Dr. David Fishman Receives National Institutes of Health Grant David A Fishman, MD, FACOG, President-Medical Society of the County of Queens, Professor- Obstetrics & Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical School We are pleased to announce that Dr. David Fishman, Director, NewYork-Presbyterian Cancer Center, Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Director of Gynecologic Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, along with Dr. Jennifer Barton from the University of Arizona, and Dr. Anna Loshkin from the University of Pittsburg, were awarded a five-year 3.4 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to help identify biomarkers in ovarian cancer. Dr. Fishman is the Principal Investigator on the National Institute of Health (NIH) RO1 grant entitled “Ovarian Cancer Detection with Blood- and Imaging-Based Biomarkers.” This ground-breaking research will facilitate prevention and early access to treatment for ovarian cancer.
The text of the proposed rule can be accessed at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current Link to the CMS Press Release: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-physician-payment-rule-promotes-greater-access-telehealth-services-diabetes-prevention-programs Link to the Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2022-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-final-rule Link to the QPP Fact Sheet and related material: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/1654/2022%20Quality%20Payment%20Program%20Final%20Rule%20Resources.zip
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Read More Here: Public Health Emergency Extended - ahcancal.org Biden Administration To Provide Americans With 400M Free N95 Masks Beginning Next WeekThe Washington Post (1/19, Diamond, Sun) reports, “The Biden administration plans to distribute 400 million high-quality N95 masks for adults free of charge at thousands of pharmacies and other locations starting next week, a White House official said.” Officials will begin “to ship masks at the end of this week,” and “the program will be fully up and running by early February.” The Post adds, “There will be three masks available per adult. Also, ‘we anticipate making additional, high-quality masks for children available in the near future,’ the official said.”
Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP “We are greatly dismayed by the decision by the Northern District of NY to permit, at least temporarily, religious exemptions to the state’s health care worker vaccination requirements. We believe this step will result in a flurry of attempts to circumvent the well-reasoned vaccination requirement that was an important step towards reversing the recent surge attributable to the more easily spread Delta variant. “These vaccination requirements are essential to protecting public health, particularly the immunocompromised, the elderly, and those too young to receive the vaccination. No major religious denomination opposes vaccinations, and the Supreme Court has for over 100 years upheld vaccination requirements as a means to protect the public health. We are hopeful that this decision will be reversed two weeks from now when it comes up for consideration again.”
The bill contains provisions that benefit doctors and medical practices. https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/what-s-in-the-covid-stimulus-bill-for-doctors-and-practices:
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Fuoco Group presents this information to the members of the Medical Society as a member benefit. Extension and Enhancement of PPP Loans The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, makes available an additional $284 billion in PPP loans. What does the “ACT” mean for you and your practice? Click HERE to learn more. |