Chronic Care Management and Coronavirus: 3 Things Your Practice Can Do to Keep Patients Healthy

As healthcare organizations scramble to figure out how to care for patients during the public health emergency, it’s easy to let chronic care management services fall behind. While cancer screenings are rising again, weekly volumes are still far lower than what they were prior to COVID-19. The drop is likely due to concern about the safety of in-person care amidst the COVID-19 era. As a result, many practices are transitioning from in-person ambulatory care to technology-enabled virtual care paradigms, which means we have to think creatively about how to conduct chronic care management in the COVID-19 era.