2022
COVID-19 surge readiness: use cases demonstrating how hospitals leveraged digital identity access management for infection control and pandemic response
Gellert G, Kelly S, Hsiao A, Herrick B, Weis D, Lutz J, Stanton G, Bonilla S, Borgasano D, Erich M, Reilly C, Johnston D. COVID-19 surge readiness: use cases demonstrating how hospitals leveraged digital identity access management for infection control and pandemic response. BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2022, 29: e100680. PMID: 36423933, PMCID: PMC9692137, DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2022-100680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection controlCare deliveryCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Volume of patientsPandemic responseEpidemic infectious diseasesHospitals/health systemsTelehealth consultsClinical careUse casesInfectious diseasesHealth systemPatient safetyContact tracingPatientsVirtual visitsPatient informationHigh infectiousnessIsolation unitHospitalClinical workflowShift startTemperature checksIdentity Access Management
2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
McPadden J, Warner F, Young HP, Hurley NC, Pulk RA, Singh A, Durant TJS, Gong G, Desai N, Haimovich A, Taylor RA, Gunel M, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Siner J, Villanueva M, Churchwell K, Hsiao A, Torre CJ, Velazquez EJ, Herbst RS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM, Schulz WL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0243291. PMID: 33788846, PMCID: PMC8011821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionYale New Haven HealthSARS-CoV-2Hospital mortalityRisk of admissionMale sexRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 testingInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere acute respiratory syndrome virusBurden of diseaseRT-PCR testingAcademic health systemDiverse patient populationsRespiratory syndrome virusEthnic groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsDischarge dispositionRespiratory supportPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesMechanical ventilationRetrospective studyPatient population