Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-based Group Rounding Model

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The surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations at our 877-bed quaternary care hospital in Detroit led to an emergent demand for Infectious Diseases (ID) consultations. The traditional 1-on-1 consultation model was untenable. Therefore, we rapidly restructured our ID division to provide effective consultative services. We implemented a novel unit-based group rounds model that focused on delivering key updates to teams and providing unit-wide consultations simultaneously to all team members. Effectiveness of the program was studied using Likert-scale survey data. The survey captured data from the first month of the Detroit COVID-19 pandemic. During this period there were approximately 950 patients hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. The survey of trainees and faculty reported an overall 95% positive response to delivery of information, new knowledge acquisition, and provider confidence in the care of COVID-19 patients. This showed that the unit-based consult model is a sustainable effort to provide care during epidemics.

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Vahia, A. T., Chaudhry, Z. S., Kaljee, L., Parraga-Acosta, T., Gudipati, S., Maki, G., … Alangaden, G. (2021). Rapid Reorganization of an Academic Infectious Diseases Program during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Detroit: A Novel Unit-based Group Rounding Model. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(6), 1074–1080. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa903

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