On Monday, March 9, 2020,
three cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in Cuyahoga County. Four days later
after a marathon effort, the COVID-19 Hotline was launched on Friday, March 13,
at 11:00 a.m., through a safety net health care system, MetroHealth. This
“one-stop,” 24/7 support line is designed to assist callers with anything
COVID-19 related. It is staffed by both physicians and nurses – around the
clock – taking calls from residents of Northeast Ohio who are concerned that
their symptoms may be indicative of COVID-19. Based on the patient’s described
symptoms and how they sound over the phone, the physician provides care and
reassurance to all and one of several pathways.
On Friday, March 13th, the physicians performed 36 telehealth visits; just a few days later, on Tuesday
March 17th, the physicians performed 279 telehealth visits. As of August 21, the physicians have performed a total of 14,735 telehealth visits on the
hotline. Operationalizing the Hotline took a team of more than 70 employees,
including staff from informatics, the network service center, marketing,
finance, population health, and revenue cycle, plus physicians and nurses,
working long days as the pandemic emerged. In this session, we will present the
ingredients and ongoing maintenance that have contributed to the success of
this program to date.
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CEU Expires: April 30, 2024
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On the Front (Phone) Lines: Implementation of a Physician-Staffed 24-7 COVID-19 Hotline in Northeast Ohio
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