Resource utilization and outcomes of 858 patients hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 using clinician decision, identified by the CDC algorithm or Massachusetts method.

Resource utilization and outcomes of 858 patients hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 using clinician decision, identified by the CDC algorithm or Massachusetts method.</p

Probability of most common uncertain discharge diagnoses being categorized primarily for COVID-19.

The x-axis depicts the probability of being adjudicated by clinicians as an admission primarily for COVID-19 among all cases with the same primary discharge diagnosis that were abstracted from the medical record. (DOCX)</p

Contributors to the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network.

Contributors to the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network.</p

Predefined drop-down menu of COVID-19 related diagnoses allocated to the hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 category.

Predefined drop-down menu of COVID-19 related diagnoses allocated to the hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 category.</p

Factors associated with ventilation, critical care admission or mortality among 1,651 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, according to the CDC admission classification.

OR = odds ratio; ICU = intensive care unit; CI = confidence interval. a active malignant neoplasm, transplant recipient, moderate/severe liver disease. Hospital site was included as a fixed effect in this model. For simplicity, site estimates were excluded from the table. (DOCX)</p

The most common primary discharge diagnoses among discordant cases when comparing the clinical decision and the Massachusetts method of classification.

The most common primary discharge diagnoses among discordant cases when comparing the clinical decision and the Massachusetts method of classification.</p

Hospital sites and dates of consecutive data entry.

Hospital sites and dates of consecutive data entry.</p

Free text discharge diagnoses deemed ‘uncertain’ if with incidental COVID-19 or ‘for’ incidental COVID-19.

Free text discharge diagnoses deemed ‘uncertain’ if with incidental COVID-19 or ‘for’ incidental COVID-19.</p

Factors associated with ventilation, critical care admission or mortality among 1,651 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, according to clinician decision.

OR = odds ratio; ICU = intensive care unit; CI = confidence interval. a active malignant neoplasm, transplant recipient, moderate/severe liver disease. Hospital site was included as a fixed effect in this model. For simplicity, site estimates were excluded from the table. (DOCX)</p