Quality response to Covid week 1 discussion.docx

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Quality response to Covid -19 Quality is, “The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current pr... ofessional knowledge” (Lohr 1990, 21). On January 30, 2020, WHO announced COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and on March 11, 2020, it was given the status of a pandemic.[1] The pandemic has presented unique challenges to quality improvement at various levels with a need to rigorously reform and update existing policies to combat the surge of the public health disaster. The Massachusetts DPH released an Infectious Disease Emergency Response (IDER) Plan on February 2020, describing the department’s operations for an infectious disease emergency response, outlining department roles and responsibilities, and details the procedures and the coordination among and across responding agencies to ensure an effective operation. It describes the activities to ensure coordination, effective communication, and ongoing planning. [Show More]

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