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PPE
Tips for Physicians to Protect Themselves and Their Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- Tips for protecting yourself and family from spreading COVID-19 both before, during and after work
COVID-19: Considerations for Optimum Surgeon Protection
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- Tips for PPE use and how to protect surgeons from COVID-19 at all steps of surgical care
Reimbursement
Quality Payment Program COVID-19 Response
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- Provides guidance to MIPS during COVID-19
Fact Sheet, Expansion of Accelerated and Advanced Payment Programs
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- Fact sheet on eligibility, process, and where to apply for accelerated or advanced paymentsÂ
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet
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- Discusses the change in regulations and payment requirements put into action by CMS
Financial Relief for Medicare Providers
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- CMS is accepting accelerated or advanced payment requests
- Qualifications for accelerated or advanced payment requests
CMS Regulatory Changes to Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
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- Changes in rules and waivers for hospitals and health systems
CMS Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Serivces
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- Provides answers to commonly asked questions about telehealth reimbursement and coverage
Resource Allocation
Blueprint for Restructuring a Department of Surgery in Concert with the Health Care System During a Pandemic
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- Provides a framework for deploying the workforce needed to deliver all necessary urgent health care and critical care to patientsÂ
The Toughest Triage - Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic
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- Discusses the development of rationing protocols for ventilators
CDC PPE Burn Rate Calculator
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- Template for calculating utilization rate of PPE
- Allows for resource allocation planning
COVID-19 Staffing Project
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- Tools for projecting frontline workforce needs, redeploying clinical staff and protecting the health of staff
State and Federal Guidance
Wisconsin DHS COVID-19 Resources
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- Wisconsin-specific information and resources
COVID-19 and Surgery
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- Resources for the surgical community from the American College of Surgeons
CDC COVID-19 Resources
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- COVID-19 resources for healthcare professionals
Coronavirus Resource Center
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- Resources to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public and brief policymakers
State Data and Policy Recommendations to Address Coronavirus
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- Informative graphics on policy actions different states are taking to address Coronavirus
JAMA Network COVID-19 Resources
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- Collection of articles, journals, maps and Q&As on COVID-19
A Physician's Guide to COVID-19
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- Tips for Physicians on caring for patients with COVID-19
NRHA COVID-19 Resources
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- Compiled list of resources provided by the CDC, WHO and other reputable organizations
ACS COVID-19 Telehealth Resources
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- Resources to help surgeons navigate and integrate virtual services into their practices
CORH COVID-19 ECHO Office Hours: Grants & Resources for Rural Hospitals
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- Monthly Project ECHO sessions to help rural hospitals identify relief act federal funding opportunitiesÂ