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. 2022 Jul;39(7):310-314.
doi: 10.12788/fp.0288. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

A Learning Health System Approach to Long COVID Care

Allison M Gustavson  1   2 , Amanda Purnell  3 , Marian Adly  3   4 , Omar Awan  5 , Norbert Bräu  6 , Nicholas A Braus  7 , Mon S Bryant  8 , Lynn Chang  9 , Cherina Cyborski  5 , Babak Darvish  9 , Larissa B Del Piero  10   11 , Tammy L Eaton  12 , Amelia Kiliveros  6 , Heather Kloth  7 , Eric R McNiel  7 , Megan A Miller  10 , Alana Patrick  13 , Patrick Powers  14   15 , Morgan Pyne  16 , Idelka G Rodriguez  6   17 , Jennifer Romesser  14 , Brittany Rud  13 , Ilana Seidel  18 , Alexandria Tepper  3   19 , Hanh Trinh  20 , Brionn Tonkin  13 , Johnson Vachachira  7 , Hlee Yang  21 , Joshua R Shak  18   22
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A Learning Health System Approach to Long COVID Care

Allison M Gustavson et al. Fed Pract. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Global initiatives to mitigate COVID-19 transmission have shifted health system priorities to management of patients with prolonged long COVID symptoms. To better meet the needs of patients, clinicians, and systems, a learning health system approach can use rapid-cycle methods to integrate data and real-world experience to iteratively evaluate and adapt models of long COVID care.

Observations: Employees in the Veterans Health Administration formed a multidisciplinary workgroup. We sought to develop processes to learn more about this novel long COVID syndrome and innovative long COVID care models that can be applied within and outside of our health care system. We describe our workgroup processes and goals to create a mechanism for cross-facility communication, identify gaps in care and research, and cocreate knowledge on best practices for long COVID care delivery.

Conclusions: The learning health system approach will be critical in reimagining health care service delivery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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