Ensuring Healthcare Safety Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Ensuring Healthcare Safety Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.

June 10, 2020

US Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, & Information Exchange; US Health and Human Services/FEMA COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force. June 2, 2020.

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Health systems are rapidly adjusting processes to successfully respond to COVID-19 crisis demands. This webinar featured tactics used and discussed initiative results to inform continued improvement. The speaker roster included Jeff Brady, MD and Rollin (Terry) Fairbanks, MD.

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