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COVID-19 Resources for Hospitalists

Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)

Hear experiences and examples of how hospitalists and HMGs are managing their response to the clinical and practice implications of COVID-19. 

The impact of COVID-19 on the practice of hospital medicine continues to change daily. With constant clinical difficulties and questioning on how hospitalists should be incorporating emerging clinical data into daily patient interactions, SHM’s COVID Rapid Clinical Updates for Hospitalists series was created to (you are able to view webinar recordings):

  • Uncover COVID-19 -related topics of interest for hospitalists
  • Opportunity to discuss COVID-19 with peers across the nation
  • Stay up-to-date on the most recent developments in the treatment of COVID-19 patients
  • Focus on hospitalist-specific issues
  • Share clinical information and discuss its usefulness ‘on the floor’
  • Gain confidence in managing COVID-19 patients from admission through and beyond the discharge of patients
  • Explore patient cases of COVID-19

Infection Prevention 101 for Public Spaces

Ohio State University College of Education

Infection Prevention 101 for Public Spaces educates participants on how infections are spread through public spaces and provides knowledge on how to clean and disinfect to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in public spaces.

Following successful completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

  1. Understand how infections are spread in public spaces. 
  2. Describe how cleaning and disinfection can prevent the spread of infectious diseases. 
  3. Identify and use effective cleaning and disinfection practices to prevent infections. 
  4. Develop and improve a cleaning and sanitation plan for your employer to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

COVID-19 Lessons Learned (whitepaper): A Resource for Recovery

Co-authored by Deloitte & Joint Commission Resources

The whitepaper catalogues a broad array of lessons learned identified during the period of March through August 2020. These lessons learned are based on discussions with a diverse group of health care leaders; assessments of readiness/preparedness efforts across national, regional and local stakeholders; and a review of public documents. The considerations in this whitepaper include observed best practices adopted by organizations throughout the COVID-19 response. For each health care domain and associated issues, it lays out specific actions that organizations have taken to address them and provides access to guidance and tools that health care leaders can use to create and enact their own plan to address these challenges. Some of the wide array of health care domains covered in this in-depth resource include:

  • Leadership
  • Emergency readiness and crisis response
  • Infection control
  • Patient safety and high reliability
  • Communications and change management

COVID-19 Resources for Hospitals

Patient Safety Movement

  • Activate incident command systems.
  • Ensure there is an adequate supply of PPE, ventilators, and other supplies and equipment.
  • Maintain ethical standards when allocating resources.
  • Have a plan for continued surge.
  • Ensure safe staffing levels.
  • Routinely analyze your facility’s risk.
  • Embrace continuous improvement and a culture of safety.
  • Establish safe discharge practices.
  • Ensure that proper cleaning protocols are implemented.
  • Continuously involve patients, family members, and members of the general public in conversations around improvement. 
  • Create a plan to resume normal operations.
  • Take care of your people, so they can better care for patients.

The Importance of a PFAC at a Critical Access Hospital

American Institutes for Research

To motivate senior leaders at rural and critical access hospitals to create and engage Patient- and Family-Engagement Councils (or PFECs), the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) created a video testimonial with comments from the CEO, COO, PFEC staffer and patient representative at a critical access hospital in Truckee, CA on the benefits of a PFEC This 3.5 minute video was created as part of AIR’s Patient- and Family-Engagement efforts with the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIINs) in collaboration with the Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) HIIN.

Action and Impact: What’s Your Person and Family Engagement Story?

American Institute for Research

This video was developed to showcase how Patient and Family Advisors are creating and supporting action-based quality improvement initiatives in hospitals across the country. Through first-hand stories from HIIN and hospital Patient and Family Engagement Leaders and Patient and Family Advisors, the video showcases the impact that advisors have on quality and safety.

Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality.  To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed a guide to help patients, families, and health professionals work together as partners to promote improvements in care. This guide focuses on four primary strategies for promoting patient/family engagement in hospital safety and quality of care:

  • Encourage patients and family members to participate as advisors.
  • Promote better communication among patients, family members, and health care professionals from the point of admission.
  • Implement safe continuity of care by keeping the patient and family informed through nurse bedside change-of-shift reports.
  • Engage patients and families in discharge planning throughout the hospital stay.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Resources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers in the wake of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

CMS has compiled these resources to help you stay informed on CMS, HHS CDC and other materials and resources available on the COVID-19 vaccine. Please share these materials, bookmark the page, and check back often for the most up-to-date information.