Module 7

Ronald McClarin

IND101 Milestone 4 Template

1. Paraphrasing activity:

Quote from source: “Our data demonstrates the vulnerability of the economics of an emergency care system that nearly universally reimburses emergency clinician services through fee-for-service payments. During the pandemic period, there were large declines observed for both adult and, even more so, pediatric visits, which severely impacted revenue, early in the pandemic. Visit rates subsequently increased but have remained well below 2019 levels. Another relative decline in ED visits occurred in September. This was more dramatic for pediatric visits, likely because many schools remained remote. This may have reduced child activities that can lead to pediatric ED visits, including reduced spread of infectious disease and fewer accidental injuries.”

Paraphrase: The decrease in patients visiting the Emergency Department (ED) during the pandemic resulted in a shift in income received by the emergent clinicians providing the care. This was more prevalent amongst children who were no longer attending school physically drastically removing the environment that would typically end in them visiting the ED. (Zocchi et al, 2021)

2. List of references:

Pines, J. M., Zocchi, M. S., Black, B. S., Kornas, R., Celedon, P., Moghtaderi, A., Venkat, A., Shawbell, J., Dietzen, P., & Eterovich, J. (2021). The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Economics of United States Emergency Care. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78(4), 487–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.04.026

Kreps, S., Dasgupta, N., Brownstein, J. S., Hswen, Y., & Kriner, D. L. (2021). Public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination: The role of vaccine attributes, incentives, and misinformation. Npj Vaccines, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-021-00335-2

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Troiano, G., & Nardi, A. (2021). Vaccine hesitancy in the era of COVID-19. Public Health, 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.025

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Tolentino, G., Wood, J., & Riley, S. (2021). Distributed Operations in Response to COVID-19: Assessing Workforce Perceptions of Productivity and Success. Optimizing Operations, 28(97), 262–318. https://doi.org/10.22594/10.22594/dau.21-866.28.03

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