An outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China is causing global concern. It came from a seafood and meat market in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It has since spread to other countries, including the United States. View the current situation summary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It also may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. In addition, some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus. Learn what is known about the spread of COVID-19 on the CDC webpage.
The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was reported on January 21, 2020. The current count of cases of COVID-19 in the United States is available on the CDC’s webpage.
For Ohio-specific COVID-19 details and information, please visit the Ohio Department of Health’s COVID-19 webpage or calling the ODH call center at 1.833.4.ASK.ODH (1.833.427.5634).
Advocacy
Ohio
- SpeakOut: Implore State Legislators to Support Primary Care Infrastructure; Telemedicine Payment Parity
National
- SpeakOut: Urge Congress to Support Family Physicians Fighting COVID-19
- SpeakOut: Ensure Family Physicians have Financial Support in Responding to COVID-19
- SpeakOut: Tell Congress to Support Stronger COVID-19 Coordination
- SpeakOut: Urge Congress to Give Family Physicians Financial Relief while Fighting COVID-19
Economic Support Resources & Information
- Paycheck Protection Program Update (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 9, 2020)
- Additional Financial Assistance for Practices (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- Office of Small Business Relief
- Paycheck Protection Program FAQ
- Bulletin: Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees
- Labor Department Issues Rule on New Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- SBA Regulation Released on Small Business Loans (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- Small Business Updates (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
Medicaid
- Ohio Medicaid Enrollment Spikes Due to Pandemic, Economic Downturn (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Ohio Medicaid Suspends Episodes of Care Program (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Medicaid Extends Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Rules (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Ohio Medicaid Extends Emergency Telehealth Rules (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 16, 2020)
- OAFP Requests Accelerated Medicaid Payments (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Rules Summary of Updated Guidance
- COVID-19 Managed Care Plan Emergency Provisions
Ohio Department of Health
Resources
- COVID-19 Webpage
- Public Health Advisory System
- Myths vs. Facts
- COVID CareLine
- COVID-19, Cold, and Flu
- Guidance on Ohio Travel
- Checklist: Healthcare Procedures & Hospitals
- Requesting Resources through Your County EMA
- Resources for Health Care Providers
- Guidance for Primary Care and Outpatient Providers (March 14, 2020)
- Information and Checklist for Expanded Access to Medical and Behavioral Health Services Using Telehealth
- Checklist: Emergency Rule for Dispensing Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine (March 23, 2020)
- Ways to Stay Safe for Victims of Domestic Violence (March 23, 2020)
- Checklist: Out of Network Insurance Coverage (March 30, 2020)
Testing and Contact Tracing
- COVID-19 Testing Guidance
- Contact Tracing
- ODH Rescinds Order on Private Lab Testing (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
Director’s Orders/Advisories
- Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio
- Travel Advisory
- Ohioans Protecting Ohioans Urgent Health Advisory
- Director’s Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures (June 2, 2020)
Resources for Businesses
Press Releases
- ODH Classifies Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 an Immediately Reportable Class A Disease (March 14, 2020)
- Ohio Department of Health Opens Call Center to Help With COVID- 19 Response (March 6, 2020)
State of Ohio
Executive Orders
- Unemployment Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic
- The Emergency Adoption, Amendment and Rescission of Ohio Administrative Code Rules by the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Ohio Department of Aging, and Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Commercial Evictions and Foreclosures
- Restricting Prescribing/Dispensing of Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine
- Telehealth
- Unemployment
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Additional News and Information
- Limits on County and Independent Fairs Announced (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Child Care Ratios Returned to Normal, Statutory Ratios (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Updated County Risk Levels (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Governor Issues Warning about Informal Gatherings (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Governors Request Liability Protections for Reopened Businesses (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Governor Issues Statewide Mask Order (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Eight More Counties Moved to Red on COVID Alert System (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- DeWine Addresses State; Pleads for Ohioans to Wear Masks (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 21, 2020)
- Updated County Risk Levels – 60% of Ohioans under Mask Order (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 21, 2020)
- Emergency Rules on Telehealth Extended (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 21, 2020)
- K-12 and Higher Education Funding in Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 14, 2020)
- Reopening Guidance for Higher Education (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 14, 2020)
- Updated County Risk Levels (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 14, 2020)
- K-12 School Reopening Guidance (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 7, 2020)
