Objective: Determine the effectiveness of a COVID-19 remote monitoring and management program in reducing preventable hospital utilization.
Design: A retrospective cohort study utilizing data from electronic health records.
Sample: Two hundred ninety-three patients who tested positive for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing site in Michigan. [Correction added on 11 April 2022, after first online publication: In the preceding sentence, "Two hundred and ninety-third" has been corrected to "Two hundred ninety-three" in this version.] The intervention group, consisting of 139 patients, was compared to a control group of 154 patients.
Measurements: The primary outcome was the 30-day probability of hospital utilization. The covariates included in the analysis were age, gender, tobacco use, body mass index (BMI), race, and ethnicity.
Intervention: A nurse-led, telephone-based active management protocol for COVID-19 patients who were isolating at home.
Results: The intervention group had a non-statistically significant 42% reduction in risk of hospital utilization within 30 days of a positive COVID-19 test when compared to the control group (HR = 0.578, p-value .111, HR 95% CI [0.29, 1.13]).
Conclusions: A nurse-led remote monitoring and management program for COVID-19 reduced the probability of 30-day hospital utilization. Although the findings were not statistically significant, the program yielded practical significance by reducing hospital utilization, in-person interaction, and the risk of infection for healthcare workers.
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