CDI COVID-19 survival toolkit
At the time of this resource's publication, COVID-19 has spread to all 50 states including the District of Columbia. To date there have been more than 100,000 deaths in the United States. As more people are being tested, the incidence of infection continues to rise at an alarming rate.
For those hospitals that are actively treating COVID-19, they are in the trenches on the front lines and we want to offer our support as they move through this pandemic. Please download these free resources to learn more about the signs, symptoms, and presentation of possible COVID-19 positive patients, as well as statistics related to CDI work during the global pandemic.
New as of April 2, 2020: Boot Camp Instructor Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, wrote a new section of the toolkit specific to cytokine storms with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis, which is available for download below.
New as of April 8, 2020: Boot Camp Instructor Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, wrote a new section of the toolkit that serves as a physician tip sheet, which is available for download below.
New as of May 13, 2020: Boot Camp Instructor Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, wrote a new section of the toolkit specific to pediatric infammatory multi-system syndrome, including coding scenarios.
New as of June 11, 2020: ACDIS recently conducted a short survey regarding CDI work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are attached below and were also discussed on the May Quarterly Membership Call.