- Ohio’s Public Health Advisory Alert System (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 7, 2020)
- COVID-19 Public Awareness Campaigns (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- Nursing Home Visitation (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- Good Cause Unemployment Claims (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 23, 2020)
- Hospital PPE Readiness Stockpile (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 23, 2020)
- PPE Update (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 16, 2020)
- K-12 Schools Reopening Update (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 16, 2020)
- Coronavirus Testing Expanded (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 16, 2020)
- Pharmacy Testing (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 2, 2020)
- Updated Priority Testing (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 2, 2020)
- Assisted Living Visitation (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 2, 2020)
- Ohio BWC to Provide Face Coverings to Employers (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 26, 2020)
- State Budget Cuts Announced (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- House Votes to Limit ODH Director’s Emergency Authority (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- DeWine Announces Plan for More Business Opening, Expects COVID-19 Cases to Increase (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- Ohio Physician Practices Can Access Battelle N95 Sterilization Program (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- PPE Delivery (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- Update on COVID-19 Testing in Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- Governor Directs Collection of Nursing Home COVID-19 Data (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- Governor DeWine Appoints COVID-19 Minority Health Strike Force (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- COVID-19 Testing Strike Team Formed (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- Restarting Ohio’s Economy (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- Phased Re-Opening to Begin May 1 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- Office of Small Business Relief Created (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Convalescent Plasma (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Plan Sought on Deferred Elective Procedures (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- PPE Procurement and Manufacturing in Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- Ohio Passes Bill to Address Disruptions Caused by COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
State Medical Board of Ohio
- Certification of COVID-19 Deaths (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 19, 2020)
- Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 19, 2020)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
- Requirements for Dispensing or Selling Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Withdrawn (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Emergency Rules for Dispensing Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- New COVID-19 Waiver Issued by Pharmacy Board (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
CMS Resources
Telemedicine
- Fact Sheet on Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth
- CMS Releases Information to States on Telehealth (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- Video: Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services
- Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet (March 17, 2020)
- Medicare Telehealth FAQ (March 17, 2020)
- Medicare Telehealth Chart
- Medicaid State Plan Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Delivered Via Telehealth
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
Resources
- Emergency Declaration BlanketWaivers for Health Care Providers
- Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions
- COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitor Guidance (March 13, 2020)
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet (March 13, 2020)
- FAQs on Essential Health Benefit Coverage and COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)
- FAQs for State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Agencies (March 12, 2020)
- Medicare Administrative Contractor COVID-19 Test Pricing (March 12, 2020)
Additional News and Information
- CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- CMS Suspends Rules to Boost Frontline Medical Staff (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- CMS Approves Approximately $34 Billion for Medicare Providers with the Accelerated/Advance Payment Program in One Week (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- HHS/CMS Provider Relief Grants Released (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- CMS to Apply MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy in Response to COVID-19, Reopens Application (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- CMS Medicaid Guidance Includes Clarifications Regarding FQHC Reimbursement (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- CMS Relief for Medicare Providers (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- CMS Announces Accelerated/Advance Medicare Payments (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- CMS Provides Regulatory Relief on Staffing, Paperwork as COVID-19 Cases Surge (FierceHealthcare, March 30, 2020)
- CMS Grants Reporting Exceptions & Extensions for Quality Reporting Programs (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19 (March 22, 2020)
- CMS Releases Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response (March 18, 2020)
- CMS Takes Action Nationwide to Aggressively Respond to Coronavirus National Emergency (March 13, 2020)
- CMS Releases New Flexibility, Waiver Protections for Providers to Help Handle Coronavirus (FierceHealthcare, March 13, 2020)
- CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus (March 4, 2020)
CDC Resources
Clinical Management Resources
