Overview
Accumen’s COVID-19 Resource Center was built to assist hospitals and health systems throughout this pandemic.
Recovery Tools:
Supply Chain COVID-19 Catalog:
Virtual Learning Hub:
COVID-19 education by Accumen featuring healthcare’s leading experts and hosted in partnership with:
- Becker’s Hospital Review
- Modern Healthcare
- The Joint Commission, AABB
Laboratory Downloadable Resources
Hospital Lab Crisis Preparedness Program
Added 5/29/2020
In the wake of crisis, the hospital laboratory has risen from the basement to the center of the healthcare’s attention. We’ve learned the hospital lab is suboptimal, lacking inventory of basic supplies and staff support. It’s time to prepare for what’s next. Download the Hospital Lab Crisis Preparedness Program Overview to learn how Accumen can help you prepare for a second wave, a future virus, or a spike in volumes. Get Download
COVID-19 Regional Test Capacity
and Routing Network
Added 5/8/2020
As the only national hospital laboratory optimization company, Accumen has now implemented this solution, allowing regions across the country to efficiently monitor the capacity of labs offering COVID-19 testing, and direct testing based on availability.
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COVID-19 EUA Test Technical Comparison
Updated 6/23/2020
The market for new COVID-19 testing is changing every day. Use this test method comparison to see specifications for tests that have received FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) like Positive Percent Agreement, Negative Percent Agreement, sample type, turnaround time, and others all in one location.
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COVID-19 Lab Preparedness Checklist
In the midst of the pandemic, hospital laboratories are looking for direction on what they can control today while planning for tomorrow. This resource provides 6 critical areas that need your attention.
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Virtual Laboratory Performance Assessment
We know visiting you is not helpful, or healthful, right now so we’ve restructured our comprehensive lab assessment to be completely virtual. You’ll get the same level of analysis and readout of cost savings opportunity for your hospital lab, while maintaining social distancing protocols with non-essential personnel.
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COVID-19 Workforce Shortages:
Visibility and Opportunity
The visibility into the medical laboratory industry and the professionals who staff the laboratories at a time when workforce shortages are one of the industry’s top concerns.
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How to deploy a COVID-19 Lab Developed Test (LDT)?
Accumen has customized its Lab Outreach Program to partner with hospital labs to establish and deploy a COVID-19 Lab Developed Test (LDT).
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Patient Blood Management Downloadable Resources
COVID-19 Critical Blood Shortage Toolkit
This toolkit provides extensive resources to start or support a successful program, ensuring strength in navigating current or future supply issues.
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COVID-19 Patient Blood Management Strategies Memo
Managing your hospital blood supply is especially critical now as both patient volumes and blood shortages spike. This resource provides strategies to preserve this limited resource that you can share throughout your health system.
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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion as a Treatment for COVID-19?
The science around COVID-19 treatment options is rapidly evolving. This makes it as important as ever to quickly differentiate between solid helpful science and false information. Should red blood cell (RBC) transfusions be considered in the treatment of COVID-19? This resource provides clarity on a potentially harmful recommendation that has come to light.
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Imaging Department Recovery Resources
COVID-19 Imaging Recovery Overview
The time is now fast approaching to prepare for the influx of patients returning for elective exams and procedures. Accumen can help you to prepare an effective plan and provide operational support.
COVID-19 Imaging Recovery Checklist
As your Imaging Department begins to enter the Recovery Phase of the COVID-19 crisis, this checklist can help you ensure that your staff is ready and your patient’s experience remains paramount.
COVID-19 Imaging Patient Communications
Now is the time to create patient-facing communication to best prepare for the re-opening of your department. Accumen’s Imaging experts provide these guidelines for crafting your COVID-19 specific messaging.
COVID-19 Imaging Resources Guide
Updated 4/22/2020
The Imaging Operations Team at Accumen have compiled and categorized the most valuable resources within the Imaging Community. We will make updates as new information becomes available.
