ArticleAnnals of family medicine2020
Redesigning Primary Care to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Midst of the Pandemic.
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113 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Effects of Remotely Delivered and Web-Based Interventions on Depression Severity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2026Trial
- Adapting the design of a Web-based decision support clinical trial during the COVID-19 pandemic.Trials · 2021Trial
- COVI-Prim survey: Challenges for Austrian and German general practitioners during initial phase of COVID-19.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Classifying healthcare facilities as predictors of COVID-19 mortality rates in US counties (2020-2021).Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
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- Evaluating community-based digital health interventions to improve COVID-19 outcomes in rural Indonesia: a quasi-experimental study.BMJ health & care informatics · 2025Article
- Population-Level Health Intervention and Primary Care Quality for Veterans.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Primary Healthcare Research: Trends and Suggestions for Better Services Approaches Via Blockchain Based Applications.Blockchain in healthcare today · 2025Article
- Registered Nurses' Experience of Person-Centred Care Through Digital Aids in Primary Care Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nursing open · 2025Article
- A systemic evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination drives in LICs, LMICs, UMICs, and HICs: Preparedness for future pandemics.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the accuracy of telephone triage of callers with shortness of breath and/or chest discomfort in Dutch out-of-hours primary care: A retrospective observational study.The European journal of general practice · 2024Observational
- Primary healthcare in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in Sweden.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Clinical and epidemiological risk factors associated with hospitalization and mortality rate of COVID-19 patients in Banja Luka County: A retrospective observational cohort study on 40,000 patients.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Shift to Virtual Care Delivery: Insights from Front-Line Primary Care Providers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementing Mailed Colorectal Cancer Fecal Screening Tests in Real-World Primary Care Settings: Promising Implementation Practices and Opportunities for Improvement.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
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- Newly Acquired Burnout During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study on the Experiences of New York State Primary Care Clinicians.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- "We literally worked in parking lots, cars, garages, and separately set up party tents": qualitative study on the experiences of GPs in the frame of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Austria.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Clinical diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: An observational study of respiratory tract infection in primary care in the early phase of the pandemic.The European journal of general practice · 2023Observational
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Abstract
During a pandemic, primary care is the first line of defense. It is able to reinforce public health messages, help patients manage at home, and identify those in need of hospital care. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care scrambled to rapidly transform itself and protect clinicians, staff, and patients while remaining connected to patients. Using the established public health framework for addressing a pandemic, we describe the actions primary care needs to take in a pandemic. Recommended actions are based on observed experiences of the authors' primary care practices and networks. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, tasks focused on promoting physical distancing and encouraging patients with suspected illness or exposure to self-quarantine. Testing was not available and contract tracing was not possible. As the pandemic spread, in-person care was converted to virtual care using telehealth. Practices remained connected to patients using registries to reach out to those at risk for infection, with uncontrolled chronic conditions, or were socially vulnerable. Practices managed most patients with suspected COVID-19 at home. As the pandemic decelerates, practices are now preparing to address the direct and indirect consequences-complications from COVID-19 infections, missed treatment for acute problems, inadequate prevention, uncontrolled chronic disease, mental illness, and greater social needs. Throughout, practices bore tremendous financial burden, laying off staff or even closing at a time when most needed. Primary care must learn from this experience and be ready for the next pandemic. Policymakers and payers cannot fail primary care during their next time of need.
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