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Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Date Submitted: Mar 30, 2023
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 30, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Date Accepted: Jan 29, 2024
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Building Pandemic-Resilient Primary Care Systems: Lessons Learned From COVID-19

Jeong Y, Crowell T, Devon-Sand A, Sakata T, Sattler A, Shah S, Tsai T, Lin S

Building Pandemic-Resilient Primary Care Systems: Lessons Learned From COVID-19

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e47667

DOI: 10.2196/47667

PMID: 38393776

PMCID: 10924259

Building Pandemic-Resilient Primary Care Systems: Lessons Learned From COVID-19

  • Yejin Jeong; 
  • Trevor Crowell; 
  • Anna Devon-Sand; 
  • Theadora Sakata; 
  • Amelia Sattler; 
  • Shreya Shah; 
  • Timothy Tsai; 
  • Steven Lin

ABSTRACT

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its intention to end the existing COVID-19 public health emergency declaration. The transition to a “post-pandemic” landscape presents a unique opportunity to sustain and strengthen pandemic-era changes in care delivery. With this in mind, we present three critical lessons learned from a primary care perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic. Firstly, clinical workflows must support both in-person and virtual care delivery. Secondly, the integration of asynchronous care delivery is critical. Thirdly, planning for the future means planning for everyone, including those with potentially limited access to health care due to barriers in technology and communication. While these lessons are neither unique to primary care settings nor all-encompassing, they establish a grounded foundation on which to construct higher quality, more resilient, and more equitable health systems.


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Please cite as:

Jeong Y, Crowell T, Devon-Sand A, Sakata T, Sattler A, Shah S, Tsai T, Lin S

Building Pandemic-Resilient Primary Care Systems: Lessons Learned From COVID-19

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e47667

DOI: 10.2196/47667

PMID: 38393776

PMCID: 10924259

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