COVID-19: Clinical Guidance

General

Discontinuing Isolation for Patients with COVID-19 (PDF)

January 14, 2022

Describes duration of and criteria for discontinuation of isolation for patients with COVID-19

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Pediatric COVID-19 Guidance for ED and Inpatient Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients (PDF)

January 13, 2022

Inpatient BCH
FAQs COVID-19 Screening of Adult Patients (PDF)

January 13, 2022 Care Delivery Committee

Frequently-asked questions about COVID-19 testing in adults at UCSF Health

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, OB, Perioperative
FAQs COVID-19 Screening of Pediatric Patients (PDF)

January 13, 2022

Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH
Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for Patients (Inpatients and Outpatients) (PDF)

January 13, 2022

Describes the duration of quarantine and testing requirements for patients who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and the duration of isolation for patients with COVID-19 infection.

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Adult MyChart COVID-19 Testing and Care Algorithm (PDF)

October 20, 2021 CDHI & FPO

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative, UBCP/CIN Affiliates
Pediatric MyChart COVID-19 Testing and Care Algorithm (PDF)

October 20, 2021 CDHI & FPO

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
BCH SF Pediatric COVID Patient Room Placement (PDF)

October 8, 2021

Patient room placement guidance for BCH SF patients with COVID-19

Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH
Guidance for Discontinuing Isolation for Select Severely Immunocompromised COVID+ Patients (PDF)

July 26, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Pediatric COVID-19 Testing Intervals for Procedural Sedation/Anesthesia (PDF)

June 24, 2021

Ambulatory, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
FAQ for Discontinuing Isolation for Patients with COVID-19 (PDF)

June 21, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
COVID-19 Basics for Patients Apex Smartphrases (PDF)

June 3, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Evaluation and Referral of Children for Prolonged Symptoms from COVID-19 (PDF)

June 1, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH, UBCP/CIN Affiliates
POCT vs PCR: Clinical Guidance for Ordering Appropriate COVID Swab Test (PDF)

April 28, 2021

Ambulatory, Perioperative
Adult Prepare - Expedited/Same Day COVID-19 Testing Process (PDF)

April 28, 2021

Ambulatory, Perioperative
Pediatric Prepare - Expedited/Same Day COVID-19 Testing Process (PDF)

April 28, 2021

Ambulatory, Perioperative
COVID-19 Bronchodilator Changes (PDF)

March 17, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Outpatient and Inpatient Tracheostomy/Laryngostoma Guidelines (PDF)

January 19, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Instructions to Access COVID-19 Recovered Clearance Letter – West Bay only (PDF)

January 7, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
COVID-19 Infection Flag Descriptions, Behaviors and Care Guidance (PDF)

December 2, 2020

Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH
Obstetrics Workflows and Guidelines

November 1, 2020

Inpatient Adult, OB
Adult and Pediatric Respiratory Care Management Protocols

September 30, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH
Apex Tip Sheet: Novel Respiratory Isolation Orders for Providers (PDF)

July 28, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Safe and Physical Distancing Website

July 2, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
COVID-19 Related Research at UCSF Health: Information for Nurses

May 20, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Emergency and Code Response: Addendum for COVID-19 (PDF)

May 6, 2020

Inpatient Adult
Documenting Outside COVID-19 Results in Apex (PDF)

May 5, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
COVID-19 Transitions Playbook

April 29, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Recovered Patients: Participate in COVID Research

April 13, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Patient FAQs: Positive and Test-Pending Inpatients and Patients with Cancer

March 20, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
10 Tips for Caring for Immigrant and LEP Patients in COVID-19 (PDF)

March 18, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative

Ambulatory

Additional Return to Care Guidance for Known COVID+ Patients or COVID Exposed Patients (PDF)

January 18, 2022

Updated the quarantine period to 10 days.

Ambulatory
Algorithm for Pediatric Non-Prepare Clinic COVID-19 Testing (PDF)

July 26, 2021

Ambulatory
Mission Bay On-Site PUI (person under investigation for COVID-19) Workflow (PDF)

May 13, 2021

Ambulatory, OB
Process for Referring Patients to Adult ED with Respiratory Illness (PDF)

January 27, 2021

Ambulatory, Inpatient Adult, Perioperative
Return to Care Instructions for Clinic Staff (PDF)

January 6, 2021

Ambulatory
Ambulatory Remote Triage for OB Patients with Respiratory Illness Workflow (PDF)

November 20, 2020

Ambulatory, OB
Video Visit Appointment Instructions in Different Languages

May 27, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
COVID-19 Pediatric Clinical Evaluation Guide (PDF)

April 29, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH
Community Pediatric PCP Referral Resources

April 23, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, UBCP/CIN Affiliates
Community General Pediatric Referral to Mobile Testing (PDF)

April 23, 2020

Ambulatory, UBCP/CIN Affiliates
Ambulatory Remote Triage for Adult Patients with Respiratory Illness Workflow (PDF)

April 16, 2020

Ambulatory
Ambulatory Guide for Patients with Limited English Proficiency (PDF)

April 13, 2020

Ambulatory
Algorithm for On-site Respiratory Evaluations in Pediatric Respiratory Screening Clinics (pRSCs) (PDF)

April 9, 2020

Ambulatory
Ambulatory COVID+ Patient Clinical Management Workflow (PDF)

April 8, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department
Ambulatory Remote Triage for Pediatric Patients with Respiratory Illness Workflow (PDF)

April 2, 2020

Ambulatory
Administrative Policy: Ambulatory Pediatric Acute and Well Child Visits during COVID-19 Pandemic with Shelter in Place Order (PDF)

