COVID-19 Re-opening Your Practice

COVID-19 Re-opening Your Practice

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  WHAT EVERY PHYSICIAN NEEDSTO KNOW: RE-OPENING YOUR PRACTICE & COVID-19
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  COVID-19 RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS As TexasCOVID-19 restrictions expire and practices re-open, TMLT has the following risk management considerations when treating patients during the continuing pandemic. 2
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  TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD • Review and implement the minimum standards for safe practice during COVID-19 as required by the Texas Medical Board (TMB). • Find the latest updates from the TMB on COVID-19 at: http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/coronavirus 3
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  USE TELEMEDICINE WHEN APPROPRIATE • Consider the risk of scheduling routine visits, performing elective procedures, and addressing non-urgent medical issues. • Consider patients who have specific health conditions that put them at risk of contracting the virus when deciding to schedule in-person treatment. 4
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  • Use TexasMedical Association (TMA) and CDC tools to screen patients before scheduling appointments. • Educate patients about the risks of in-person care and infection control protocols before they arrive to your practice or facility. • Include the risks of COVID-19 in the consent discussion for procedures and surgical care, and document this discussion in the medical record. 5 EDUCATE & SCREEN PATIENTS
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  When possible: • Avoidcrowding of waiting rooms and employee areas. • Consider having patients wait in their cars until an exam room becomes available. MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING 6
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  7 • Supply providersand employees with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). If having difficulties obtaining supplies, the TMA has developed resources to assist practices. • Information on TMA PPE resources available at: https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=52910 PPE & FACE MASKS
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  GUIDELINES & PROTOCOLS 8 • FollowTMB Minimum Standards for Safe Practice During COVID-19 listed in the April 30, 2020 announcement titled “TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-19.” • The announcement is available at: http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/coronavirus
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  GUIDELINES & PROTOCOLS • Reviewthe Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Minimum Recommended Health Protocols for COVID-19, as well as the Information for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals. • Follow infection control guidelines supplied by the CDC, the Texas DSHS, and the TMA. Develop protocols and educate staff on how to implement. 9 • Review the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Minimum Recommended Health Protocols for COVID-19, as well as the Information for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals. • Follow infection control guidelines supplied by the CDC, the Texas DSHS, and the TMA. Develop protocols and educate staff on how to implement.
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  TEXAS DSHS RESOURCES 10 • Informationfor Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/healthprof.aspx • Minimum Recommended Health Protocols for COVID-19 https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/opentexas.aspx
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  MORE RESOURCES 11 • CDCInfection Control Guidance for Health Care Professionals https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control.html • TMA COVID-19 Resources https://www.texmed.org/coronavirus/
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  TMLT RESOURCE HUB 12 • A blog version of this presentation is available at: https://hub.tmlt.org/tmlt-blog/risk-management-recommendations- for-re-opening-your-practice • More TMLT COVID-19 resources available at: https://hub.tmlt.org/coronavirus
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