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Use of Unannounced “Mystery Patient Drills” to Assess Hospital Emergency Department Preparedness for Communicable Diseases of Public Health Concern in New York City, 2016

BACKGROUND: Recent infectious disease epidemics have highlighted the importance of rapid recognition and isolation of patients with severe infectious diseases. In response, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene carried out a series of unannounced “Mystery Patient Drills” to asses...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Foote, Mary, Styles, Timothy, Quinn, Celia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7107077/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.502
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