Web-based, rapid and contactless management of ambulatory patients for SARS-CoV-2-testing

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic a mass casualty incident of ambulatory patients occurred at the COVID-19 rapid response infrastructure (CRRI) facility at the University Hospital of Cologne (UHC). We report the development of a patient-centred mobile-device solution to support efficient management of...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.21 (1), p.1-535, Article 535
Main Authors: Stemler, Jannik, Cornely, Oliver A, Noack-Schönborn, Torsten, Fohrholz, Corinna, Schumacher, Sofie, Poluschkin, Leonard, Binder, Bernd, Lehmann, Clara, Langebartels, Georg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Common cold
Consent
Contact potentials
Coronaviruses
Cough
COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic
Digital medicine
Hospitals
Infectious diseases
Information retrieval
Internet software
Medical examination
Mobile devices
Outpatients
Pandemics
Patients
Pharyngitis
Privacy
Questionnaires
SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Smartphones
Software
Viral diseases
Web-based patient management
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Summary:During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic a mass casualty incident of ambulatory patients occurred at the COVID-19 rapid response infrastructure (CRRI) facility at the University Hospital of Cologne (UHC). We report the development of a patient-centred mobile-device solution to support efficient management of the facility, triage of patients and rapid delivery of test results. The UHC-Corona Web Tool (CWT) was developed as a web-based software useable on each patient's smartphone. It provides, among others, a self-reported medical history including type and duration of symptoms and potential risk contacts and links all retrieved information to the digital patient chart via a QR code. It provides scheduling of outpatient appointments and automated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 test results. The UHC-CWT was launched on 9 April 2020. It was used by 28,652 patients until 31 August 2020. Of those, 15,245 (53,2%) consulted the CRRI, representing 43,1% of all CRRI patients during the observed period. The UHC-CWT is an effective digital solution for management of large numbers of outpatients for SARS-CoV-2 testing.
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-06249-7