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Review
. 2022;12(4):815-824.
doi: 10.1007/s12553-022-00660-z. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

A review of COVID-19's impact on modern medical systems from a health organization management perspective

Bayli Davis  1 , Brittany K Bankhead-Kendall  1 , Ryan P Dumas  2
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Review

A review of COVID-19's impact on modern medical systems from a health organization management perspective

Bayli Davis et al. Health Technol (Berl). 2022.

Abstract

The novel SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disrupted many facets of the healthcare industry throughout the pandemic and has likely permanently altered modern healthcare delivery. It has been shown that existing healthcare infrastructure influenced national responses to COVID-19, but the current implications and resultant sequelae of the pandemic on the organizational framework of healthcare remains largely unknown. This paper aims to review how aspects of contemporary medical systems - the physical environment of care delivery, global healthcare supply chains, workforce structures, information and communication systems, scientific collaboration, as well as policy frameworks - evolved in the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Healthcare; Infrastructure; Medical systems; Pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. Bayli Davis, Dr. Bankhead-Kendall, and Dr. Dumas declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Steps to Timely Adapt Infrastructure for Critical Care [3]
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Layout of socially distanced entrance with foot traffic patterns and no-contact screening [5]
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