Important Links

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources

• Telemedicine & COVID-19: Managing the Risk
• Ethical Issues the Risk Manager Should Consider in a COVID-19 World, Part 1
• Ethical Issues the Risk Manager Should Consider in a COVID-19 World, Part 2
• Increase Comfort & Productivity When Working From Home
• What is the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

• AMA: Special Coding Advice During COVID-19
• CMS: Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on COVID-19

• ADA: Resources for Dentists COVID-19 
• ADA: What Constitutes a Dental Emergency

• AAFP: Checklist to Prepare Offices for COVID-19
• Journal of AHIMA: Release of Information Recommendations – AHIMA Special Update

• American College of Surgeons: COVID-19 Recommendations for Management of Elective Surgical Procedures
• American College of Radiology: COVID-19 Clinical Resources for Radiologists
• American Hospital Association: Updates and Resources on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• American Medical Association: COVID-19 Resource Center for Physicians
• CDC: Criteria to Guide Evaluation and Laboratory Testing for COVID-19
• CDC: Healthcare Provider Disease FAQs
• CDC: Information for Healthcare Professionals 
• CMS: Emergencies Resources
• FBI: Alert regarding COVID-19 Email Phishing Against Healthcare Providers
• Journal of American Medical Association: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
• Medicaid: Fact Sheet COVID-19
• New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Articles 
• Society of Critical Care Medicine: Emergency Resources
• World Health Organization (WHO)

• AHA: CARES Act Financial Resources
• CARES Act: Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals
• CMS: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency
• MGMA: Financial and Employment Assistance Programs 

• CDC: State & Territory Public Health Department Gateway
• CMS: Relief from Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
• Council of State Governments: All Executive Orders
• FSMB: States Waiving Licensure Requirements/Renewals in Response to COVID-19
• HHS: HIPAA, Civil Rights, & COVID-19
• Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: FAQs 
• US DHHS: Declaration, Public Emergency Preparedness Act

• AHA: Four Stages of Planning and Implementation-One Rural Hospital’s Preparations 
• AHA: Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery after COVID-19 Pandemic 
• ASCA: State Guidance on Elective Surgeries
• Coverys: COVID-19 Checklist for Reopening Ambulatory Practices – Sample
• CMS: Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services and Treatment Recommendations 
• CMS: Recommendations - Opening Up America Again
• Health Care Advisory Board: Checklist for Resuming Elective Procedures 
• MGMA: Medical Practice Reopening Checklist

• CCHPCA: State Actions for Telehealth Related to COVID-19
• CCHPCA: Telemedicine State Laws & Reimbursement Policies 
• CMS: COVID-19 State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit

Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources

• Increase Your Comfort & Productivity While Working from Home 
• Stretches for Workstation Comfort

• CDC: Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Response 
• CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings  
• CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities – March 17, 2020  
• CDC: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE

• CDC: Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• AHA: Coronavirus COVID-19: Supplies and PPE  
• CDC: Counterfeit Respirators / Misrepresentation of NIOSH-Approval
• CDC: Healthcare Supply of PPE 
• CDC: PPE Burn Rate Calculator 
• CDC: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
• Emory School of Medicine: Poster Instructions for Don, Doff of PPE During COVID-19 PPE Shortages 
• FDA: FAQs on Shortages of Surgical Masks and Gowns 
• The Joint Commission: Managing Critical Shortages of PPE During Declared Emergencies  
• OSHA: U.S. DOL Issues Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing in Healthcare During COVID-19 Outbreak   

• CDC: Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) COVID-19
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 
• CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations – March 13, 2020 
• CDC: Join the Clinical Outreach and Communications Activity (COCA) Email List
• The Joint Commission: Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
• NIOSH: COVID-19 Web Page 
• OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 
• Whitehouse.gov: 15 Days to Slow the Spread

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Resources from Med-IQ, a Coverys Company

• ​Blog Article: Weathering the Storm: What Psychiatrists Want You to Know
• Video: Aging Services & COVID-19: Clinical & Legal Perspectives 
• ​Video: Clinical & Legal Perspectives of Telemedicine 
  • See Also: Q&A from Event Listed Above: Questions From “Clinical & Legal Perspectives of Telemedicine” 
• Video: COVID-19 Fact vs. Fiction: Where Are We Now & Where Are We Headed?
• Video: COVID-19: What You Need to Know to Help Protect Yourself and Your Family
• Video: Parents Navigating COVID-19: Interview With Johns Hopkins Epidemiologist
• Video: Providers, Pandemics & PTSD - Please Secure Your Own Mask Before Helping Others 
• Video: Telemedicine: New Frontier or Band-Aid?

Resources from the Coverys Strategic Healthcare Alliance

• American Journal of Managed Care: How Will COVID-19 Change Telehealth and Alternative Payment Models?

• #RaiseTheLine to Fight COVID-19
• Body Temperature Assessment
• COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 19)
• COVID-19 Course
• COVID-19: What You Need to Know as a Health Professional (Free Course, 2 CME)
• Disinfecting Frequently-Touched Surfaces
• Identify Key Signs of COVID-19 on a Chest CT Scan
• Learn How to Properly Fit an N95 Mask

• Keeping Members Healthy and Informed During COVID-19

• Visual Dx: Free Access for Healthcare Providers to Visual Dx Diagnostic Platform for 90 days
• Visual Dx: Public Health + Empower and Accelerate Virtual Care

Contacts for Coverys Policyholders

• Policy and coverage questions on COVID-19: coviduw@coverys.com
• Risk management questions on COVID-19: riskmanagement@coverys.com or 800.225.6168, option 9
• General inquiries

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