April 2, 2020

Ambulatory

Inpatient

Pediatric COVID/ MIS-C Management Guidelines (PDF)

January 21, 2022 Pediatric COVID19 Working Group

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH
Algorithm for Existing Adult Inpatient Asymptomatic Testing and Retesting (PDF)

January 12, 2022 Care Delivery

Inpatient Adult, OB
Adult Algorithms for ED, OB, and Hospitalized Patients

January 12, 2022

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, OB
Procedure for Screen Positive Essential/Primary Caregivers for Hospitalized Pediatric and Birth Center Patients at Benioff Child (PDF)

August 18, 2021 UCSF BCH COVID

Essential Caregiver Testing, COVID, ATC

Inpatient BCH, OB
BCH-SF: Optimal room placement for patients, including BMT patients, requiring admission to protective environment rooms (PDF)

March 29, 2021

Inpatient BCH
Apex Tip Sheet: Novel Respiratory Isolation Orders for Nursing (PDF)

August 5, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
UCSF Parnassus (Moffit-Long) Patient Flow Routes: Entrance and Exit (PDF)

August 2, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Perioperative
Pediatric Caretaker and Patient Guidance in the ED and Inpatient Setting (PDF)

July 14, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
Novel Respiratory Isolation (COVID-19) Code Blue Response Videos (ADULTS)

June 22, 2020

Inpatient Adult
Asymptomatic Patients with Pending COVID-19 Tests Admitted at PARN (PDF)

May 28, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult
Clinician Communication Tips for Telehealth Appointments (PDF)

May 7, 2020

Ambulatory
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Nursing Practice Update (PDF)

May 1, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
Physician FAQs for Adult Transfer Center (PDF)

April 16, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Apex Tip Sheet: COVID-19 Smart Phrases for Patients (PDF)

April 14, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Team Rounding Best Practices for Social Distancing (PDF)

April 6, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative

Perioperative & Procedural Areas

Ambulatory Prepare Clinic Workflow for Approved Essential Surgery, Procedures, & Studies in Asymptomatic Pediatric Patients (PDF)

July 26, 2021

Ambulatory, Perioperative
Pre-Procedure COVID Point of Care COVID Testing (POCT) Workflow for Non-Aerosol Generating Procedures (PDF)

May 14, 2021

Ambulatory, Perioperative
COVID-19 Standards of Practice for Perioperative Services (PDF)

April 15, 2021

Perioperative
Perioperative and Periprocedural Personal Protective Equipment and Workflow Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)

February 6, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Perioperative
Ambulatory Workflow for Approved Essential Surgery, Procedures, & Studies in Asymptomatic OB Patients (PDF)

November 20, 2020

Ambulatory, Inpatient Adult, OB
COVID-19 Guidelines for Adult Patients within the Perioperative Environment (PDF)

September 29, 2020

Perioperative
BCH Perioperative and Periprocedural PPE and Workflow Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)

September 15, 2020

Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
Anesthesia Perioperative Adult, Pediatric and Obstetric Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Known/Suspected COVID-19 (PDF)

August 26, 2020

Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
BCH Perioperative Care of Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients (PDF)

August 13, 2020

Inpatient BCH, Perioperative
COVID-19 Positive Pediatric Prepare Clinical Management Pathway (PDF)

June 9, 2020

Ambulatory
Expansion of UCSF Radiology Services (PDF)

May 4, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative, UBCP/CIN Affiliates
Pre-Procedure Patient FAQs (PDF)

April 17, 2020

Ambulatory

Telehealth (Virtual)

Inpatient Video Navigators (PDF)

December 18, 2020

Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH
Summary of COVID-19 Automated Patient Communications Coordinated by the Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (PDF)

June 10, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Patient Tablets for Telehealth Visits via Zoom for Isolation Units

April 20, 2020

Inpatient Adult
Zoom Security Tip Sheet (PDF)

April 7, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Telehealth and Zoom Security Messaging (PDF)

April 7, 2020

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
Video Visit Regulatory Update: New Patients, Out-of-State Patients, HIPAA & Zoom (PDF)

March 18, 2020

Ambulatory
Converting to video visits to limit spread of COVID-19 (PDF)

March 11, 2020

Ambulatory

Therapeutics

UCSF Health Guidance for Adult COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (passive immunity) (PDF)

January 26, 2022 Adult COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Use Task Force

Ambulatory, Inpatient Adult
UCSF Adult Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment Guidance

January 20, 2022 UCSF Outpatient Treatment Guidance Task Force

Guidance on how to prescribe outpatient COVID-19 therapeutics for adults at UCSF Health.

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, OB
UCSF Adult COVID-19 Management Guidelines (PDF)

January 12, 2022 Care Delivery

Institutional diagnostic and treatment recommendations.

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, OB, Perioperative
UCSF Monoclonal Antibody Use Process

January 6, 2022 UCSF Monoclonal Antibody Working Group

Guidance document for treatment and post-exposure prophylaxis with monoclonal antibodies for mild to moderate COVID-19 in adult outpatients.

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, OB
UCSF IDMP Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Influenza 2021-22

November 21, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
UMPIRE COVID-19 Research Study (PDF)

May 6, 2021

Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient Adult, Inpatient BCH, OB, Perioperative
UCSF Guidelines for Prophylactic/Therapeutic Anticoagulation for Inpatients with COVID-19 (PDF)

June 4, 2020

Inpatient Adult

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COVID-19

Call the COVID Hotline

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