- CDC Guidance on Maintaining Childhood Immunizations during COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19
- Healthcare Professionals FAQ (March 30, 2020)
- Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 (March 28, 2020)
- Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
- Clinical Criteria for Identifying Coronavirus (March 24 ,2020)
- Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for COVID-19
- Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with COVID-19 (March 7, 2020)
Preparedness Resources
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Personal Protective Equipment (April 2, 2020)
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations (April 1, 2020)
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- Travel: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- Preparedness Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals (March 25, 2020)
- Preparing Communities for Potential Spread of COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
- Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes (March 13, 2020)
- Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment (March 12, 2020)
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Required Hospitalization (February 12, 2020)
Patient Education and Communication Resources
- What You Need to Know
- What to Do If You’re Sick
- Additional Communication Resources (posters, videos, and traveler resources)
- CDC Offers Online Triage for Coronavirus Testing (CNN, March 22, 2020)
American Academy of Family Physicians
COVID-19 Daily Updates for Members
Advocacy
- Toolkit (members only; requires AAFP membership ID)
- COVID-19 Talking Points (members only; requires AAFP membership ID)
Resources
- COVID-19 Webpage
- COVID-19: Practice Management
- COVID-19 Member Community
- COVID-19: Testing
- Practice Reopening Guidance
- Employment Assistance Guide
- Financial Relief for Family Physicians
- Using Telehealth to Care for Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Checklist to Prepare Physician Offices for COVID-19
- COVID-19: CME
- Personal Protective Equipment Position Statement
- Statement on Breastfeeding and COVID-19
News
- AAFP Asks Trump Administration to Affirm the Role of CDC as Key Agency in Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 21, 2020)
- AAFP Releases Statement on Return-to-School Guidelines (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 21, 2020)
- Partnership for Medicaid Urges HHS to Distribute Provider Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- Letter Sent to Congress on Medicaid and Unemployment Insurance during COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- AAFP Calls for Near-Term Efforts to Sustain Primary Care after COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- Making Medicaid a Priority (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 28, 2020)
- Physician Organizations Send Congress Recommendations for “Phase Four” COVID-19 Bill (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- AAFP Calls for Prioritization of Primary Care (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- AAFP Joins Leading Physician Organizations in Urging HHS to Collect, Analyze, Release COVID-19 Data on Mortality by Race, Ethnicity (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- AAFP Urges Accelerated CPC+ Payments and Payment Parity for Telephone E/M Codes (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- AAFP Pressing Private Payers to Offer Accelerated/Advanced Payments Similar to Medicare (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- AAFP Urges HHS to Provide Financial Support to Physicians (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- COVID-19: Changes to CME Requirements and Member Dues
- Pandemic Highlights the Need for Full-Scope FPs (Fresh Perspectives, April 6, 2020)
- CMS Heeds AAFP’s Call to Dramatically Expand Telehealth (AAFP News, April 1, 2020)
- AAFP Eases CME, Dues Deadlines so FPs Can Focus on Pandemic (AAFP News, March 31, 2020)
- Telehealth Deserves Payment; the AAFP Is Helping Secure It (In the Trenches, March 31, 2020)
- Medicare Physicians’ COVID-19 Payment Relief Is Underway (AAFP News, March 30, 2020)
- AAFP Throwing Full Weight into Securing Supplies and Information (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- AAFP to Host Weekly COVID-19 Virtual Town Halls (AAFP News, March 24, 2020)
- Inside Look at Using Telemedicine During COVID-19 Pandemic (AAFP News, March 23, 2020)
- COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Must Include Physicians, AAFP Says (AAFP News, March 23, 2020)
- COVID-19: FP Searches for Supplies, Information and Lessons (Fresh Perspectives, March 20, 2020)
- U.S. FP Shares COVID-19 Insights From Practice in China (AAFP News, March 18, 2020)
- AAFP Statement RE: Coverage & Payment for Telemedicine and Virtual Care (March 17, 2020)
- Academy Pushes for Strong Federal Response to COVID-19 (AAFP News, March 16, 2020)
- COVID-19: New Telehealth Rules and Procedure Codes for Testing (Family Practice Management, March 10, 2020)
- Coronavirus: Six Ways to Prepare Your Practice Now (Family Practice Management, February 27, 2020)
- Coding for the New Coronavirus and COVID-19 Illness (Family Practice Management, March 10, 2020)
- CDC Updates Interim Guidance for Novel Coronavirus (AAFP News, February 5, 2020)
- AAFP President: Prepare Your Office for Novel Coronavirus (AAFP News, January 24, 2020)
Member Stories
- OAFP Member Featured in Public Service Announcement (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- The Couple and Conversation behind Battelle’s Mask Sterilization Technology (10TV, April 3, 2020)
- Sick With Coronavirus, an Ohio Doctor Soldiers On (National Association of Community Health Centers, April 2)
- Thousands of U.S. Medical Workers Furloughed, Laid Off as Routine Patient Visits Drop during Coronavirus Pandemic (USA Today, April 2, 2020)
- Heritage College Students to Lend a Hand in Fighting Pandemic (Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, April 2)
- Message from a Frontline Family Physician (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- Private Practice in a Time of Pandemic (AAFP Leader Voices Blog, March 24, 2020)
