Orthopaedic Systems Response to and Return from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Future Crisis Management

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become the dominant health-care issue of this generation and has reached every corner of the health-care delivery spectrum. Our 3 orthopaedic departments enacted a response to the COVID-19 pandemic within our organizations. We discuss our health-c...

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2020-07, Vol.102 (14), p.e75
Main Authors: Navarro, Ronald A, Reddy, Nithin C, Weiss, Jennifer M, Yates, Jr, Adolph J, Fu, Freddie H, McKee, Michael, Lederman, Evan S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Clinical Decision-Making
Communication
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
Decision Making, Shared
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans
Leadership
Orthopedic Surgeons
Orthopedics - organization & administration
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine
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Summary:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become the dominant health-care issue of this generation and has reached every corner of the health-care delivery spectrum. Our 3 orthopaedic departments enacted a response to the COVID-19 pandemic within our organizations. We discuss our health-care systems' response to the outbreak and offer discussion for the recovery of the orthopaedic service line within large health-care systems.
ISSN:1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.20.00709