International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Implementation of Triage System and Shortening Patient Journey Time to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission in a University Hospital during a Pandemic Chanon Kongkamol 1, Laaong Padungkul 2, Nuttanicha Rattanajarn 3, Supawich Srisara 3, Lalita Rangsinobpakhun 3, Kanarit Apiwan 3, Jittiwat Sompan 3, Chatchanok Prathipsawangwong 3, Pennapa Buathong 3, Sinat Chann 3, Pornchai Sathirapanya 4 and Chutarat Sathirapanya 1,5,* 1 Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand;
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[email protected]; Tel./Fax: +66-74-451331 Rangsinobpakhun, L.; Apiwan, K.; Sompan, J.; Prathipsawangwong, C.; Abstract: To explore the characteristics of the patient under investigation (PUI), and the routes and Buathong, P.; Chann, S.; et al. the patient journey time in our outpatient service, we examined the demographic data, presenting Implementation of Triage System and symptoms, risks of contact with COVID-19 cases, and the results of real-time polymerase chain Shortening Patient Journey Time to reaction (PCR) tests in PUI cases from March to May 2020.