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ArticleJournal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy : JACCP2021

Drive-up INR testing and phone-based consultations service during COVID-19 pandemic in a pharmacist-lead anticoagulation clinic in Qatar: Monitoring, clinical, resource utilization, and patient- oriented outcomes.

Eman N Alhmoud, Osama Badry Abd El Samad, Hazem Elewa, Ola Alkhozondar, Ezeldin Soaly, Rasha El Anany

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Eman N AlhmoudAl Wakra Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-7088
Osama Badry Abd El SamadAl Wakra Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Hazem ElewaCollege of Pharmacy, QU Health Qatar University Doha- Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1594-1199
Ola AlkhozondarAl Wakra Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Ezeldin SoalyAl Wakra Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Rasha El AnanyAl Wakra Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems and led to widespread utilization of telemedicine or telehealth services. Combined with teleclinics, using drive-up fingerstick International normalized ratio (INR) testing was recommended to decrease exposure risk of anticoagulation patients. Objective: To evaluate the impact of transitioning from clinic-based anticoagulation management services to drive-up and phone-based services during COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar. Methods: The study comprised of two components: a retrospective cohort study of all eligible patients who attended anticoagulation clinic over 1-year period (6 months before and 6 months after service transition) and a cross-sectional survey of eligible patients who agreed to provide data about their satisfaction with the new service. Monitoring parameters, clinical outcomes, and resource utilization related to warfarin therapy were compared before and after service transition. Patients' experience was explored through a structured survey. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between clinic-based and phone-based anticoagulation services in mean time and number of visits within therapeutic range ( Conclusion: The service of drive-up INR testing and phone-based consultations was shown to be comparable to traditional anticoagulation service, a finding that supports maintaining such services as part of the new normal after the pandemic is over.

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anticoagulationCOVID‐19telehealth

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