SSV Medical Society News - COVID-19 - Updates - 2020 Apr 10 MEDICAL SOCIETY NEWS COVID-19 Updates April 10, 2020 The Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society is dedicated to bringing together physicians from all modes of practice to promote the art and science of quality medical care and to enhance the physical and mental health of our entire community. A Message from John Wiesenfarth, MD, SSVMS President SSVMS and CMA are here to support your practice! Report any concerns or issues this pandemic is causing your practice so we can ensure elected officials at the local, state, and federal level are informed about what is going on in our community. Contact Dana Brooks at 703-338-5018 or dbrooks@ssvms.org. Physician Survey To help us advocate on your behalf, SSVMS/CMA wants to hear about your experiences during this public health emergency. Please respond to our brief five-minute survey no later than April 15, 2020. Take Survey Advocacy HHS made $30 billion in direct deposits to physician practices today. CMA asks Congress to increase funding to the Paycheck Protection Program and to prioritize physician practices. CMA asks Gov. Newsom to require health plans and insurers to provide supplemental financial assistance or stabilization grants for their network physicians that are financially distressed. CMA and AMA ask HHS to immediately and automatically pay physician practices for lost revenue. CMA urges Gov. Newsom to request CMS Medi-Cal waiver. CMS provides $51 billion to Medicare providers with the accelerated/advanced payment program in one week. California to provide hotel vouchers to health care workers to mitigate risk of exposing families. Volunteer for California Health Corp. Resources SSVMS COVID-19 Resource Center. SSVMS website features COVID-19 dashboard for our local region. Download CMA's Financial Assistance for Medical Practices During COVID-19 Toolkit. COVID-19 Telehealth guidelines. PPE Request Form. No cost virtual wellness visits through SSVMS' Joy of Medicine program. SSVMS members - get your no cost subscription to Headspace, the mindfulness app, good through September 2020. Join SSVMS Sacramento region private physician Facebook page. COVID-19 Webinars No cost to SSVMS/CMA members Telehealth Reimbursement and Privacy Laws RECORDED: MARCH 26, 2020 Employment and Practice Staffing Issues RECORDED: MARCH 27, 2020 Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice RECORDED: MARCH 30, 2020 Financial Assistance Available to Practices RECORDED: MARCH 31, 2020 Tax Impact of the CARES Act: COVID-19 Emergency RECORDED: APRIL 3, 2020 SSVMS COVID-19 Resource Page Find up-to-date COVID-19 news and resources, including current confirmed COVID-19 cases in our region. https://www.ssvms.org/covid-19.aspx Operation Shields Up! All sectors of healthcare are critically low on masks. Through Operation Shields Up, SSVMS has raised funds to produce and distribute face shields at no cost to physicians on the frontlines. To date, over 8,000 face shields, surgical and fabric masks have been distributed to the front lines. To learn more about the project or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit OpShieldsUp.org. PPE and Mask Donations Donations SSVMS is accepting donations of PPE for distribution to hospital, clinics and physician practices. Masks (N95, Surgical, and/or cloth) are in most need. Drop Off Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society Office 5380 Elvas Ave, Sacramento 95819 Drop off times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2pm-4pm Contact Dana Brooks for more information, dbrooks@ssvms.org. Requests For hospitals, clinics and private practices requesting PPE supplies, including shields, masks and gloves, please fill out our PPE Request Form. Fabric Masks We thank our local sewing groups, community members, and Joann Fabric - Folsom for the donation of hand sewn fabric masks. SSVMS has distributed these masks to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, assisted living and hospice facilities. Information about sewing masks can be found here. Read the March/April issue of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine (SSV Medicine) CLICK HERE Share Your Stories The coronavirus crisis has been one of the biggest tests of the health care system in generations. We are asking our physicians to share your thoughts and experiences for an upcoming issue of Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine. It can be a few sentences or paragraph, or short video we can transcribe. Send your stories to lcoate@ssvms.org. Medical Society News Sponsored By: #SSVMSCares | #PhysiciansTakingtheLead | #SPIRITHeals To ensure you are receiving SSVMS emails and updates, add Sam Mello, smello@ssvms.org to your email contact list! April 10, 2020 COVID-19 Updates 2020 Apr 10, COVID-19 - Updates, SSV Medical Society News 0 0 Comment Read More »