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Epidemiol."],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,3]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as1\"><jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title><jats:p>To describe a pilot project infection prevention and control (IPC) assessment conducted in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in New York State (NYS) during a pivotal 2-week period when the region became the nation\u2019s epicenter for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as2\"><jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A telephone and video assessment of IPC measures in SNFs at high risk or experiencing COVID-19 activity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as3\"><jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title><jats:p>SNFs in 14 New York counties, including New York City.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as4\"><jats:title>Intervention:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 3-component remote IPC assessment: (1) screening tool; (2) telephone IPC checklist; and (3) COVID-19 video IPC assessment (ie, \u201cCOVIDeo\u201d).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as5\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 92 SNFs completed the IPC screening tool and checklist: 52 (57%) were conducted as part COVID-19 investigations, and 40 (43%) were proactive prevention-based assessments. Among the 40 proactive assessments, 14 (35%) identified suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. COVIDeo was performed in 26 (28%) of 92 assessments and provided observations that other tools would have missed: personal protective equipment (PPE) that was not easily accessible, redundant, or improperly donned, doffed, or stored and specific challenges implementing IPC in specialty populations. The IPC assessments took \u223c1 hour each and reached an estimated 4 times as many SNFs as on-site visits in a similar time frame.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X21001008_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Remote IPC assessments by telephone and video were timely and feasible methods of assessing the extent to which IPC interventions had been implemented in a vulnerable setting and to disseminate real-time recommendations. Remote assessments are now being implemented across New York State and in various healthcare facility types. 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