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Share ideas on how stakeholders can use SDOH and clinical data to manage healthcare capacity before, during, and after COVID-19 surges.

  • What existing methods, data sources, and analytic approaches are being used to assess and monitor health system resilience in private healthcare systems?
  • What kinds of SDOH and clinical data should be prioritized for research and planning on healthcare capacity, access, and resiliency – such as testing predictive models for how many people will suffer symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization, surge planning, and where they will risk overwhelming their local hospitals’ capacity or avoid accessing care?
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