Evaluating the Implementation of a “COVID-19 Test” Chief Concern in the Emergency Department
Patients assigned a chief concern of "COVID-19 Test" had a high COVID-19 positivity rate, often underwent additional ED interventions, and were at low risk of return ED visits or admission. Minoritized and low-income patients were disproportionately represented in the "COVID-19 Test" CC group, highlighting potential disparities in access to at-home COVID-19 testing and implementation of this CC.
Authors
- Jenna Brink
- Manish N. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-1074)
- Rebecca J. Schwei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6208-5703)
- Joshua Glazer
- Collin Michels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7324-1759)
- Joshua Gauger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-8554)
- Daniel J Hekman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-9501)
- Ciara J. Barclay-Buchanan
- Michael S. Pulia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5809-4060)
- Irene Hurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-2626)
- Ryan E. Tsuchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3180-2052)
- Azita G. Hamedani
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Madison Area Technical College (US)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.34850
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00