To help his practice navigate the coronavirus waters, family physician James Dom Dera, MD, FAAFP, developed the following algorithms that address four key questions about COVID-19.
This algorithm explains which patients should be scheduled for a virtual visit, scheduled for an office visit (and how soon), instructed to self-treat at home, or sent to the emergency department.
This algorithm explains the tactics practices should take depending on which stage they are in: prevention (lessen the risk of exposure), exposure (lessen the chance of infection), infected (mitigate the spread of infection), or crisis (close the office due to critical mass of staff or providers infected; manage patients remotely or via other providers).
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