Tag Archives: COVID-19 vaccine

What We’re Reading – Top 7 Takeaways from EEOC’s COVID-19 & Vaccine Webinar for Employers

Fisher & Phillips has always been one of our top sources for employment law issues and we’re always happy to pass along their important insights.  F&P’s summary of a recent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) webinar regarding COVID-19 vaccines … Read Full Post

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AHCA Releases Employer Materials for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration emailed providers on Friday reinforcing that the Supreme Court has lifted the stay on the injunctions against the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.  AHCA stated that it is reviewing this decision … Read Full Post

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CMS Vaccination Mandate: 4-Step Priority List for Healthcare Employers

If you’re shaking your head, trying to understand how one vaccine mandate (for non-healthcare employers) was blocked while the one for healthcare workers remained in place, join the club.  However, our source for all things HR – Fisher & Phillips … Read Full Post

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R.I.P OSHA Vaccine ETS – An Employer’s 6-Step Priority List

While many believe the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is D.O.A. after the Supreme Court ruling, it may just be on another hiatus as forces regroup.  As always, our go-to experts for all things HR is Fisher & Phillips and … Read Full Post

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The On-Again, Off-Again Vax Mandate

If those of us in healthcare are having a tough time keeping straight whether the mandates are on or off, imagine the rest of the country! As of this writing, they are on.  Kind of. Feel free to read through … Read Full Post

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Status Update on OSHA Vaccine ETS

Once again, our friends at Fisher & Phillips provide an excellent summary of the goings-on this past week regarding the OSHA ETS.  In a nutshell: limbo…. And not the dance either 😉  Two big reminders, though, to ease your anxiety:  … Read Full Post

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Court Blocks Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Across the Nation – Now What?

No doubt you’ve seen a headline or two, announcing that the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is on hold, but you may not understand the reasons for the delay or how to proceed during this waiting game.  Fortunately, our friends … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – The Bounce of a Ping-Pong Ball May Spell Doom for OSHA’s ETS

Much uncertainty surrounds the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) of November 5, 2021, requiring unvaccinated employees of employers with 100 or more employees to receive a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or undergo regular COVID-19 testing.  By regular, they mean weekly. For … Read Full Post

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AMA Released Additional COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes

Vaccine-specific CPT codes have been developed to reflect each COVID vax’s dosing schedule for better tracking, reporting and analysis.  The AMA recently added codes for a new vaccine formulation based on a tris-sucrose buffer rather than the phosphate buffer present … Read Full Post

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Admin Codes for Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines

Once the FDA authorized a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the American Medical Association released new administration codes.  These codes cover the actual work of administering the vaccine, in addition to the counseling provided to patients or caregivers and, … Read Full Post

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