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Addressing Hospital Overwhelm During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using a Primary Health Care–Based Integrated Health System: Modeling Study

Addressing Hospital Overwhelm During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using a Primary Health Care–Based Integrated Health System: Modeling Study

We also used the system dynamics model to establish a PHC-based integrated health system as an alternative option for addressing hospital overwhelm. The following three critical policy interventions were tested: first contact in PHC, identification of high-risk patients and recommendation to secondary care hospitals, and referral for a return to PHC for follow-up and recovery at the community level (Figure 1).

Jiaoling Huang, Ying Qian, Yuge Yan, Hong Liang, Laijun Zhao

JMIR Med Inform 2024;12:e54355