Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019 – nCoV) Infection (CDC)
Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) (CDC)
Reporting COVD-19 Deaths in Texas – Message from Vital Statistics Section of DSHS: For deaths due to COVID-19, report COVID-19 in Cause of Death – Part I on the Medical 2 tab. Report other chronic conditions that may have contributed (e.g. COPD, asthma) in Cause of Death – Part II on the Medical 2 tab. Additional instructions regarding death certification are found at DSHS TxEVER (DSHS)
COVID-19 Guideline, Part 1: Treatment and Management (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
COVID-19 Guideline, Part 2: Infection Prevention (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
Health Care Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (CDC)
Interim Guidance for Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (CDC)
Information for Health Care Professionals: COVID-19 and Underlying Conditions (CDC)
Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers (FDA)
Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) (CDC)
Discontinuation of In-Home Isolation for Immunocompromised Persons with COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) (CDC)
Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (CDC)
What Health Care Personnel Should Know about Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection (CDC)
Health Care Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 (CDC)
Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) COVID-19 Resources
Specialty Physicians COVID-19 Resources
Practice Help COVID-19 Resources
PUIs and Testing COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Resources main page
November 13, 2020
What could a TMA Membership mean for you, your practice, and your patients?
The way the Texas Legislature conducts business during the 2021 session may look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Texas Medical Association’s commitment to improving health care remains the same. Some of those goals are up against deep cuts to state agency budgets. At the same time, however, the pandemic has created opportunities for medicine to bend lawmakers’ ear on some of its longstanding goals, including advancing access to care, vaccines, health coverage, and telemedicine. Plus, physicians have proven ways to respond to patients’ COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
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