COVID-19 Resources - Reopening Your Practice
Preparing to Reopen
As you begin the process of reopening your medical practices for office visits, the resources below are available to help you do so safely.
American Medical Association (AMA)
AMA Physician Practice Guide to Re-Opening
The AMA has developed a concise re-opening checklist and an in-depth guide. The resource guide includes a pre-visit screening script for your staff and an FAQ on privacy & confidentiality for COVID-19 information.
The American College of Physicians (ACP)
ACP COVID-19 Physician’s Guide
This guide is intended to help ambulatory practices resume care in the face of clinical uncertainty, limited evidence, and functional limitations (e.g., PPE availability).
This guide was developed based on the guidance of internal medicine leaders and feedback from ACP clinician members, and include the following:
- Practice resources on staffing models, workflow modifications, testing strategy, an infection control checklist, and guidance on flexible, adaptable leadership and team based care.
- Resources for patient communications, including templates, FAQs, and an infographic for when and where to seek care that you can print out or share with patients.
Please note that the online learning center requires a membership. Start activity
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
CDPH Guidance Documents
This site includes recent All Facility Letters from CDPH, as well as specific guidance for nursing facilities, behavioral health facilities, preventative care, dental care and more.
See the Healthcare Facilities and Professionals section of the CDPH Guidance Documents
California Medical Association (CMA)
CMA COVID19 Resources for Reopening Health Care
Here you’ll find best practice guides for reopening a medical clinic, as well as a series of on-demand and live event webinars. Some material is also available in Spanish.
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
MGMA Practice Reopening Checklist
This concise three-page guide covers human resources topics, operational and workflow items, financial considerations, and additional resources for surgical practices.
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
CDC Healthcare Facility Tools
The CDC's keeps their preparedness tools for healthcare professionals and facilities up to date with a personnel readiness checklist, facility-specific guidance, tips for managing stress as a provider during the pandemic, suggestions for mitigating staff shortages, and more.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS Guides for Reopening
CMS has published guides on reopening facilities to provide non-emergent, non-COVID care in two phases.
Guides for Reopening: Phase 1 Guidance Phase 2 Guidance