This CLE course will guide healthcare counsel on what hospitals and healthcare providers should be doing to prepare for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The panel will discuss telemedicine options that should be considered or put in place and the associated challenges. The panel will also review CDC guidance and discuss the establishment of response plans. The panel will discuss policies and guidelines for the provider's staff as well as facilities preparedness.
Hospitals and healthcare providers are encouraging patients who have or may have COVID-19 to use telemedicine technology to seek medical care, especially if their symptoms are mild. However, providers must still comply with all the federal and state law requirements for credentialing, privileging, and licensing, the standard of care, scope of practice, and more. Further, reimbursement rules add another layer of complexity to telemedicine.
Hospitals and healthcare providers also must consider other issues related to preparedness for which the CDC has provided some guidance. Among these issues are staffing and personnel policies, infection control practices, supplies and potential shortages, and reporting of exposure.
As the number of COVID-19 cases grows in the U.S., hospitals, healthcare providers, and their counsel should have plans in place to provide care and avoid potentially infecting other patients while ensuring compliance with healthcare laws, including telemedicine requirements.
Listen as our authoritative panel of healthcare attorneys examines what hospitals and healthcare providers should be doing to prepare for COVID-19. The panel will discuss telemedicine options that should be considered or put in place and the associated challenges. The panel will also review CDC guidance and discuss the establishment of response plans. The panel will discuss policies and guidelines for the provider's staff and facilities preparedness to treat patients with symptoms of COVID-19.