Additional Resources
- Practice Transitions Due to COVID-19 = ABFM Credit & CME! (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- Medicine Assistance Tool
- Telehealth Learning and Discussion Series for SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Providers
- Telehealth Webinar (Ohio State Medical Association and CliniSync)
- American Medical Association Telemedicine Quick Set-Up Guide
- Beware of Fradulent COVID-19 Tests, Vaccines, and Treatments (FDA, March 24, 2020)
- Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians (a free video series from the Society of Critical Care Medicine)
- Physician Support Line (a free, confidential peer support telehealth line staffed by volunteer psychiatrists for U.S. physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic)
Additional News and Information
- CARES Act Relief Fund Information Hub for Health Care Professionals (Weekly Family Medicine Update, August 4, 2020)
- Study: Latinos Bear Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- In Shadow of Pandemic, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Resurge to Record (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- OAFP Praises Governor DeWine’s Statewide Mask Order (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 28, 2020)
- Anti-Mask Sentiment High in Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 14, 2020)
- Plasma Donations Encouraged (Weekly Family Medicine Update, July 14, 2020)
- Promoting Health through Vaccine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- CMS: Race Poverty Tied to COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- COVID Hospitalizations in Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- Areas of Ohio COVID Hot Spots: Hamilton and Montgomery Counties (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- OAFP Asks Payers to Extend Telemedicine Payment/Access through December 31, 2020, and Beyond (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 30, 2020)
- A Third of Americans Now Show Signs of Clinical Anxiety or Depression, Census Bureau Finds Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 23, 2020)
- Uptick in COVID-19 Cases in SW Ohio (Weekly Family Medicine Update , June 23, 2020)
- Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Children (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 23, 2020)
- Latest Regional Quality Transparency Report Incorporates Social Determinants of Health Data, Addresses Health Disparities Amplified During COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 19, 2020)
- Understanding COVID-19 Immunity Proves Elusive for Researchers (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 19, 2020)
- Developing New Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Your Practice (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 19, 2020)
- HHS to Require COVID-19 Test Reporting to Include Demographic Data (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 9, 2020)
- Telemedicine Booms during Pandemic, Expected to Stay (Weekly Family Medicine Update, June 2, 2020)
- Ohio Medicaid Rolls Increase Amid Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 26, 2020)
- Analysis: COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Rising Faster in Rural Areas (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 26, 2020)
- Study: Warmer Weather Unlikely to Slow COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 19, 2020)
- HHS Begins Distribution of COVID-19 Relief Payment to Rural Providers (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- HHS Extends Deadline for Provider Relief Fund (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 12, 2020)
- Health Costs Could Be Down $575B Because of COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- With Limited Testing, Most Reported COVID Cases Are in Ohio’s Six Largest Counties (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- Customer Face Coverings No Longer Required in Retail Establishments (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- HHS Launches COVID Uninsured Program Portal (Weekly Family Medicine Update, May 5, 2020)
- HHS Launches New Telehealth Website (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- New Data Shows Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- Spike in Deaths at Home Could Suggest Underreporting of COVID-19 Toll (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 21, 2020)
- Ohio Hospitals Projecting Large Financial Losses Because of Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Physician Assistants Acting in Time of Emergency (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Smokers, Vapors May be at Greater Risk for COVID-19, Experts Warn (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Trump Administration Announces Expanded Coverage for Essential Diagnostic Services During COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 17, 2020)
- Valuable Tools for Managing End of Life Issues (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- Paycheck Protection Program: Additional Funds Requested; FAQ Released (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- Disparities Magnified in the Age of COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 14, 2020)
- Medicaid Facing Unprecedented Strains amid Pandemic, Unemployment Surge (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- FCC Adopts $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- HHS Regulation Released on Enforcement Discretion under HIPAA (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 7, 2020)
- DEA Guidance on Oral Schedule II Prescriptions (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- Telehealth Services during COVID-19 Pandemic for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- OAFP Press Statement: Family Physicians are Open for Business (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- AAFP/OAFP Membership Requirements and Dues Relief (Weekly Family Medicine Update, April 3, 2020)
