Rapid De-Escalation and Triaging Patients in Community-Based Palliative Care

The COVID-19 pandemic created a rapid and unprecedented shift in our medical system. Medical providers, teams, and organizations have needed to shift their visits away from face-to-face visits and toward telehealth (both by phone and through video). Palliative care teams who practice in the community setting are faced with a difficult task: How do we actively triage the most urgent visits while keeping our vulnerable patients safe from the pandemic?

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 6, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: David Tran, Steve Lai, Ramy Salah, Angela Wong, Jill Bryon, Meghan McKenna, Yvonne Chan Tags: COVID-19 for Fast Track Publication Source Type: research