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Solving Community Sars-Cov-2 Testing With Telehealth: Development And Implementation For Screening, Evaluation And Testing., Aditi Joshi, Resa E. Lewiss, Maria Aini, Bracken Babula, Patricia C. Henwood
Solving Community Sars-Cov-2 Testing With Telehealth: Development And Implementation For Screening, Evaluation And Testing., Aditi Joshi, Resa E. Lewiss, Maria Aini, Bracken Babula, Patricia C. Henwood
Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Telehealth has emerged as a crucial component of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic emergency response. Simply stated, telehealth is a tool to provide health care from a distance. Jefferson Health has leveraged its acute care telehealth platform to screen, order testing, and manage patients with COVID-19-related concerns.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the expansion and results of using a telehealth program to increase access to care while minimizing additional potential exposures during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: Screening algorithms for patients with SARS-CoV-2-related complaints were created, and 150 new clinicians were trained within 72 hours to address …