- Protecting Yourself and Others; Steps to Stop the Spread (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- Family Physicians are Courageous Heroes (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- Resources for Opioid Use Disorders During the COVID-19 Crisis (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- OAFP Contacts State Legislators; Asks for Support of Telemedicine Payment Parity (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- ABFM Certification Update during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 31, 2020)
- Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Elective Surgeries Postponed in Ohio Hospitals (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- State Medical Board of Ohio COVID-19 Resources (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- What We Know Regarding Residency Training (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- ODH Releases Updated Guidance for Testing and Resource Management (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Extension of Emergency Medication Refills (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Medical Board Takes Action on Telemedicine, Emergency Licensure, and CME Changes (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Gov. DeWine Announcements for Telehealth, Small Business Loans, and Employee Health Screenings (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- ABFM: COVID 19 – Certification Requirements (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Emergency Medicaid Rules Filed to Expand and Enhance Telehealth for Ohioans (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Gov. DeWine Announcements for Health Insurance, Telehealth & Behavioral Health, and Unemployment Benefits (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 24, 2020)
- Doctors In Training Are Dying, And We Are Letting Them Down (Forbes, April 5, 2020)
- Trump Extends Virus Guidelines, Braces U.S. for Big Death Toll (AP, March 29, 2020)
- New Data Suggests Problems like Nausea and Diarrhea may be Some of the first COVID-19 Symptoms (Huffpost, March 27, 2020)
- Some COVID-19 Patients Still have Coronavirus after Symptoms Disappear, Possibly Endangering Health Workers (HealthcareFinance, March 27, 2020)
- Trump Signs Executive Order to Prevent Price Gouging, Hoarding of Medical Supplies (The Hill, March 23, 2020)
- Emergency Rule: Docs Can Bill for Telehealth and COVID-19 Tests. Here’s How (Medscape, March 20, 2020)
- COVID-19 Mitigation: Preparing Hospitals and Health Systems (JAMA, March 19, 2020)
- Securing the Safety Net and Protecting Public Health During a Pandemic: Medicaid’s Response to COVID-19 (JAMA, March 19, 2020)
- Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State (JAMA, March 19, 2020)
- Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill Ensuring Paid Leave as White House Eyes “Phase 3” (CBS News, March 18, 2020)
- Coronavirus Now in All 50 States as Death Toll Passes 100 (CNN, March 18, 2020)
- Coronavirus Can Persist in Air for Hours and on Surfaces for Days: Study (Reuters, March 17, 2020)
- Patient Well-Being Related to COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 17, 2020)
- HPIO Launches COVID-19 Resource Page (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 17, 2020)
- Member Frustration with Federal COVID-19 Response (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 17, 2020)
- Message from AAFP President on Coronavirus Emergency (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 17, 2020)
- COVID-19 in Seattle: Clinical Features and Managing the Outbreak (JAMA, March 16, 2020)
- ACOs Seek Flexibility from CMS to Mitigate Losses Due to Coronavirus (FierceHealthcare, March 15, 2020)
- House Passes Coronavirus Relief Bill after Trump Announces His Support (CNN, March 14, 2020)
- Trump Declares Coronavirus National Emergency, Says He will Most Likely be Tested (Reuters, March 13, 2020)
- New CPT Code Announced to Report Novel Coronavirus Test (American Medical Association, March 13, 2020)
- After Trump Promised ‘Anybody’ Can Get Coronavirus Testing, Patients and Doctors Still Complain of Roadblocks (Washington Post, March 12, 2020)
- WHO Declares Coronavirus a Pandemic, Urges Aggressive Action (AP, March 12, 2020)
- Letter to HHS on Primary Care and the Community Transmission of COVID-19 (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 10, 2020)
- Emergency Coronavirus Funding Bill Boosts Public Health Investment and Allows Medicare Telehealth (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 10, 2020)
- ODH Opens Call Center to Help With COVID-19 Response (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 10, 2020)
- COVID-19: Coding and Testing Coverage (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 10, 2020)
- OAFP Staff Participates in Governor’s Office COVID-19 Update (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 10, 2020)
- Resources Regarding Psychological and Behavioral Health Issues Related to COVID-19 and Patient/Community Well-Being (American Psychiatric Association Disaster Committee)
- Three Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus in Ohio; DeWine Declares State of Emergency (10 TV, March 9, 2020)
- Trump Set to Sign $8.3B bill to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak (AP, March 6, 2020)
- Top Insurers Commit to Easing Cost Barriers to Coronavirus Testing (FierceHealthcare, March 5, 2020)
- Insurers Promise to Cover Coronavirus Tests, Relax Coverage Policies (Politico, March 5, 2020)
- During A Pandemic, States’ Patchwork Of Crisis Strategies Could Mean Uneven Care (Kaiser Health News, March 5, 2020)
- State Issues Order Prohibiting General Spectator Attendance for Arnold Sports Festival (March 5, 2020)
- U.S. House Passes $8.3 Billion Bill to Battle Coronavirus; Senate Vote due Thursday (Reuters, March 4, 2020)
- DeWine, Governors Urge Passing of Emergency Coronavirus Measure (March 5, 2019)
- AAFP Provides Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources (Weekly Family Medicine Update, March 3, 2020)
- Governor DeWine, Health Director Update COVID-19 Prevention and Preparedness Plan (February 27, 2020)
- Coronavirus: What You Need to Know (Weekly Family Medicine Update, January 28, 2020)