The Development of a Novel Outpatient Infusion Therapy Center for Treatment of COVID-19 in a Rural Healthcare System.
J Prim Care Community Health 2021;
12:21501327211007020. [PMID:
33771055 PMCID:
PMC8772346 DOI:
10.1177/21501327211007020]
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Abstract
Therapeutic interventions to manage symptoms of COVID-19 are continually evolving and being used in a variety of settings. In an attempt to reduce the potential for a high influx of hospital admissions for COVID-19 and mitigate the advancement of COVID-19 disease in infected patients, an outpatient therapy clinic for infusion therapy was established. The focus of the current paper is to outline the development of the outpatient treatment center, provide a detailed summary of workflow and discuss operational challenges and directions for the future.
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