Developing an Intensive Community Covid-19 Management Strategy: Helping Our Patients Access Patient-Centered Care across a Continuum of Covid-19 Disease Needs

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Janice John, Lora Council, Leah Zallman, and Jessamyn Blau (2020). Developing an Intensive Community Covid-19 Management Strategy: Helping Our Patients Access Patient-Centered Care across a Continuum of Covid-19 Disease Needs. NEJM Catalyst.

The Covid-19 pandemic is overwhelming hospital and emergency response systems in the US, and is expected to affect provision of care years to come. Community management of Covid-19 reduces strain on inpatient resources and on patients. We describe our experience developing a community Covid-19 management strategy, what we have learned, and our next steps.