 15
• HHS Announces First Distribution of Relief Funds to Providers - ASGE Leads Advocacy Efforts for GI April 10
• Multi-Society Letter to HHS about $100 billion relief April 1
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Topline Summary, March 26
• Joint GI Society Letter to Congress:Impact of COVID-19 on GI Practices  March 20

Health Care Resources:

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
  • Simplified Change Notification
  • How to Notify of Changes
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)   
• American Board of Internal Medicine 
• American Medical Association (AMA)
  • Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act) Health Care Highlights March 30
  • CPT Editorial Panel - new CPT code for COVID-19 diagnostic testing effective March 13
  • Guide to Physician Preparedness
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource Center
  • CDC Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
  • CDC COVID-19 Information for Health Care Professionals
  • CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Facilities

  • CDC Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance)

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coronavirus Update
  • CMS Releases Flexibilities for Healthcare Systems and Providers Address COVID-19  March 30
    
  • Expansion Of The Accelerated And Advance Payments Program For Providers And Suppliers During Covid-19 Emergency March 30
  • CMS Relaxes 2019 Quality Reporting Program Requirements and Deadlines  March 24
  • CMS COVID-19 Partner Toolkit
  • CMS’ COVID-19 Elective Surgeries and Non-Essential Procedures Recommendations
  • CMS Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)
  • CMS frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) for healthcare providers regarding Medicare payment for laboratory tests and other services related to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage,  Placement and Hospital Discharge
• Food & Drug Administration
  • FDA Alert: Risks of COVID-19 Transmission through FMT
  • Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies - Letter to Healthcare Providers
• Joint Commission Statement on Masking in Health Care Settings
• US. Chamber of Commerce’s COVID Emergency Loan Guide and Checklist for Small Business
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Community Resources: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Travel in the United States
• Schools, Workplaces & Community Locations
• How to Prepare

World Health Organization

• Map of Cases Around the World
• Advice for the Public

To gain a clear understanding of current best practices and procedures, we have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions and answers related to COVID-19 and the GI community.

Learn More