Allison M Gustavson, Amanda Purnell, Marian Adly, Omar Awan, Norbert Bräu, Nicholas A Braus, Mon S Bryant, Lynn Chang, Cherina Cyborski, Babak Darvish, Larissa B Del Piero, Tammy L Eaton, Amelia Kiliveros, Heather Kloth, Eric R McNiel, Megan A Miller, Alana Patrick, Patrick Powers, Morgan Pyne, Idelka G Rodriguez, Jennifer Romesser, Brittany Rud, Ilana Seidel, Alexandria Tepper, Hanh Trinh, Brionn Tonkin, Johnson Vachachira, Hlee Yang, Joshua R Shak
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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.