Language
English
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Journal
Federal Practitioner
DOI
10.12788/fp.0310
PMID
36425807
PMCID
PMC9652024
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
8-15-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
BACKGROUND: During a surge of COVID-19 cases, the volume of acute care patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure placed a high burden of responsibility on internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and clinical pharmacy services.
OBSERVATIONS: We describe the COVID-19 Tele-Huddle Program, a novel approach to communication between key stakeholders in COVID-19 patient care through a daily video conferencing huddle. The program was implemented during a 4-week surge in COVID-19 cases at a large, academic medical center in Houston, Texas. Data collected during the COVID-19 Tele-Huddle Program included the type and number of interventions implemented, number of patients discussed, and COVID-19 therapies provided. In addition, hospital medicine team members completed a user-experience survey.
CONCLUSIONS: A multidisciplinary consultation service using video conferencing can support the care of patients with high disease severity without overwhelming existing inpatient medical, intensive care, and pharmacy services.
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Ayyala, Uma; Raheem, Shazia; Triozzi, Jefferson L; et al., "Implementation of a Virtual Huddle to Support Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2022). Faculty and Staff Publications. 630.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/630
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