Outreach, prevention efforts key to mitigating latest COVID-19 spike.

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- Subject Terms:
  EMERGENCY management; HEALTH care rationing; BUSINESS management of health facilities; COVID-19 testing; MEDICAL care use; RISK assessment; COMMUNITY-based social services; FOOD security; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic
- Abstract:
  The article reports on the efforts by Presbyterian Healthcare Services as of November 2020 to reach out to high-risk individuals and families to help them avoid being infected by COVID-19. The integrated health system examined health plan data and electronic health records to identify vulnerable people like the elderly and those with chronic diseases. Also mentioned are the comments by chief medical officer Doctor Jason Mitchell on their programs.