Patient care Primary care is safe and essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, DOs attest Delaying necessary care raises significant concerns about patient health, especially for patients with chronic health conditions. July 8, 2020Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics COVID-19 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have been reluctant to seek health care due to worries about contracting the virus. But delaying necessary care raises significant concerns about patient health, especially for patients with chronic health conditions such as diabetes. In a recent article for patients on Doctors That DO, AOA President Ronald Burns, DO, an osteopathic family medicine physician in Orlando, Florida, and Robert Greer IV, DO, an osteopathic family medicine physician in Lake Park, Florida, share what patients should know about primary care during COVID-19—and the reasons delaying care can be risky. DOs are welcome to share the article with their patient networks to help educate patients about the importance of primary care and the safety precautions practices are taking. Physician practices and hospitals have been quick to adopt the CDC’s guidance for health care facilities in the COVID-19 era, the article notes. “In my office, we’ve rearranged our reception area so the patients are spaced six feet apart, and all surfaces that are touched frequently are sanitized between every appointment,” explains Dr. Burns. “If the patient wants to, they are also welcome to wait in their car and we’ll call them when it’s time to come in for their appointment.” Find the full article here. More in Patient Care AOA statement on proposed HHS intervention in patient-physician relationship & access to gender-affirming care “Decisions about care—particularly for children and adolescents—are best made through careful, collaborative discussions among patients, families and qualified healthcare professionals,” the statement reads. Leading physician groups: Department of Education’s PSLF rule will hurt patients and physicians Rule jeopardizes both patients’ access to care and physicians’ financial stability and autonomy, statement notes. Previous articleOsteopathic organizations unite to denounce racism and inequality Next articleDOs help obtain civil liability protection in Tennessee and work to improve surprise billing legislation in Michigan
AOA statement on proposed HHS intervention in patient-physician relationship & access to gender-affirming care “Decisions about care—particularly for children and adolescents—are best made through careful, collaborative discussions among patients, families and qualified healthcare professionals,” the statement reads.
Leading physician groups: Department of Education’s PSLF rule will hurt patients and physicians Rule jeopardizes both patients’ access to care and physicians’ financial stability and autonomy, statement notes.