By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Screen pts/visitors for sx of acute resp illness (eg, fever, cough, dyspnea) before entering facility; ensure availability of facemasks at triage area for pts w/ resp sx; designate a separate, well-ventilated space that allows such separation; ideally pts
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Designate staff to be responsible for caring for suspected/known COVID-19 pts. Ensure they’re trained in infxn prevention/control and proper PPE use
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Work w/ local and state public health organizations, healthcare coalitions, other local partners to understand local impact/spread of outbreak
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Create emergency contact list: For example, know how to reach local or state health dept in emergency
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Prep facility to safely triage, manage pts w/ respiratory sx. Display visual alerts (signs, posters) that provide instruction on hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, cough etiquette. Ensure supplies (tissues, hand sanitizer) are available. Provide facemask
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Explore alternatives to face-to-face triage and visits, incl use of advice lines, pt portals, on-line self-assessment tools. Advise pts to call and speak to an office/clinic staff if they become ill with sx such as fever, cough, or dyspnea. Identify which
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Educate staff on COVID-19, incl info on spread, clinical mgmt, infxn prevention/control recs
By vgreene, 16 March, 2020 Household members, intimate partners, and caregivers in non-health care setting who have close contact w/ symptomatic, lab-confirmed COVID-19 or a PUI should monitor their health; call health care provider immediately if sx develop suggestive of COVID-19