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NOW IS THE TIME

Paul Epner, in an opinion piece in The Hill noted, “The diagnostic errors we are experiencing in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic are a major concern but are not unique. Our healthcare systems may be the most advanced in the world, but the diagnostic process is complex and error-prone. Five years ago, the NASEM report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, designated diagnostic errors to be an urgent public health concern, one likely to affect each of us in our lifetime.” COVID-19 has caused many of us to adapt the work we are doing in response to an unprecendented public health crisis. Communities have come together to support clinicians and patients as they navigate the changing science, testing, and public health recommendations.

In our COVID-19 Dx IQ column, we help patients understand the strengths and limitations of the different modalities of testing for COVID-19. SIDM has also provided a clearing house of Coalition resources related to the pandemic.