What is your strategy to retain and attract patients while in-office visits continue to be a risk for your patients?
The recent spike of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas and other states is a sign that in-office visits will struggle to come back to pre-pandemic volumes anytime soon.
Wearing masks, distancing, and incorporating less risky activities in our lifestyles is the new normal as we embrace the unknown. (Download chart of activities and their risk level)
Time is of the essence to get serious about Telehealth!
Telehealth Strategy
All practices need to implement a sound strategy to keep the business afloat. Telehealth is one clear avenue to fight back the devastation Covid-19 is causing in Healthcare, especially private practices, and it looks like it could linger for quite some time. Here are a few pointers to consider:
- Look at current systems EHR, PM, Website, etc. to see if they will support your practice now and moving forward. If any of these areas are inefficient and impacting your revenue, it is time to evaluate now!
- Outsourcing billing is a great option to remove administrative burdens from your staff and re-purpose them to areas more important to your practice.
- No matter what Telehealth platform you choose, be sure it will support your practice moving forward.
- Hire experts to help you assess your needs and bring your practice to the next level!
Resources
The Texas Medical Association just published a chart that ranks activities n their risk level for COVID-19.
Congress has extended the PPP until August 8. If you or a colleague did not qualify for the PPP program (CARES Act) under the original requirements, maybe you can now.
Contact your bank or feel free to reach out to the CARESAct team at Frost Bank ( a Texas Bank) https://www.frostbank.com/COVID-19/CARESAct
or contact Kristen Zinser Smith directly:
Kristen Zinser Smith
Vice President | Commercial Banking
Frost – Banking, Investments, Insurance
Office: (713) 388-1300 | Cell: (832) 454-7038
kristen.smith@frostbank.com| www.frostbank.com