No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (AHRQ)

The healthcare field is struggling with urgent questions about how to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Health systems, clinicians, policymakers, and the general public want evidence to inform critical decisions. In this period of clinical uncertainty, the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program has rapidly summarized the current available evidence in response to urgent questions about promising options to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

This rapid review can help healthcare decision makers know what evidence is available, what evidence will soon be available, and what areas are most promising for future research. The review...