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Published in: HSS Journal ® 1/2020

01-11-2020 | COVID-19 | Response to COVID-19/Commentary

A Novel Illness, a Novel Communications Approach

Authors: Mary Chisholm, MD, Mandip Kalsi, MD, Mary Kelly, MSN, FNP-BC, Bella Elogoodin, MBA, Bobby Stack, MSc, Douglas Green, MD

Published in: HSS Journal ® | Special Issue 1/2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic challenged New York City and its healthcare system in unprecedented ways. The significant increase in necessary critical care services, together with the suspension of normal visitation to prevent further spread, intensified and exacerbated the historical problem of providing quality physician–family communication in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting [11, 14]. …
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Metadata
Title
A Novel Illness, a Novel Communications Approach
Authors
Mary Chisholm, MD
Mandip Kalsi, MD
Mary Kelly, MSN, FNP-BC
Bella Elogoodin, MBA
Bobby Stack, MSc
Douglas Green, MD
Publication date
01-11-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Keyword
COVID-19
Published in
HSS Journal ® / Issue Special Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1556-3316
Electronic ISSN: 1556-3324
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-020-09803-2

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