A COVID update

I realize that my blog post frequency has diminished during COVID.  Writing time has been redirected to thenational COVID-19 coalition and its 14 workgroups:AnalyticsModeling& SimulationHealth Systems and Clinical SMESupply ChainTelehealthTestingICU and Mechanical VentilationCOVID-19 Data Standardization (mCoVD = Minimal COVID-19 Viable Dataset)Non-Pharmaceutical InterventionsOptimization of Clinical Therapeutics/ProtocolsData Storage and SourceDis/MisinformationPrivacy AdvisoryContact TracingBelow is a description of this week ' s highlightsa. Critical Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Worked with international suppliers to deliver 580,000 FDA-certified respirators to New York City hospitals, working through Governor Cuomo ’s procurement office.Connected 100,000 FDA-certified respirators to Masks for America, a volunteer coalition of everyday Americans joining forces to deliver protective masks directly to frontline healthcare workers in COVID-19 hotspots.Prepared guidelines, assisted purchases, and piloted novel solutions to decontaminate respirators so they can be reused multiple times, extending their lifecycle.b. Implementing Social PoliciesLaunched aNon-Pharmaceutical Intervention  (NPI) dashboardthat provides real-time tracking of state-wide NPI implementation.  As States begin relaxing NPIs, we ’ll be able to see the impact. c. Achieving Data-Driven Clinical Care OutcomesCoalition members, including numerous electronic he...
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