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- Title
Rapid Deployment of an Algorithm to Triage Dental Emergencies During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Perelman, Sharon C; Erde, Steven; Torre, Lynda; Ansari, Tunaidi
- Abstract
COVID-19 quickly immobilized healthcare systems in the United States during the early stages of the outbreak. While much of the ensuing response focused on supporting the medical infrastructure, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine pursued a solution to triage and safely treat patients with dental emergencies amidst the pandemic. Considering rapidly changing guidelines from governing bodies, dental infection control protocols and our clinical faculty's expertise, we modeled, built, and implemented a screening algorithm, which provides decision support as well as insight into COVID-19 status and clinical comorbidities, within a newly integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR). Once operationalized, we analyzed the data and outcomes of its utilization and found that it had effectively guided providers in triaging patient needs in a standardized methodology. This article describes the algorithm's rapid development to assist faculty providers in identifying patients with the most urgent needs, thus prioritizing treatment of dental emergencies during the pandemic.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; COLUMBIA University; DENTAL emergencies; ALGORITHMS; PANDEMICS; ELECTRONIC health records; MEDICAL triage; DENTAL equipment
- Publication
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2021, Vol 28, Issue 9, p1996
- ISSN
1067-5027
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jamia/ocab045