Sincerely,

Saphu Pradhan, MD
Kirsten Stoesser, MD, FAAFP
Jesse Spencer, MD
Sarah Woolsey, MD, MPH, FAAFP

UAFP Women's Health Half-Day CME Conference 

Saturday, November 7, 2020
8:00 AM - 1:15 PM

Early bird pricing available now - only $35 for UAFP Members to attend!

 Audit finds Utah pandemic prep not sufficient with 'unclear chain of command'

KSL - Even though Utah emergency preparedness officials identified a pandemic as a high-risk threat, the COVID-19 pandemic caught Utah leaders off guard.

That lack of preparedness trickled downstream, causing communication and leadership issues while state officials scrambled to dole out millions of dollars in no-bid contracts, in some cases lacking due diligence and adequate documentation to track the chain of command. Read more...

 Utah County doc urges people to take this ‘ugly disease’ seriously, as state reports 1,008 new coronavirus cases

Salt Lake Tribune - A Utah County doctor fought back tears on Thursday as he pleaded with his neighbors to be less dismissive of the coronavirus while cases continue to increase rapidly in the county.

“I wish you could see what it’s like to have somebody who’s got COVID and is not sure that they’re going to survive,” said Dr. Clark Bishop, critical care and pulmonary physician at Utah Valley Hospital. “They’re in the ICU, all alone, writing goodbye notes to their children.” Read more...

COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing and Treatment of the Uninsured

Providers who have conducted COVID-19 testing or provided treatment for uninsured individuals with a COVID-19 diagnosis on or after February 4, 2020 can begin the process to file claims for reimbursement for testing and treating the uninsured.

Providers can access the portal at coviduninsuredclaim.linkhealth.com .

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Intermountain Researchers Develop New Tool to Diagnose COVID-19 Patients at High Risk of Developing Severe Inflammatory Disorder

Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City have developed a new clinical tool to accurately identify and diagnose COVID-19 patients who are at high risk of developing a serious inflammatory condition that can damage the lungs and other organs.

The new tool is a diagnostic clinical score that is used to determine whether patients with the virus are at increased risk of developing the condition, known as hyperinflammatory syndrome. Read More...