Where Did the Patients Go? The IDF Medical Corps Medical Services Experience during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Lessons Learned

CONCLUSIONS: A continuance of the shift to telehealth is required to withstand a future lockdown, with a full supply of secondary medical services attuned to core medical issues relevant for combat personnel. A liberal sick leave policy is required to eliminate unnecessary in-person visits, thus reducing the risk of infection.PMID:36168174

Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - September 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Omri Shental Ilan Y Mitchnik Edward Barayev Lior Solomon Liron Gershovitz Shaul Gelikas Avi Benov Yuval Ran Source Type: research