
An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID-19
ByAustin S. Kilaru, MD,Stefanie B. Porges, MD,Lindsay Grossman, BA,M. Kit Delgado, MD,Anna U. Morgan, MD,Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD,David A. Asch, MD,S. Ryan Greysen, MD,Amy C. Lockwood, DNP,Keith C. Hemmert, MD,Susan McGinley, CRNP,Nancy Mannion, DNP,Ann Marie Huffenberger, DBA,Eric Bressman, MD,Nina O’Connor, MD,Neda Khan, MHCI,Mohan Balachandran, MS,Christopher K. Snider, MPH,Aria Xiong, MS,Nandita Mitra, PhD,Kathleen C. Lee, MD
For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more than 2 days.