HSL Research Guides: COVID-19 Resources: For Clinicians & Healthcare Professionals

Point-of-Care Resources

DynaMed: COVID-19 Topic
Provides a complete COVID-19 care topic, related topic summaries, and highlighted updates.
Lexicomp: Clinical Effectiveness Resources
Offers COVID-19 related drug monographs, drug interactions, contraindications, lab tests, and patient education sheets.
UpToDate
Find a comprehensive list of COVID-19 topic summaries on UpToDate's homepage. You will also find Questions and Answers and UptoDate Pathways, which provides a decision tree titled Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Initial telephone triage of adult outpatients.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
COCA prepares clinicians to respond to emerging health threats and public health emergencies by communicating relevant, timely information related to disease outbreaks, disasters, terrorism events, and other health alerts.
COVID-19 Resources for Hospitalists
Practice management, clinical resources, clinical protocols, strategies on PPE use, education and resources for managing critically ill patients in the ICU, telehealth resources, and more from the Society of Hospital Medicine.
NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Full treatment guidelines with updates from the National institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site
Find screening and testing algorithms, inpatient clinical guidance, protocols, policy, and literature.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Training
Access training on: COVID-19, Contact Tracing, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities, Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions, and Personal Protective Equipment.
COVID-19 Curated Data, Modeling, and Policy Resources
Organized by Mathematica from publicly available resources including on contact tracing, case count and testing rates, surveillance tools, COVID-19 diagnosis and test codes, provider capacity, and patient needs, identifying at-risk populations, forecasting tools, policy actions and preventing spread of the virus, and more.
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition is comprised of private organizations to address challenges posed by COVID-19. Coalition highlights include Modeling Tool for Regional Insight into the Dynamics of COVID-19, Hospital Capacity and NPIs, Real-Time Tracking of Statewide NPI Implementations, Evaluation of Decontamination Techniques for the Reuse of N95 Respirators and COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Data Standards.
COVID-19 Resources for Hospitalists
Practice management, clinical resources, clinical protocols, strategies on PPE use, education and resources for managing critically ill patients in the ICU, telehealth resources, and more from the Society of Hospital Medicine.
The Department of Health: Information for Healthcare Providers
The New York State Department of Health provides COVID-19 information for providers including printable materials and guidance, weekly healthcare provider updates, and professional webinars.
HIPPA and COVID-19
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has provided Bulletins, Notifications of Enforcement Discretion, Guidance, and Resources that help explain how patient health information may be used and disclosed in response to the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.
IHME: COVID-19 Projections
IHME's COVID-19 projections were developed in response to requests from the University of Washington School of Medicine and other US hospital systems and state governments working to determine when COVID-19 would overwhelm their ability to care for patients. The forecasts also show daily and cumulative COVID-19 deaths, social distancing mandate information, as well as infections and testing.
Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes Clinician On-Call Center, COVID-19Surge Tool, Burn Rate Calculator, Clinical Care Guidance, Facility Guidance, and much more.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices: COVID-19 Resources
ISMP's list of information and tools to help frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
JOVE: Coronavirus Free Access Resource Center
The science community is working hard to address the potential health crisis brought about by the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To support these critical efforts, JoVE has made its coronavirus focused content and related resources freely available. Video and other content includes Corona Specific Protocols, General Virus Protocols, Lab Preparation, Current Status and Research, Current Diagnosis Methods, Treatment and prevention.
Policy & Memos to States and Regions
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Safety & Oversight memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Regional Offices. Use the search box to find memos related to COVID-19.
RAND Corporation: Interactive Critical Care Surge Response Tool
This tool allows decisionmakers at all levels — hospitals, health care systems, states, regions — to estimate current critical care capacity and rapidly explore strategies for increasing it. For more information about the tool or detailed descriptions of the strategies for increasing critical care surge capacity, see the related report.
Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control.
COVID-19 School and Community Resource Library
Resources for clinicians advising schools and community groups on strategies to prevent and manage COVID-19.

Telehealth

National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers: COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
"The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers has developed a COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit, designed to provide studies reflecting telehealth models that may apply to treating COVID-19, an overview of telehealth policy, and additional resources."
NETRC COVID-19 Telehealth Resources
"As the regional Telehealth Resource Center for the Northeast, the NETRC team has been very busy providing technical assistance and resources to healthcare organizations and providers looking to quickly implement telehealth services during COVID-19. As part of these efforts, we’ve compiled a number of key resources here on this page, including telehealth policy updates/guidance as well as training and education for providers and patients. We will continue to update and add to this page, and encourage you to visit it regularly."
Using Telehealth to Care for Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
"Telemedicine and virtual care have quickly become important tools in caring for your patients while keeping yourself and your staff safe as the COVID-19 pandemic quickly evolves. Here is what you need to know when providing telehealth services." From the American Academy of Family Physicians.

1. Telemedicine services thrive during Covid-19. Vet Rec. 2020;186(12):365.

2. Angel DM, Zeiger RS, Sicherer SH, Khan DA, Schatz M. JACI: In Practice Response to COVID-19 Pandemic. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020.

3. Calton B, Abedini N, Fratkin M. Telemedicine in the Time of Coronavirus. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020.

4. Chick RC, Clifton GT, Peace KM, et al. Using Technology to Maintain the Education of Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Educ. 2020.

5. Deepak J, Subuhi K, Ishmeet K. WhatsApp messenger as a teledermatology tool during coronavirus disease (COVID-19): From Bedside to Phone-side. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020.

