Daily Archives: April 8, 2020

The decision to discontinue isolation precautions should be made using a test-based strategy or a non-test-based strategy (i.e., time-since-illness-onset and time-since-recovery strategy). Meeting criteria for discontinuation of transmission-based prec… Continue reading →

You MAY have a virus called COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus. Assume that you have the virus until you know for sure that you don’t. Continue reading →

The VUMC Office of Continuing Professional Development and the Center for Advanced Mobile Healthcare Learning are offering a new 15-question QuizTime quiz covering important aspects of the current Sars-CoV-2 pandemic, including prevention, transmission… Continue reading →

While you are at home, it is important that you isolate yourself from others and watch for worsening symptoms. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center emergency medicine physicians analyzed the safety, legality and technical factors necessary for implementing electronic personal protective equipment (ePPE) in an article published online in the Journal of the Ameri… Continue reading →

Test patients with acute onset lower respiratory tract infection symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, fever, or new loss of smell). Presence of isolated upper respiratory symptoms (sore throat, congestion, runny nose) alone should not lead to tes… Continue reading →

Patients who use My Health at Vanderbilt to complete their telehealth visits with Vanderbilt Health doctors or other providers can rest assured that their visit is private and secure. Continue reading →

All patients exposed to COVID-19 at a skilled nursing facility should be screened for symptoms of COVID-19 at admission regardless of prior COVID-19 test results. Continue reading →