Tools to assist healthcare facilities responding to COVID-19
Resuming surgeries
Resources related to facilities resuming surgeries, as clinically appropriate.
5 ways to address patient concerns as your facility resumes surgeries – A Cardinal Health clinical consultant shares how outpatient surgery facilities can help put patients at ease as they resume their surgery care.
5 tips to help ensure your facility has surgery-critical resources – Advice from a Cardinal Health clinical consultant on how facilities can minimize waste and take full advantage of existing resources.
Shipping preparedness checklist – When hospitals and outpatient facilities have decided to resume surgeries, this checklist can help ensure that the facility is ready to resume shipping and receiving on a larger scale as they ramp back up operations.
Six considerations for resuming surgeries after COVID-19 – Six important needs hospitals and outpatient facilities should consider before resuming surgeries.
Roadmap to resume surgeries after COVID-19 – When hospitals and outpatient facilities resume certain surgeries, this piece offers a high-level roadmap to navigate the shift and necessary steps involved.
Infection control and product management
Resources to limit infection exposure, including product-specific information.
Cardinal Health laboratory resources for COVID-19 - A listing of the critically needed diagnostic solutions Cardinal Health has available for healthcare providers (updated regularly).
Cardinal Health infection prevention continuing education course - Strategies for preventing infections related to many aspects of patient care.
Cardinal Health facial protection continuing education course - Review of the clinical considerations regarding the appropriate selection and use of facial protection devices.
Cardinal Health fluid management best practices continuing education course - Intended for perioperative nurses or other health care professionals who want to learn more about fluid waste disposal.
CDC infection control guidance for healthcare professionals - Personal Protective Equipment supply resources, hand hygiene guidance, and FAQs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cardinal Health Isolation Gown information - Product demonstrations, an AAMI level gown product specification sheet, and donning and doffing guides.
Preventing cross-contamination for incontinence solutions - Information from Cardinal Health on simple changes for caretakers to limit the risk of cross contamination from incontinence solutions.
Managing healthcare supply
Strategies to conserve and extend healthcare supplies for the most critical needs.
CDC Personal Protective Equipment recommendations - A checklist for healthcare facilities, strategies for optimizing the supply of PPE, an FAQ on PPE, and more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Advisory Board cheat sheet: Strategies to optimize PPE & equipment - An overview of the CDC’s new guidelines to optimize PPE for COVID-19.
Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) COVID-19 Resource Center - Ongoing updates and the latest resources for healthcare supply chain professionals.
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) COVID-19 Resource Center - An information clearinghouse for supply chain news and resources for distributors, manufacturers and other industry stakeholders.
Making logistics logical - a guide for surgery centers - Inventory management strategies and best practices for ambulatory surgical centers from Cardinal Health.
COVID-19 information for different healthcare settings
CDC phone advice line tool for possible COVID-19 patients (across settings) - An initial phone script, accompanying decision algorithm, and tailored care advice messages that various healthcare providers can use to triage potential COVID-19 cases.
CMS Coronavirus waivers and flexibilities (across settings) - Information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on modifications or waivers for certain requirements in response to COVID-19.
CDC hospital preparedness checklist - A checklist to help U.S. hospitals prepare for patients with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus.
CDC COVID-19 resources for long-term care facilities - Strategies from the CDC to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association COVID-19 Resource Center - Information on how ambulatory surgery centers can support the COVID-19 response and ways they can access the federal assistance.
Medical Group Management Association COVID-19 Action Center - Latest updates on COVID-19 policies and announcements for medical group practices.