Why Every Hospital Needs a COVID-19 Clinical Case Review Team

Authors

Ashley M. Wilde, Norton Healthcare Pharmacy ServicesFollow
Paul Schulz, Infectious Diseases, Norton HealthcareFollow
Brian C. Bohn, Norton Healthcare Pharmacy ServicesFollow
Sarah E. Moore, Norton Healthcare Pharmacy ServicesFollow
Matthew Song, Norton Healthcare Pharmacy ServicesFollow
Clayton J. Patross, Norton Healthcare Pharmacy ServicesFollow
Bryan Denham, DXP ImagingFollow
Jim Frazier, Medical Affairs, Norton HealthcareFollow
Steve T. Hester, Provider Operations, Norton HealthcareFollow
Julio A. Ramirez, University of LouisvilleFollow

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The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Abstract

A hospital’s response to a global pandemic requires a coordinated effort to provide consistent guidance as information rapidly changes. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnosis and subsequent containment was challenging due to unfamiliarity with disease presentation, unknown reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction sensitivity, and inconsistent access to testing supplies. A centralized COVID-19 clinical case review team can provide guidance on test interpretation, isolation, resource coordination and more.

DOI

10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/51

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Recommended Citation

Wilde, Ashley M.; Schulz, Paul; Bohn, Brian C.; Moore, Sarah E.; Song, Matthew; Patross, Clayton J.; Denham, Bryan; Frazier, Jim; Hester, Steve T.; and Ramirez, Julio A. (2020) "Why Every Hospital Needs a COVID-19 Clinical Case Review Team," The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 51.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/51
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol4/iss1/51