Online networks facilitating multidisciplinary healthcare: a novel strategy to curb COVID-19

ObjectivesGlobal spread of COVID-19 at an unprecedented speed has heavily strained healthcare systems worldwide, and reliable alternatives to analogue healthcare are urgently needed.MethodsDuring the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands, we launched six regional online networks and analysed the ac...

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Published in:Integrated healthcare journal Vol. 4; no. 1; p. e000079
Main Authors: Prins, Henrieke, Knijp, Ineke, Hermanides, Gonneke, Blanker, Marco, Rokx, Casper
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 25.03.2022
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Subjects:
Access to information
Clinical decision making
Clinical medicine
Collaboration
Communication
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Emergency preparedness
Family physicians
Health services
Implementation science
Pandemics
Patients
Physicians
Primary care
Public health
Regions
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Short Report
Netherlands
COVID-19
Access to information
Clinical decision making
Implementation science
Communication
ISSN:2399-5351, 2399-5351
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Summary:ObjectivesGlobal spread of COVID-19 at an unprecedented speed has heavily strained healthcare systems worldwide, and reliable alternatives to analogue healthcare are urgently needed.MethodsDuring the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands, we launched six regional online networks and analysed the activity and content in a qualitative mixed-methods manner.ResultsWe observed continued activity and collaboration on the platform between healthcare professionals at the different levels of care.ConclusionThe networks described here were launched successfully and have the potential to optimise the COVID-19 response.
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ISSN:2399-5351
2399-5351
DOI:10.1136/ihj-2021-000079