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ArticleAmerican journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality

Implementing a COVID-19 Discharge Pathway to Improve Patient Safety.

Hemali Patel, Anunta Virapongse, Amiran Baduashvili, Jessica Devitt, Rachelle Barr, Kelly Bookman

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Article in American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Incidences in Patients After Discharge from COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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  5. Hospital readmissions and emergency department re-presentation of COVID-19 patients: a systematic review.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Hemali PatelDivision of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO UCHealth, Aurora, CO Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Anunta Virapongse
Amiran Baduashvili
Jessica Devitt
Rachelle Barr
Kelly Bookman

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The posthospital discharge period is vulnerable for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The authors implemented a COVID-19 discharge pathway in the electronic medical record for UCHealth, a 12-hospital health care system, including an academic medical center (University of Colorado Hospital [UCH]), to improve patient safety by standardizing discharge processes for COVID-19 patients. There were 3 key elements: (1) building consensus on discharge readiness criteria, (2) summarizing discharge criteria for disposition locations, and (3) establishing primary care follow-up protocols. The discharge pathway was opened 821 times between April 20, 2020, and June 7, 2020. Of the 436 patients discharged from the hospital medicine service at UCH from April 20, 2020, and June 7, 2020, 18 (4%) were readmitted and 13 (3%) had a 30-day emergency department visit. The main trend observed was venous thromboembolism. This pathway allowed real-time integration of clinical guidelines and complex disposition requirements, decreasing cognitive burden and standardizing care for a complex population.

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Academic Medical CentersAge FactorsClinical ProtocolsComorbidityCOVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInflammation MediatorsMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient SafetyRisk AssessmentSARS-CoV-2Inflammation Mediators

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PMID33830095
PMCPMC8030876

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