Develop a landing page discussing Corona for TFC website
Develop policies for patients at sign in
Brief questionnaire re: travel, fever, cough
Optional gloves/masks for front desk personnel
Post sign outside front door of building, in elevator, and on front door of offices briefly discussing virus and precautions we are taking and advising potentially affected patients to not enter TFC offices
Petition managed care companies to allow reimbursement for phone consultations
No employees can come to work with fever (>100.0), new cough, or body aches without being evaluated by primary care. Employees who are out of work cannot return without a note from their primary care doctor.
Clean keyboards, phones, door knobs, keypads, switches, counters every morning with approved disinfectant before opening
All employees to wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds every time they enter any of our offices
Get freestanding, auto dispensing hand sanitizers for waiting room and other appropriate areas
ALL patients need to be queried about travel/symptoms at the time appointments are made and/or confirmed. Any patients responding positively need to be rescheduled
Pre-order extra essential supplies
Cancel baby visits
Convert as many visits as possible to telephone/video visits (preop visits, consultations)
Cancel baby reunion (April 19)
Have staff clean all surfaces with disinfectant after every patient visit
Prohibit all non-patient visits to offices (vendors, outside meetings, etc.)
Discourage all non-essential family members or others from attending office visits
Phase 2
Mandatory masks/gloves for front desk staff
Mandatory temperature for all patients at check in – or preferably in the downstairs lobby
Limit office hours
Convert all consultations to video conference
All non-essential personnel work from home
Stop accepting paper money/coins
Limit office visits to female patients only (except OB appointments, emergencies, and new patient visits)
Phase 3
Close outlying offices (Round Rock, S Austin, New Braunfels, Corpus Christi)
Limit appointments
Curtail in office new patient appointments
Eliminate Clomid/Femara follow-up sonos
Limit all visits to female patients only – spouses/family can join by Facetime or other video
Encourage phone/Skype consults for all existing and new patient visits
Run open offices with skeleton crews – as we do on weekends
