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Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

Session: ePoster Presentation

QAPI 123 - Transfer of Patients with COVID-19 from the Emergency Department to the Behavioral Health Unit

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
1:31 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Location: Kiosk 9
Disclosure(s):
Lorna Middleton, RN, MSN, CIC: No financial relationships to disclose
Molly Hale, MPH, CIC, FAPIC: No financial relationships to disclose
Robert Pelz, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze how asymptomatic patients with positive COVID-19 PCR results impact throughput of an emergency department.
  • Describe the process for antigen testing prior to admission to a behavioral health unit.
  • Describe the likely infectiousness of an asymptomatic patient with positive COVID-19 laboratory results.