Telehealth to Support Primary Care During COVID-19

Sanjeev Arora, MD, discusses how the Project ECHO model is being applied to support primary care providers during this pandemic. Bob Phillips, MD reports on how primary care practitioners are applying emerging telehealth policies and the tough choices practices are making to maintain financial viability with dramatically reduced in-person visits. READ SUMMARY

relevant resources

​Policy:
Center for Connected Health Policy

• Telehealth Coverage Policies in the Time of COVID-19
• COVID-19 Related State Actions 

Federation of State Medical Boards

• State Emergency Declarations and Licensing Waivers

Practice:
American Academy of Family Physicians

• Using Telehealth to Care for Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CMS

• General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (Updated to reflect COVID-19 related waivers)

Other:

• American Board of Family Medicine
• Project ECHO
• ​Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19