Outpatient Otolaryngology in the Era of COVID-19: A Data-Driven Analysis of Practice Patterns

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 163; no. 1; pp. 138 - 144
• Main Authors: Kasle, David A., Torabi, Sina J., Savoca, Emily L., Judson, Benjamin L., Manes, R. Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Betacoronavirus; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronavirus Infections - complications; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; COVID-19; Data Analysis; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Female; finances; health care; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Otolaryngologists - standards; otolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases - complications; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases - therapy; Outpatients; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - complications; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; telehealth; Telemedicine - standards; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States; COVID-19; otolaryngology; finances; telehealth; health care

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has induced a prioritization of acute care and telehealth, affecting the quantity of patients seen and the modality of their care. Study Design Retrospective review. Setting Single-institution study conducted within the Division of Otolaryngology at t...