LO09: Assessing the ability of emergency department patients to self-triage by using an electronic questionnaire: a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1017/cem.2017.71
Abstract: Introduction: The process of triage is used to prioritize the care of patients arriving in the emergency department (ED). To our knowledge, self-triage has not been previously studied in the general emergency department (ED) setting.… read more here.
Keywords: questionnaire; emergency department; emergency; self triage ... See more keywords
Rapid design and implementation of an integrated patient self-triage and self-scheduling tool for COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa051
Abstract: Abstract Objective To rapidly deploy a digital patient-facing self-triage and self-scheduling tool in a large academic health system to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods We created a patient portal-based COVID-19 self-triage and self-scheduling… read more here.
Keywords: self triage; triage self; self; scheduling tool ... See more keywords
A comparison of self-triage tools to nurse driven triage in the emergency department
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297321
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Canadian patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) typically undergo a triage process where they are assessed by a specially trained nurse and assigned a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) score, indicating their… read more here.
Keywords: self triage; triage; pain; driven triage ... See more keywords
Implementation of a Self-Triage Web Application for Suspected COVID-19 and Its Impact on Emergency Call Centers: Observational Study
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DOI: 10.2196/22924
Abstract: Background We developed a self-triage web application for COVID-19 symptoms, which was launched in France in March 2020, when French health authorities recommended all patients with suspected COVID-19 call an emergency phone number. Objective Our… read more here.
Keywords: emergency call; call; self triage; emergency ... See more keywords
A Digital-First Health Care Approach to Managing Pandemics: Scoping Review of Pandemic Self-triage Tools
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DOI: 10.2196/40983
Abstract: Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patient-facing digital self-triage tools were designed and deployed to alleviate the demand for pandemic virus triage in hospitals and physicians’ offices by providing a way for people to self-assess… read more here.
Keywords: triage tools; health; care; health care ... See more keywords
A Symptom-Checker for Adult Patients Visiting an Interdisciplinary Emergency Care Center and the Safety of Patient Self-Triage: Real-Life Prospective Evaluation
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DOI: 10.2196/58157
Abstract: Background Symptom-checkers have become important tools for self-triage, assisting patients to determine the urgency of medical care. To be safe and effective, these tools must be validated, particularly to avoid potentially hazardous undertriage without leading… read more here.
Keywords: symptom checker; potentially hazardous; hazardous undertriage; checker ... See more keywords