Telehealth and Other Info

For those who have no telehealth capabilities via hospital, health system, etc., here are a couple of options to consider:

• AZOVA(free to sign up and set up, $50 per provider/mo. subscription or per patient encounter fee options)
  
• Doxy.me(free to sign up, $35-$50 per provider monthly subscription, no per patient fee)
• RelevantMD(offering Free 2-way secure texting service during COVID-19 outbreak - call 801-360-5552 for info.)

NOTE on Telehealth: Effective immediately, physicians may use any audio or video communication technology that is non-public facing to care for patients, and they won’t face penalties if these telehealth technologies do not fully comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements. That’s according to an announcement from the HHS Office of Civil Rights, which has chosen to exercise its HIPAA enforcement discretion due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Note that this applies to patients being treated for any reason, and is not limited to only those patients being treated for suspected COVID-19.  For more information, including examples of technologies that are considered “non-public facing,” read the HHS OCR announcement in full or explore these other resources:

• Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
             - Tools and Resources Page
•  UDOH Telehealth Resources Page
• UDOH Telehealth Guidance - V2 - Apr. 2020
• CMS Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
• CMS Medicare Telehealth FAQs
• CMS Telehealth Toolkits for General Practitioners and for ESRD Providers
• The Physicians Foundation Telehealth Initiative
• UMA Town Hall (4/14/20) Presentation Slide Deck on Telehealth - PDF

Family Medicine
Surgery
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Orthopeadics
Plastic Surgery
(Feel free to submit resources for additional specialties via email to uma@utahmed.org) 

American Telemedicine Association
Center for Connected Health Policy
Telehealth Technology Assessment Center - Clinicians Guide to Video Platforms
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA)
Medicare Telehealth Resources
Telehealth Use in Rural Healthcare 
Utah Telehealth Network 

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Practice Resources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

An SBA zero-fee loan to help businesses with fewer than 500 employees keep their workers on the payroll during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll (min. 75% of forgiven amount), rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. You can apply through any existing SBA 7(a) lender or through any federally insured depository institution, or federally insured credit union that is participating. Lenders may begin processing loan applications as soon as April 3, 2020.  The program will be available through June 30, 2020.

Other SBA Help

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners are currently eligible to apply for disaster assistance.  Enhanced Debt Relief is also available in SBA’s other business loan programs to help small businesses overcome the challenges created by this health crisis. For information on additional lending options, please click here. SBA provides local assistance via 68 district offices and a nationwide network of resource partners. To find resources near you, please click here. 

IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief - A special webpage to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus.