Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Learn key resources to stay up to date.

With information related to the COVID-19 pandemic changing daily, we’ve pulled together some online resources you can check out to make sure you stay up to date.

Keep Up with Tests, Statistics, and More

Look to the following sites for information on various topics that your lab may need to know.

Testing directory: The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) provides a directory of clinical laboratories that perform SARS-CoV-2 testing at www.aacc.org/global-health-outreach/how-labs-can-prepare-for-coronavirus-and-other-outbreaks/covid-19-laboratory-directory. The site states that the directory “is a resource for healthcare providers who are looking for a clinical laboratory that can perform testing for SARS-CoV-2 and laboratory professionals who wish to exchange information related to the science and practice of SARS-CoV-2 testing with other labs.”

Lab test use and approval: Look to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the latest on requirements for lab test utilization at www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/counterterrorism-and-emerging-threats/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19.

CMS interim final rule: Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (to be published in April 6, Federal Register) https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-06990.pdf.

Central pandemic control measures: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a clearinghouse for COVID-19 information with daily updates that could impact your lab at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Healthcare provider news: The American Medical Association (AMA) provides a resource center for physicians at www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/covid-19-2019-novel-coronavirus-resource-center-physicians.

Coverage and regulatory news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has compiled a toolkit of links at www.cms.gov/outreach-education/partner-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-partner-toolkit.

Confirmed case distribution map: You can view the latest listing of confirmed cases and areas affected at www.healthmap.org/covid-19/.