COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-5-2020

May 5, 2020

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LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES

New Resource: Nursing Home Admissions During COVID-19 Pandemic. The purpose of this document narrative and flowsheet is to share clear and condensed guidance from CMS and the CDC to nursing homes regarding accepting new admissions or readmissions. Tools within this document will help providers decide how to safely handle new admissions and to triage infection control process recommendations in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19 within long-term care organizations. This guidance is not a requirement and is strictly informational. Each provider must decide if/when they are able to safely accept an admission.

There are 5,458 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas today. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19 test. | Map of COVID-19 in KS.

CDC updated Return to Work Criteria last week. When using a symptom-based strategy for determining when healthcare personnel can safely return to work after recovering from COVID-19, the new guidance includes 10 days since initial onset of symptoms (or first positive test for those who never developed symptoms). The guidance for determining when to discontinue transmission-based precautions in patients/residents has also been updated to reflect the same timelines.