Unveiling the silent threat among us: leveraging health information technology in the search for asymptomatic COVID 19 healthcare workers. (9th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McKeeby, Jon W; Siwy, Christopher M; Revoir, Josanne; Carlson, Seth D; Joyce, Maria D; Bailin, Heike; Frank, Karen M; Krumlauf, Mike; Matlock, Ann Marie; Lee, Laura M; Sparks, Mary; Barnes, Tony; Liu, Yenshei; Row, Chung-Hee; Schmitt, James M; Smith, Danielle; Zelazny, Adrian M; Lonnerdal, Daniel; Coffey, Patricia S
• Is Part Of: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Volume 28:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 377
• Page End: 383
• Publication Date: 2020-11-09
• Subjects: COVID 19 asymptomatic testing -- electronic health record -- interdisciplinary team -- healthcare workers -- software development; Medical informatics -- Periodicals; Information Services -- Periodicals; Medical Informatics -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Informatica; Geneeskunde; Informatique médicale; Computer network resources; Electronic journals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa237
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1067-5027

Abstract

Abstract: Assuring the safety of both patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals has been the primary focus of every healthcare organization during the COVID 19 pandemic. This article discusses the NIH Clinical Center's interdisciplinary approach to deploying an organizational Asymptomatic Staff Testing System.