Covid-19 Resource Library

As a non-profit focused on supplying addiction treatment providers with the most up-to-date technology and information to best support their practices, Realworks is currently focused on both identifying potential problems and deploying solutions in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. 

In the past few weeks, various health entities and media sources have produced informational guides and protocols to help various groups adjust their behaviors, so that Covid-19 is effectively contained. 

To ease the integration of adjusted processes and technology, Realworks has compiled relevant information for addiction treatment centers to reference as necessary. The majority of webpages are sourced from the CDC and can also be found here. This library also includes a Telehealth implementation guide, contact information for public health departments, and a live map of Covid-19’s incidence across the world. 

This page will be updated with relevant information daily and Realworks will be working with our provider partners to develop concrete solutions. If you have any suggestions for types of information that would be important to include, or specific areas for impact, please send an email to kanav@realworks2020.org. 

General Information:

• Immediate steps healthcare facilities can take to prepare for Covid-19

  • More details can be found here

How to Appropriately Protect Patients and Staff

Staff Education

• How Covid-19 Spreads

Patients

• Patient intake preparedness checklist 

• Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations

• Evaluating and testing persons for Covid-19

Staff

• What Healthcare Personnel Should Know about Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection

• Criteria for returning to work - Healthcare staff 

Ohio Specific Information

• For the most up-to-date numbers on Covid-19 incidence rates in Ohio, reference the Ohio Department of Health Homepage. 

Guidance on Telehealth Implementation

• The CDC recommends leveraging telemedicine to limit face-to-face interactions. This Ohio Medicaid Telemedicine Billing Fact Sheet provides guidance on reimbursement for services.

• Medicare has temporarily expanded its coverage of telehealth services to respond to the current public health emergency. For more information, click here. 

• If you have not already integrated telemedicine into your processes as a clinic, reference this extensive, step-by-step guide

Contact Information

• If you need to contact your local public health department about the occurrence of Covid-19 in your area, reference this webpage for phone numbers

• To get in contact with your local public health department, view this national directory. 

Additional

• For a live map tracking Coronavirus’ spread, click here