Neurologic Symptoms and COVID-19:
What’s Known, What Isn’t
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Good morning, everyone!
I hope you are all hanging in there with changes coming at you by the minute. I wanted to let you know that all of the webinars for this week are being recorded, that anyone is able to access the recording and you are free to share the recording links, as well as the registration links with your providers. I just wanted to reassure each of you that you don’t need to request permission, as all of this information is for you and your docs! Additionally, a few of our preferred partners in chiropractic have stepped up to provide free services to help the profession easily navigate these changes. WebEx is offering its services for free for 30 days to assist docs transitioning to Telehealth services and CashPractice is offering their Drip Marketing software at no charge through the end of May to help with patient communication. These have been added to the bottom of our resource page.
Kristi Hudson, CPCO
ChiroHealth USA
Our line up of webinars this week are listed below.
COVID-19 NCMIC Answers Your Questions
Mon 3/30/2020 ● 3:00 pm ET
Hosted by NCMIC
Members of the NCMIC leadership team will come together to talk about the topics we know matter to you, including:
- Risk management policy coverage and recent changes
- Telemedicine
- Best practices if you’re seeing clients in your office and a number of other things.
Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3357885827287714828
Exposure to COVID-19 in the Practice: What should I do?
Wed 4/01/2020 ● 3:00 pm ET
Hosted by CHUSA
Presenter: Dr. Scott Munsterman
- What is required of my practice when a patient has a positive screening or test for COVID-19?
- How should I respond if a patient has been determined to have COVID-19 and they have been in my office?
- What are the levels of risk I need to be aware of as COVID-19 spreads?
- Exposure to COVID-19 in the practice is here – but how should you respond?
Joins us for answers to these questions and more.
Registration Link: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/17/no095h4
On the Other Side of Chaos
Thu 4/02/2020 ● 1:00 pm ET
Hosted by Dr. Alan Bergquist
Presented by: Dr. Larry Markson, Dr. Damon Walton, Dr. Bart Anderson, Dr. Danny Drubin, Dr. Alan Bergquist, Dr. David Neubauer
Registration Link: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/2/mlg09fz
Join six of the top chiropractic business consultants as they discuss how to navigate the challenges we all face personally and professionally.
- Recreating Your Vision
- Learn how to maintain a “future orientation” on a new vision for the future on the far side of the current challenges
- Strategic Navigation
- Thinking strategically, rather than reactively as you navigate through the next several months
- Leading Through Change
- Discover methods to not only deal with the changes ahead but also LEAD others through them as well (at home and at work)
Show Me the Money!
Thu 4/02/2020 ● 3:00 pm ET
Hosted by CHUSA
Presenter: Dr. Ray Foxworth
The Government is here to help YOU! – No, Really!
Where Do I Even Begin?
Join Dr. Ray Foxworth and his guests to review the steps and strategies to get back on sound financial footing after COVID-19.
Registration Link: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/18/54yznir
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Implementing Telehealth for Chiropractic
This course will address the following as it relates to implementing telehealth for chiropractic:
- State Law Requirements
- Informed Consent
- Licensure
- Follow HIPAA Guidelines
- Malpractice/Risk Management
- Reimbursement
- Performing, documenting, coding for the Telehealth visit
- https://www.echiroehr.com/telehealth?utm_source=COVID-19&utm_campaign=8e7c18088f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_04_44_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd0efd80fa-8e7c18088f-155355777
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Join us in this free webinar
“Exposure to COVID-19 in the Practice: What should I do?”
- What is required of my practice when a patient has a positive screening or test for COVID-19?
- How should I respond if a patient has been determined to have COVID-19 and they have been in my office?
- What are the levels of risk I need to be aware of as COVID-19 spreads?
- Exposure to COVID-19 in the practice is here – but how should you respond?
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Join us for answers to these questions and more.
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Wednesday, April 1st2:00PM CSTDr. Scott Munsterman
DC FICC CPCO
Best Practices Academy
CEO
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NCMIC Resources https://www.ncmic.com/learning-center/links/coronavirus-covid19/#webinars
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ChiroHealth USA Recorded Webinars link: https://www.chirohealthusa.com/archives/
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3-27-2020 ACA Update
My friends, hope you are all well and stay that way.
Best Practices for Keeping Your Patients and Office Safe. Please note these are recommendations, but not all inclusive.
- When scheduling and/or confirming patients, ask patients to stay home and contact their primary care physician if they have a respiratory illness, fever or if they have traveled in the past 14 days and reschedule once they have the all clear from their physician.
- Adhere to CDC guidelines to prevent infections https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html
- Tell staff who are sick to stay home.
- Schedule patient appointments and staff so you don’t have more than 10 people in the office at one time.
- Once patients arrive:
- Take their temperature (best practice is that the doctor or CA taking temperature should wear mask and gloves); if they have an elevated temperature, send them home with the COVID-19 hotline number: 1-800-997-2880
- Ask them to sanitize their hands before entering the building and after their appointment
- Ensure they sit at least six feet apart in the waiting room, OR
- Bring patients back to a room immediately, OR
- Ask patients to wait in their car until the doctor is ready for them, then alert them via cell phone to come in
- Disinfect treatment tables after each patient (preferably in front of the patient, so the see you are disinfecting it) and high touch areas regularly. The CDC does not have specific sanitizing information for healthcare providers, but does offer these suggestions for disinfecting homes with patients who have COVID-19:
- Wear disposable gloves when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. Gloves should be discarded after each cleaning. If reusable gloves are used, those gloves should be dedicated for cleaning and disinfection of surfaces for COVID-19 and should not be used for other purposes. Consult the manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning and disinfection products used. Clean hands immediately after gloves are removed.
- If surfaces are dirty, they should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
- For disinfection, diluted household bleach solutions, alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol, and most common EPA-registered household disinfectants should be effective.
- Diluted household bleach solutions can be used if appropriate for the surface. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date. Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.
- Prepare a bleach solution by mixing:
- 5 tablespoons (1/3rdcup) bleach per gallon of water or
- 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water
- Products with EPA-approved emerging viral pathogens claims are expected to be effective against COVID-19 based on data for harder to kill viruses. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for all cleaning and disinfection products (e.g., concentration, application method and contact time, etc.).