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
May 08, 2020
What could a TMA Membership mean for you, your practice, and your patients
The website for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blunt: “History shows that severe illness and death rates tend to be higher for racial and ethnic minority populations during public health emergencies than for other populations.” That is certainly happening with COVID-19. Emerging data already show that long-standing social determinants of health are stacked against Blacks and Hispanics in Texas, in some cases prompting a stronger call for value-based care, among other tools, so physicians can better help people of color cope with the health inequities brought on by COVID-19.
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