6. Gadzinski AJ, Ellimoottil C, Odisho AY, Watts KL, Gore JL. Implementing Telemedicine in Response to the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. J Urol. 2020:101097ju0000000000001033.

7. Grange ES, Neil EJ, Stoffel M, et al. Responding to COVID-19: The UW Medicine Information Technology Services Experience. Appl Clin Inform. 2020;11(2):265-275.

8. Greenhalgh T, Koh GCH, Car J. Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care. Bmj. 2020;368:m1182.

9. Greenhalgh T, Wherton J, Shaw S, Morrison C. Video consultations for covid-19. Bmj. 2020;368:m998.

10. Hollander JE, Carr BG. Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020.

11. Hong YR, Lawrence J, Williams D, Jr., Mainous Iii A. Population-Level Interest and Telehealth Capacity of US Hospitals in Response to COVID-19: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Google Search and National Hospital Survey Data. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020;6(2):e18961.

12. Huang S, Xiao Y, Yan L, et al. Implications for Online Management: Two Cases with COVID-19. Telemed J E Health. 2020.

13. Korr KS. On the Front Lines of Primary Care during the Coronavirus Pandemic Shifting from office visits to telephone triage, telemedicine. R I Med J (2013). 2020;103(3):9-10.

14. Lenert L, McSwain BY. Balancing Health Privacy, Health Information Exchange and Research in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020.

15. Nagata JM. Rapid Scale-Up of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Subspecialty Care in Rural Areas. J Rural Health. 2020.

16. Ohannessian R, Duong TA, Odone A. Global Telemedicine Implementation and Integration Within Health Systems to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020;6(2):e18810.

17. Portnoy J, Waller M, Elliott T. Telemedicine in the Era of COVID-19. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020.

18. Reeves JJ, Hollandsworth HM, Torriani FJ, et al. Rapid Response to COVID-19: Health Informatics Support for Outbreak Management in an Academic Health System. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020.

19. Rockwell KL, Gilroy AS. Incorporating telemedicine as part of COVID-19 outbreak response systems. Am J Manag Care. 2020;26(4):147-148.

20. Shanthanna H, Strand NH, Provenzano DA, et al. Caring for patients with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus recommendations from an international expert panel. Anaesthesia. 2020.

21. Smith AC, Thomas E, Snoswell CL, et al. Telehealth for global emergencies: Implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). J Telemed Telecare. 2020:1357633x20916567.

22. Villani A, Scalvenzi M, Fabbrocini G. Teledermatology: a useful tool to fight COVID-19. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020:1-3.

23. Zhou X, Snoswell CL, Harding LE, et al. The Role of Telehealth in Reducing the Mental Health Burden from COVID-19. Telemed J E Health. 2020.

NYMC Library Resources
A guide to library-owned resources for telemedicine.

Resources by Specialty

Click on the tabs to see resources by specialty.

American Society of Anesthesiologists: COVID-19 Information

ACC's COVID-19 Hub
Hot Topics, Clinical Guidance, Policy and Operational Guidance, Frontline Experience and Clinical Perspectives, plus journal articles, webinars and video resources from the American College of Cardiology.
WHF: COVID-19 Resources
Resource list from the Whole Heart Federation.

Guidance for Dental Settings during COVID-1
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ADA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Center for Dentists
From the American Dental Association
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD): Coronavirus
Include Return to Work Guidance, Small Business Assistance, Regulatory Resources
COVID-19 Advocacy, and COVID-19 Education from the Academy of General Dentistry.

Coronavirus Resource Center
Includes information on clinical guidance, teledermatology, COVID-19 dermatology registry, reopening your practice, and more from the American Academy of Dermatology.
ASDS: COVID-19 Public Health Resources
COVID-19 public health resources for dermatology patients.

ACEP COVID-19 Field Guide
The American College of Physicians Guide to Coronavirus Disease.
COVID-19 : Clinical Assessment & Management
From the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
The Society of Critical Care Medicine: Emergency Response: COVID-19
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is rapidly developing and deploying resources to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

COVID-19 Resources: Telehealth, Updates and More
Includes industry-related news, Special Risk to Endocrine Patients, telehealth resources, The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act, and more from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

NCOA: Key Resources about COVID-19
Curated resources appropriate to geriatric care from the National Council on Aging.
COVID-19 Updates
From the Gerontological Society of America; see the article index on the right for COVID-19 Information for Providers, Information for Educators, Information for Researchers and Policy Discussions, Journal Articles,
Social Isolation, Mental Health, and Reframing Aging, and News and Webinars.

American Society for Radiation Oncology: COVID-19 Recommendations & Information
Clinical guidance, journal articles, and advocacy from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
ASCO Coronavirus Resources
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has compiled a wide range of resources to support clinicians, the cancer care delivery team, and patients with cancer.
Coronavirus: Guidance for Cancer Researchers
Covers Extramural Funding, Clinical Trials, Intramural Research, Training, and NCI Funding Notices for COVID-19.

ACOG: COVID-19
Topic page for COVID-19 and includes clinical information, latest news, patient resources, practice management, advocacy, and external resources.
ACOG: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Practice Advisory
Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine: Coding White Paper
Interim Coding Guidance: Coding for Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

COVID-19 School and Community Resource Library
From Massachusetts General Hospital, resources for clinicians advising schools and community groups on strategies to prevent and manage COVID-19.

APA Coronavirus Resources
Psychiatry-specific resources collected by the American Psychiatric Association; includes practice guidance for COVID-19.