Dear CMG Member,
When the COVID-19 pandemic first became a state and local health care crisis, patients admitted to a YNHHS hospital or seen in the ED for supportive care received follow up by hospitalists after discharge. CMG believes patients are best served by their primary care providers in the community, and has worked with YNHHS to obtain a daily report of patients positive for COVID-19 infection who have been discharged.
Beginning Friday, May 1, 2020
, CMG' s Care Management team will notify your medical office or answering service in order to provide you with the necessary information to schedule telemedicine visits.
CMG’s care management team will also contact patients to confirm that the telemedicine visit has been arranged with their PCP, and provide education and support as needed for their health and safety.
To facilitate the work of caring for patients with COVID-19 infection, CMG has created the
COVID-19 Telemedicine Toolkit
. The toolkit contains a detailed description of the COVID-19 protocol, a Home Management Flow Map with clinical guidelines, and an evidence-based timeline for telemedicine follow-up with COVID-19 positive patients.
Please contact
Sharon Wood
regarding the COVID-19 community program.
Stay safe. Be well. God bless.
Best,
Joseph L. Quaranta, MD
Joseph L. Quaranta, MD
President, Community Medical Group
