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Continued From Page 50 barraged with questions about the guidelines regarding COVID‐19 testing , contact tracing of employees and reporting of positive cases to authorities . We ’ ve assisted in developing related protocols and procedures , educational materials and consent forms , and have advised on the concerted effort to reconfigure workplaces and identify reasonable employee accommodations in order to limit potential employee exposure . Still , we ’ re not yet out of the woods . With the second
wave of cases , all eyes are on the vaccine , and we are assisting with the development of vaccination policies and protocols , answering questions about mandating or encouraging employee vaccinations and vaccination exceptions under the law . No questions are insignificant and delays in responding can have a negative impact because the stakes are so high . This pandemic has also given us a unique opportunity to bond with our clients and strengthen the relationship by solidifying the attorney ’ s position as a trusted advisor .
During the pandemic , telehealth visits became more acceptable to patients and increased substantially .
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Legal advice has changed relative to dealing with potential pandemic-related shortages . Many organizations , such as schools , employers , unions and sports leagues are engaging services of various healthcare providers to provide them with access to COVID-related services . Due to personnel and supply chain shortages of key people and supplies necessary to handle the demands of servicing patients , its beneficial to have terms in the provider agreements with these customers to address these potential shortages . Where appropriate , contract terms are added related to having customers of the healthcare provider recognize the potential that the provider may need to reduce or delay the availability of certain services to the extent the provider ’ s ability to perform such services are impacted by pandemic-related supply or personnel shortages . Essentially , it is an expansion or clarification of circumstances that constitute a force majeure event . In general , force majeure language is an area receiving a lot of attention in healthcare as well as other types of contracts due to the upheaval caused by the pandemic .
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