As the healthcare community continues to man the front lines in the battle with COVID-19, many organizations – including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) – have released a variety of resources and tools in support of those efforts. Here is a compilation of the top resources to assist healthcare facilities, physicians and patients in responding to the pandemic.

For Healthcare Facilities

• CDC: Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• CDC: Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities (Outlines goals and strategies for all U.S. healthcare facilities to prepare for and respond to community spread COVID-19)
• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
• AMA: New CPT Code 87635 Announced to Report Novel Coronavirus Test (Press release from AMA)
• AHRMM: AHRMM Recommendations on COVID-19 for Health Care Supply Chain
• CMS: Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicare
• CMS: COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Medicare Fee for Service
• AHA: Latest Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

For Physicians

• AMA: Physician’s Guide to COVID-19 (A quick-start guide curated from comprehensive CDC, JAMA and WHO resources to help physicians prepare, address patient concerns and answer the most pressing questions)
• CDC: Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• CDC: Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19
• CDC: Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• AMA: COVID-19 Resource Center for Physicians
• CDC: Person Under Investigation (PUI) and Case Report Form

For Patients

• Evive: Find a Testing Center Near You
• CDC: Symptoms of COVID-19
• CDC Fact Sheet: What to Do if You are Sick
• CDC Video: 10 Things You Can Do to Manage COVID-19 at Home
• CDC Video: 6 Steps to Prevent COVID-19

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