Virus out, Safety in: Using Quality Improvement to Rapidly Respond to Occupational Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Elissa A Falconer, Emory University; Anne Tomolo, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-11-01
• Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 the American College of Medical Quality
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.JMQ.0000743376.85910.1a
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 6
• Start Page: 459
• End Page: 461
• Grant/Funding Information: This work was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Academic Affiliations VA Quality Scholars Advanced Fellowship Program. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Health Care Sciences & Services; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged and immediately presented challenges to our health care systems. The “status quo” infrastructure was not able to adequately respond to the needs of its community, becoming reactionary to the impending crisis.