COVID-19 Collaborative Model for an Academic Hospital and Long-Term Care Facilities

Authors

Laurie R. Archbald-Pannone, Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Hospital & Palliative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Drew A. Harris, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Kimberly Albero, Project ECHO, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Rebecca L. Steele, Project ECHO, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth at the University of Virginia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Aaron F. Pannone, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Justin B. Mutter, Department of Medicine, Division of General, Geriatric, Hospital & Palliative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC). As geriatricians practicing in PA/LTC and a regional academic medical center, we created this program for collaboration between academic medical centers and regional PA/LTC facilities. The mission of the Geriatric Engagement and Resource Integration in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities (GERI-PaL) program is to support optimal care of residents in PA/LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 5 main components of our program: (1) Project ECHO; (2) nursing liaisons; (3) infection advisory consultation; (4) telemedicine consultation; and (5) resident social contact remote connections. Implementation of this program has had positive response from our local PA/LTC facilities. A key component of our program is our interprofessional team, which includes physicians and nursing, emergency response, and public health experts. With diverse professional backgrounds, our team members have created a new model for academic medical centers to collaborate with local PA/LTC facilities.

Recommended Citation

Archbald-Pannone, L. R., Harris, D. A., Albero, K., Steele, R. L., Pannone, A. F., & Mutter, J. B. COVID-19 collaborative model for an academic hospital and long-term care facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020. Available at: https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(20)30447-3/pdf.