Rapid Design and Implementation of an Integrated Patient Self-Triage and Self-Scheduling Tool for COVID-19
This on-demand webinar does not offer CE credit.
A JAMIA Journal Club webinar – part of AMIA’s COVID-19 Resource Center
Judson TJ, Odisho AY, Neinstein AB, et al. Rapid Design and Implementation of an Integrated Patient Self-Triage and Self-Scheduling Tool for COVID-19 [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 8]. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020;ocaa051. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa051.
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Presenter
Timothy Judson, MD, MPH
Manager
Maryam Zolnoori, PhD
Moderator
Sally L. Baxter, MD, MS
Statement of Purpose
Although symptom checkers and self-triage tools have gained popularity in some health systems, their performance has been variable, and their benefits difficult to quantify. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity for these tools to realize their potential to improve efficiency and patient-centered care.
In response to a surge in the volume of patients seeking care for COVID-19, we designed and rapidly implemented a patient portal-based self-triage and self-scheduling tool. The goal was to direct patients to targeted intake, advice, information and care for respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 concerns. This article describes the first known implementation of a COVID-19 symptom checker that is fully integrated with the patient’s medical record and enables direct appointment scheduling—benefiting both patients and the health system.
Target Audience
The target audience for this activity is professionals and students interested in biomedical and health informatics.
Learning Objectives
The general learning objective for all of the JAMIA Journal Club webinars is that participants will
- Use a critical appraisal process to assess article validity and to gauge article findings' relevance to practice
After this live activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify at least three ways that self-triage and self-scheduling tools can optimize efficiency for a health system
- Evaluate the performance characteristics of a self-triage tool
- Propose additional use cases for self-triage and self-scheduling
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
Disclosures for this Activity
These faculty, planners, and staff who are in a position to control the content of this activity disclose that they and their life partners have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:
JAMIA Journal Club presenter: Timothy Judson
JAMIA Journal Club planners: Michael Chiang, Sally L. Baxter, Maryam Zolnoori
AMIA staff: Susanne Arnold, Pesha Rubinstein