Executive brief: What to consider as you resume elective procedures in the COVID-19 era

Modern Healthcare June 9, 2020
Sponsored By: Vizient

In March 2020, most electively scheduled surgery and other procedures (ESS) were postponed in the U.S. as the outbreak of COVID-19 gripped our health care system. As hospitals begin to resume non-emergent procedures, they must consider many factors to assure optimum surgical outcomes, safety, supply status and capacity management while balancing the ongoing presence of the pandemic in their communities.

The following guidance can help health care organizations develop a strong surgical governance structure.

Download “Vizient/Sg2 guidance for resumption of electively scheduled surgery and procedures in the COVID-19 era”

Epidemiologic, screening and surveillance considerations

Although ESS should ideally be resumed when infection rates are very low, organizations may choose to resume ESS prior to preferred epidemiologic benchmarks. Organizations must work...

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