Impact of a Multidisciplinary Post-COVID-19 Clinic on Hospital Admissions and ED Visits

As many as one in five survivors of COVID-19 often have persistent pulmonary, neurologic, and mental health symptoms, prompting high health care utilization and high morbidity and mortality.1 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions started multidisciplinary post-COVID-19 clinics based on earlier models for post-ICU care.2 How post-COVID-19 clinics impact longitudinal health care utilization is unclear. The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement on post-COVID-19 care noted insufficient evidence to recommend these clinics, and starting a new clinic may have high costs.