Here are some links that you may find helpful. The list will be updated as more information becomes available. Send suggested links to office@mo-afp.org.
Financial Resources Links for Missouri Family Physicians (CARES Act Implementation)
- WPS Accelerated and Advanced Payment
- Form
- Email your completed form to AccAdvPymtReq@wpsic.com.
- AAFP Financial Relief
- AAFP COVID-19 Related Loss Calculator (Excel Spreadsheet with multiple worksheets)
- Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program
- Missouri Medicare Administrator (Wisconsin Physician Services)
- The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
- SBA Loan Application
- EIDL Application
- AAFP Relief Payments to Rural Providers
Missouri Resources
COVID-19 Status Update and Reporting
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services HCP Return to Work Guidance
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Report Virus
- Hotline (877) 435-8411
- Missouri Testing Results Listed
- Fact Sheet
- Question and Answer Scripts for Healthcare Employees
- Health Care Professional Resources (Long Term Care, EMS, Mental Health)
- DHSS: Missouri Pandemic Influenza Response Plan
- Missouri Hospital Association – Emerging Infectious Diseases nCoV updates
- Legislative update on Missouri hospitals’ response
- Surge planning document, “A Framework for Managing the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Implementing Crisis Standards of Care.”
- End of Life Care
- Missouri Health Professionals Resources
Physician Wellness
- Member Assistance Program
- AAFP Physician Health First
- National Academy of Medicine – Health and Wellbeing of Clinicians during COVID-19 Outbreak
- Missouri Physician’s Health Program
- Missouri Academy of Family Physicians Member Assistance Program
MAFP Advocacy
- MAFP calls for Governor to encourage Missourians to stay at home
Missouri Regulatory Updates
- Board of Healing Arts FAQs
- List of Professional Registration Approved Waivers of Rules and Statutes
- Joint Statement from Boards of Healing Arts and Pharmacy on Prescriptions for Hydroxychloroquine, Chloroquine, and Azithromycin
- Missouri Department of Health and Human Services Waivers
- Reporting of COVID-19 to DHSS
- Duplicate reporting of negative results by hospitals
- Reporting of COVID-19 deaths to DHSS
- Other waivers
- Volunteer in Missouri Dial by dialing 211 or www.211helps.org
- Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Bulletin on Assistance to Policyholders Impacted by COVID-19
- Department of Insurance Bulletins
- Department of Insurance Telehealth Bulletin
- Missouri Small Business Resources
AAFP Telemedicine Resources
Coverage and Reimbursement
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- CMS Fact Sheet on Medicare telehealth
- CMS FAQs on Medicare telehealth
- CMS chart on Medicare telehealth
- CMS guidance on Medicaid telehealth
- CMS state guidance on Medicaid telehealth
- Reimbursement for Telehealth
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coding
- Pay Parity
- Updated List of Telehealth Services
- Medicare Learning Network Webinar on Payment for Virtual Services
Legal
- OIG Policy Statement on telehealth
- OIG Fact Sheet on telehealth
- AMA Chart of State Telehealth Laws
Practice Guidelines
- New York State COVID-19 Telehealth Screening Recommendations developed by Drs. Daniel Choi, Carlos Zapata, Saya Nagori, Dhaval Bhanusali, Michelle Lin
- AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice
- AMA Guidance for Ethical Practice in Telemedicine
- American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines
- American Health Information Management Association Telemedicine Toolkit
Technical Support/Miscellaneous
- Telemedicine Quick Set-up Guide in Response to COVID-19 National Emergency developed by Drs. Sylvia Romm, Adam Maghrabi, Tisha Rowe, Aditi Joshi
- Free Zoom Licenses through June 30, 2020
American Academy of Family Physicians
Communicate with family physicians on COVID-19 by joining the AAFP COVID-19 Rapid Response Member Exchange Community. You must be a member to access this community
- COVID-19 Landing Page
- Virtual Town Hall Meetings – Every Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
- Office/Clinic Checklist
- CARES Act
- AAFP Financial Resources
CDC Resources
- Cases and Latest Updates
- CMS Recommendations to Re Open Health Systems
- COVID-19 Clinical Trial Data Reporting
- What You Need to Know About 2019-nCoV
- 2019-nCoV: Health Alert Network for Emergency Health Professionals
- Travel Health and nCoV Information for Travelers
- 2019-nCoV FAQs
- Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19
- Interim Guidance for Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased PUI for COVID-19
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for COVID-19
