CPF Manager's Newsletter: April 10

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CPF Newsletter April 10

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CPF Fireside Chat - April 15, 7 PM

"COVID Conversations From the Frontlines"

CPF Medical Director Dr. Rob Lillard moderates a Zoom webinar discussion between:

Dr. Chetan Mukundan of Heritage Medical Associates, and
Dr. Buddy Creech of VUMC Pediatric Infectious Diseases - both of whom tested positive for COVID-19 and have since recovered
Plus!
Dr. Natasha Halasa of VUMC Pediatric Infectious Diseases, who is helping lead a Vanderbilt study developing treatment using COVID-19 antibodies.

When? Wednesday, April 15, 7 PM (Central)

CPF Virtual Roundtable Lunch

CPF is holding a Virtual Roundtable Lunch on Wednesday, April 15 at NOON to give practice managers and providers a chance to meet and speak with each other and share what's working best for managing through the Coronavirus landscape.

Megan Williams, Director of Suicide Prevention for Centerstone, will also be giving an update on how mental health care has been continuing in light of stay-at-home orders and introduce a new CPF-Centerstone partnered Suicide Prevention and Care Coordination program available to practices.

When? Wednesday, April 15, NOON (Central)

Are you interested in the CPF-Centerstone partnered Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care Coordination Program? Learn more at the link or contact CPF Program Manager Preston Spencer at preston.spencer@vumc.org or Centerstone Director for Suicide Prevention Services Megan Williams at megan.williams@centerstone.org.

Suicide Prevention in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting

TN Flu Surveillance
The TN Dept of Health releases weekly flu surveillance reports tracking the rates of the virus in the state.

TN Flu Surveillance: Latest Report - Week of March 22-28

TN Flu Surveillance Home Page

CDC Interim Estimates of 2019-20 Flu Vaccine Effectiveness

FREE Access to AAP Point-of-Care Solutions
CPF provides members FREE access to the AAP's Point-of-Care Solutions, which includes RedBook Online, Bright Futures Toolkits, a monthly coding newsletter, and much more!

Use CPF's log-in to access (log-in top right corner of web page):
Username: cumberland (case sensitive)
Password: Cpf2017

AAP Point-of-Care Home Page

Red Book Online: Coronavirus Outbreak

Pediatric Patient Handouts

Find CPF on Social Media!

Coronavirus Resources for Providers and Practices

TN Dept of Health: COVID-19 HQ - Guidance for Healthcare Providers and Public - New Data Updated Daily 2 PM

All TN Executive Orders Related to COVID-19

TELEHEALTH

TennCare Guidance on EPSDT / Well-Child Visits During COVID-19

VHAN: Telehealth Coding Guide

TNAAP: Telehealth Coding Guidelines by Payer

SMALL BUSINESS LOANS ASSISTANCE

AAP: Small Business Guidance for Pediatric Practices

US Chamber of Commerce: CARES Act Loans Checklist

Paycheck Protection Program: Info Sheet for Borrowers

TN COVID-19 Unemployment for Employers

WEBINAR EDUCATION

Pediatric Management Institute (PMI): The Business Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Practices - April 16, 6 PM

The Pediatric Management Institute (PMI) has been holding regular webinars but also started an online forum for discussion between providers and practice staff on managing Coronavirus. You can join the forum, which has advice for finance, operations and workflow, HR, leadership strategies, Telehealth, and more here:

PMI Online Forum

PPE SUPPLY REQUESTS

The TN Emergency Medical Agency (EMA) and local EMA agencies are now coordinating both donations of PPE and requests for PPE or supplies (including testing materials). Contact information for the local EMA entities coordinating these requests can be found at the link:

Regional EMA Contact Info for PPE Donations and Requests

TESTING OF UNINSURED PATIENTS

The TN Dept of Health has provided a step-by-step guide to be reimbursed by TDH for testing of uninsured patients when ordered from commercial labs:

TDH Billing and Reimbursement Process for COVID-19 Testing of Uninsured Patients