2021
Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms.
Brienza RS, Spelman JF, Hager K, Ruser C. Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: 402-405. PMID: 34737536, PMCID: PMC8562901, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemGoals of careCOVID-19 symptomsHealth care provider evaluationsQualitative chart reviewCharacteristics of patientsUrgent care clinicPrimary care sitesSubsequent emergency departmentHealth care workersHigh occupational riskVirtual care modelsCOVID-19 testingChart reviewIsolation precautionsCare clinicsDocumentation ratesEmergency departmentRoutine counselingVirtual careRetrospective analysisUrgent clinicCare sitesCare modelCare workers
2020
A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19
Spelman JF, Brienza R, Walsh RF, Drost P, Schwartz AR, Kravetz JD, Pitkin P, Ruser C. A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3073-3076. PMID: 32705471, PMCID: PMC7377306, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06041-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care clinicVirtual careVA Connecticut Health Care SystemCare clinicsPerson visitsValuable health care resourcesPrimary care responseStandardized note templatesFuture pandemic responsesVirtual care modelsHealth care resourcesCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care deliveryHealth care systemVideo visitsTelephone encountersCare modelCare responseCare resourcesPatient exposureCare deliveryNote templateVirtual visitsMedical staffCare system