Other Resources
COVID-19 Symptoms and Risk Factors (Infographic)
As active members of the healthcare system, many of you have likely had relatives and friends reach out to you during this pandemic. Using information from the CDC and other studies in the literature, we’ve put together this handy infographic outlining symptoms, risk factors and disease complications.
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COVID-19 Hospital Impact Model for Epidemics (CHIME)
This tool was developed by the Predictive Healthcare team at Penn Medicine to assist hospitals and public health officials with hospital capacity planning.
© 2020, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
References & Acknowledgements: James Lawler, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Michael Z. Levy, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, Code for Philly, and the many members of the open-source community that contributed to this project.
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Saliva Test Kits
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Accumen is partnered with Spectrum DNA to bring to market and distribute NEW, EUA authorized COVID-19 home collection kits for hospitals and health systems nationally.
COVID-19 Nasal Swabs
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Accumen has partnered with EnvisionTEC to deliver a 3D printed flexible nasal swab that has completed testing in an IRB-approved clinical trial for use in this unprecedented time.
Ready to Ship PPE Supplies
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Accumen has partnered with Greyscale Lab to deliver PPE in stock and ready to ship from Los Angeles, California. How to Order
COVID-19 Face Shields
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Accumen has partnered with Technique, a custom metal manufacturer, to produce two types of face shields that are available in high volumes for health systems around the country.
How to Order
COVID-19 Lab Supply Chain Resources Update
Lab supply inventories are changing rapidly – daily, hourly and sometimes by the minute. Check here for downloadable updates to the information you need to know now.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on blood availability and utilization: What Have We Learned?
The Critical Role of Anemia Management Programs as Hospitals Recover from the COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19: What we’ve learned and are planning for next in Lab Supply Chain
COVID-19: What we’ve learned and are planning for next in the Hospital Laboratory
COVID-19: What we’ve learned and are planning for next in Blood Management
Understanding COVID-19 Testing Methods and Preparing for the Next Supply Chain Disruption
Understanding the Current State of the Hospital Lab and Preparing for the Next Potential Wave of COVID-19
Radiologist Workflow Changes During the COVID-19 Crisis and the Implications for Future Operations
WCG + Accumen
COVID-19 Preparedness: Information from the Experts
March 13, 2020 @ 1PM ET
Panelists:
- Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Dr. Paul Biddinger, Massachusetts General Hospital: Chief, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Director, Center for Disaster Medicine
COVID-19 Resources
- CDC Coronavirus Information More Info
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Page More Info
- World Health Organization Coronavirus Information More Info
- CMS Coronavirus Resource Page More Info
- White House Coronavirus Guidelines More Info
- FDA Fact Sheet More Info
- Accumen, Inc. More Info
- ASCLA More Info
- American Clinical Laboratory Association More Info
- National Independent Laboratory Association More Info
- 360Dx More Info
- LabCorp More Info
- Quest More Info
- Mayo Medical Laboratories More Info
- BioReference Labs More Info
- Sonic More Info
- ARUP More Info
- Walgreens More Info
- CVS More Info
- COVID-19 Projections More Info
- Handwashing Resource More Info
Recent News
COVID-19 Newsfeed More Info
COVID-19 Global Case Count
Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
The map was first shared publicly on Jan. 22. It was developed to provide researchers, public health authorities, and the general public with a user-friendly tool to track the outbreak as it unfolds. All data collected and displayed are made freely available through a GitHub repository, along with the feature layers of the dashboard, which are now included in the ESRI Living Atlas. For a detailed explanation for the dashboard’s development, please refer to this article in The Lancet by Professor Lauren Gardner.
Blood Donation at American Red Cross
https://www.redcross.org
CoronaKits with Sanitization Essentials at Global Empowerment Mission
https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/covid-19
Emergency Food Boxes and Drive-thru Pantries at Feeding America
https://www.feedingamerica.org/
Help feed kids out of school during the COVID-19 crisis
https://www.nokidhungry.org/
https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/
All Accumen Service Line Overview
An overview of all Accumen service lines from Laboratory Excellence, Imaging Excellence, Patient Blood Management, Anemia Management, 3D Imaging Post-Processing, to Clinical Data Exchange.
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