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CDC is increasing monitoring of new COVID variants; CDC provided updated vaccine codes; FDA says N95 masks can only be reused for 4 decontamination cycles Congress President Biden reached out to a bipartisan group of senators about his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are maintaining resources on COVID-19 on their COVID-19 Partner Resources Page and the HHS COVID Education Campaign page. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated a large number of guidelines. A new study found that Pfizer’s vaccine is effective against new COVID-19 variants from the U.K. and South Africa. This article explores how vaccines can adapt…

The administration is in discussions with 13 laboratories to improve genome sequencing of the COVID-19 variants. A new study found that Pfizer’s vaccine is less effective at producing neutralizing antibodies for a variant of the coronavirus that originated in South Africa. However…

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on how to expand the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. Read testimony from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Novavax. The CDC updated many of its guidances including Clinical…

College members have an opportunity to support legislation that would benefit those living with food allergies and related disorders. The "Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2021" (H.R. 1202) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on…

This episode will review three articles from the September-October 2020 issue of Allergy Watch.… For today’s episode we will be reviewing three articles from the Sept-Oct 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major…

This episode will review three articles from the September-October 2020 issue of Allergy Watch.… For today’s episode we will be reviewing three articles from the Sept-Oct 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major…

Last week, we all witnessed a bright new development in the battle against COVID-19: the rollout of the first two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the U.S. Anticipating any number of questions and information needs around this next phase of…

Last week, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP), which provides new COVID-19 relief as well as establishes other policies. The Democrat-led bill was originally outlined by President Biden and was passed in Congress largely along party lines…

For a limited time, Fellows-in-Training (FIT) members receive a 30% discount on the popular Allergy & Immunology Self-Assessment (AIM) program that the College launched last summer. AIM is a web-based program that’s designed to help allergy/immunology providers and trainees…

It’s a new year, and that means a new set of policies for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Many of the reporting requirements remain the same as last year, but there are a few key changes. The chart below outlines all…

The College has a place for you to safely and securely ask questions and thoroughly discuss allergy-related topics. It’s called DocMatter, and it’s online and available 24/7. DocMatter is the College’s virtual community for our dues paying physician members…

Allergy practices may have new opportunities to claim the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) thanks to the Cares 2.0 Act. One provision that applies retroactively to 2020 allows an employer that received a PPP loan also to be eligible to claim the ERC. In…

Consider submitting cases to the COVID-19 Vaccine Allergy Case Registry. Spearheaded by Massachusetts General Hospital, this is a community-wide effort to collect and share case reports on COVID-19 vaccine hypersensitivity reactions. The case report form collects deidentified information of potential cases…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will exempt MIPS-eligible clinicians (EC) from up to a 9% negative payment adjustment for the 2020 reporting year (2022 payment year). The Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances…

The College’s public website is full of resources for those seeking answers for symptoms, options for treatment and resources on a wide range of allergic conditions. Our “Find an Allergist” search tool, which allows people to find an allergist near them, is one…

The College recommends that anyone who prepares extracts  complies with USP Chapter <797>, Section 21 standards. We have partnered with Valiteq and Lab Safety Corporation to provide College members with a comprehensive and affordable one-stop solution to meeting USP <797> compliance requirements for…

This episode will be reviewing three articles from the July-August 2020 issue of Allergy Watch.… For today’s episode we will be reviewing three articles from the July-August 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the…

For today’s episode we will be reviewing three articles from the May-June 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication… For today’s episode we will be reviewing three articles from the May-June 2020 issue of Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries…