Covid-19 and Telehealth

With Covid 19 our medical practice has to change FOR YOUR SAFETY AND OURS. 
  1. We have been seeing patients despite the Covid 19 pandemic using Telehealth. Patients that need to be seen physically come in to the office. 
  2. Patients on Remicade, Humira, Entyvio, Simponi, Prednisone, Methotrexate, are immunosuppressed. Please let me know if you are exposed to Covid 19 or about to get your Covid vaccine. 
  3. We now have the capability of telehealth services. We use Facetime, Doximity video call, but we can also use Google meet or Google Duo if the need arises.  
  4. Please stay safe and follow social distancing guidelines. 

Recommendations to prepare for teleconferencing

  1.  Find a bright and QUIET place
  2. Write down the questions that you want to ask. 
  3. Make sure we have your email and cell phone number. 
  4. If possible, have your child's most recent height and weight available. If you have a thermometer, please measure the temperature. We would like a record of these.   

Insurance Information

  1. Horizon BCBSNJ - Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020. This will apply to all covered services, including the diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19, routine care, therapy and mental health care. When telemedicine and telephone visits are provided by in-network health care professionals, member out-of-pocket costs are waived. When it will end?? -I think Aug 31st, 2020 (wording is a little unclear about non covid19 conditions). 
  2. AmeriHealth - waive cost sharing effective March 6, 2020, through the public health emergency or December 31, 2020, whichever is later, and supersede Policy #00.10.42c Telemedicine and Telehealth (AmeriHealth New Jersey) waiving cost-sharing on any telemedicine services, including non-COVID-19 related services. 
  3. Amerigroup NJ - Reply from Amerigroup 6/2/2020 "To answer your inquiry as to when Amerigroup will no longer use Telemedicine or Telehealth.  There is no set date as to when this service will end. ​