Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
April 9, 2020
Rapid design and implementation of an integrated patient self-triage and self-scheduling tool for COVID-19
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
- Judson et al created and implemented a patient portal-based COVID-19 self-triage and self-scheduling tool in a large academic health system. Of the patient completed sessions, the sensitivity for detecting emergency-level care was 87.5%. Patient self-triage tools integrated into electronic health record systems have the potential to greatly improve efficiency and prevent unnecessary doctor visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judson et al (April 8, 2020). Rapid design and implementation of an integrated patient self-triage and self-scheduling tool for COVID-19. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Assoc. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa051