Dear Colleague: Thank you for your continued partnership in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) website for current clinical and public health guidance, epidemiologic data, and other information. Updates on the following topics are included in this correspondence: CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations for Immunocompromised Individuals and Those Who Received Passive Antibody Products […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-02-17 21:10:462022-03-08 21:25:35Health Commissioner Update: COVID-19 Update for Virginia | February 17, 2022
via VDH Dear Colleague: Thank you for your continued partnership in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) website for current clinical and public health guidance, epidemiologic data, and other information. Updates on the following topics are included in this correspondence: State Health Commissioner Issues Interim Guidelines for the Prioritization of the Use […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-02-10 21:06:482022-03-08 21:25:44Health Commissioner Update: COVID-19 Update for Virginia | February 10, 2022
Via cms.gov Newsroom As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring. Under the new initiative, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access up to eight over-the-counter […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Kelley for VSEPS (804) 397-9700 [email protected] 80% of respondents would not trust primary vision care doctors with eye surgery RICHMOND, VA (JANUARY 20, 2022) — A new poll released today by the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons found an overwhelming majority of Virginians — 80 percent — would only trust a trained […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-02-01 21:02:392022-03-08 21:26:05Poll: Majority of Virginians only want eye surgeon to perform eye surgery
Wider health care access Letter from Dr. Mohit Nanda, President of the Medical Society of Virginia, to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Editor Editor, Times-Dispatch: Enhancing access to medical care in underserved and rural communities is an important priority for Virginia’s health care system, and there are many possible solutions. Currently, three bills being considered by the General Assembly are […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-01-28 21:00:422022-03-08 21:26:16Bills being considered by the General Assembly may remove safeguards to protect the health of Virginians
TO: All Providers Participating in the Virginia Medicaid and FAMIS Programs The federal public health emergency (PHE) was extended on January 14, 2022, and will now last until April 16, 2022. In addition, Executive Order 84 allowed for certain additional state flexibilities under a new, temporary state PHE… Read the Full Bulletin
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2022-01-25 20:54:572022-03-08 21:26:27Federal Public Health Emergency Extended Until April 16, 2022; New State Public Health Emergency
Central Virginia Family Physicians (CVFP) fully launches SafeHaven™, MSV’s clinician well being program. To support the needs of healthcare workers struggling with stress, burnout and the effects of COVID-19, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) conceived and manages, SafeHaven™, which is implemented in partnership with VITAL WorkLife. CVFP is the first group of family physicians […]
https://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.png00adminhttps://www.msv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msv-logo_340x156.pngadmin2021-03-29 19:50:492022-07-14 18:56:02The SafeHaven™ Program Welcomes its First Primary Care Group, Central Virginia Family Physicians
Health Commissioner Update: COVID-19 Update for Virginia | February 17, 2022
Dear Colleague: Thank you for your continued partnership in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) website for current clinical and public health guidance, epidemiologic data, and other information. Updates on the following topics are included in this correspondence: CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations for Immunocompromised Individuals and Those Who Received Passive Antibody Products […]
Health Commissioner Update: COVID-19 Update for Virginia | February 10, 2022
via VDH Dear Colleague: Thank you for your continued partnership in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) website for current clinical and public health guidance, epidemiologic data, and other information. Updates on the following topics are included in this correspondence: State Health Commissioner Issues Interim Guidelines for the Prioritization of the Use […]
Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare
Via cms.gov Newsroom As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring. Under the new initiative, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access up to eight over-the-counter […]
Poll: Majority of Virginians only want eye surgeon to perform eye surgery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Kelley for VSEPS (804) 397-9700 [email protected] 80% of respondents would not trust primary vision care doctors with eye surgery RICHMOND, VA (JANUARY 20, 2022) — A new poll released today by the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons found an overwhelming majority of Virginians — 80 percent — would only trust a trained […]
Bills being considered by the General Assembly may remove safeguards to protect the health of Virginians
Wider health care access Letter from Dr. Mohit Nanda, President of the Medical Society of Virginia, to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Editor Editor, Times-Dispatch: Enhancing access to medical care in underserved and rural communities is an important priority for Virginia’s health care system, and there are many possible solutions. Currently, three bills being considered by the General Assembly are […]
Federal Public Health Emergency Extended Until April 16, 2022; New State Public Health Emergency
TO: All Providers Participating in the Virginia Medicaid and FAMIS Programs The federal public health emergency (PHE) was extended on January 14, 2022, and will now last until April 16, 2022. In addition, Executive Order 84 allowed for certain additional state flexibilities under a new, temporary state PHE… Read the Full Bulletin
The SafeHaven™ Program Welcomes its First Primary Care Group, Central Virginia Family Physicians
Central Virginia Family Physicians (CVFP) fully launches SafeHaven™, MSV’s clinician well being program. To support the needs of healthcare workers struggling with stress, burnout and the effects of COVID-19, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) conceived and manages, SafeHaven™, which is implemented in partnership with VITAL WorkLife. CVFP is the first group of family physicians […]