Great job on this segment about outrageous. Bills from emergency depts. Would almost be funny if not so harmful. Nurse Katz

#LIVE update: Researchers are trying to figure out which clinical trials should continue and which should be stopped in the middle of the #COVID-19 crisis. #coronavirus #healthcare ow.ly/ewZX50yWMd9

Thanks for your appearance on CNN tonight Emily Porter, M.D. Very informative and insightful report from the border on Covid-19 in the ED. Much appreciated and good luck.

R.I.P. to John Prine, one of my favorite musicians of all time. He will be sorely missed. #WhenIGetToHeaven #SamStone #Paradise nytimes.com/2020/04/07/art…

John Prine helped me get thru medical school, 1970-71, 5th Peg, Chicago. Such a wonderful, gifted person.

Thanks to The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and PCORnetwork for funding and conducting HERO bit.ly/2US4Cff, a rapid turnaround clinical trial of effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for preventing Covid infection in healthcare workers.

Thanks @PCORnet The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute;

I think we can do better than “no” - with the engagement of communities, health care workers, hospitals and data. one size can’t fit all forever - not in clinical care and not in public health.

Thanks @jDrJoshS. At this point in epidemic, isn’t it likely that combinations of different age structures, economies, cultures, population density and values SHOULD be driving differences in regional and national response? Especially as more data can be brought to bear?

If red states open in 2 weeks and blue states stay closed, then in 4-5 weeks you could have a bunch of open red states where case counts are increasing and closed blue states where they're decreasing and by that point perhaps quite low, which will create some weird dynamics.

ICYMI: DCRI's Susanna Naggie discussed HERO-HCQ w/ Dr. Phil | Part of HeroesResearch, HERO #HCQ is a randomized clinicaltrial of #healthcareworkers to evaluate whether #hydroxychloroquine can prevent #COVID19 infections | bit.ly/2VCGa0z

Attention #SickleCell Organizations: please consider adding your organization to this sign-on letter to Congress asking them to authorize a program for SCD in the next #stimulus Bill. #conquerSCD

Amen to “no”. Yes we still need RCT’s and quickly. Thanks.

Me too! At least as important, IF NOT MORE.

CONGRATS to D Flum MD, the CODA team, and participating health systems on The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute funded comparison of Abx vs surg in appendicitis. Note the treatment heterogeneity - very useful. This is 1st report from a PCORI Pragmatic Clinical Study. 40 more underway. Stay tuned.

SF Bay: Yesterday Kaiser Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health began scheduling vaccinations for anyone >65 (Kaiser), 75 (Sutter Health) by phone. Kaiser 866 454-8855; Sutter Health 844 987-6115. Wait times long! vaccine in short supply. Friend got a kaiser slot after 4 hrs! @AshbyVillage

CA among slowest to get Covid vaccines to people? bit.ly/3nYsBVf. Embarrassing! Hats off to WV, ND, TX! Maybe CA's crazyquilt of "healthcare systems" not best for population care? Maybe these "clinical" systems lack community ties to support effective approaches.

Thinking a bit more about CA's slow Covid-vaccine rollout bit.ly/3nYsBVf, call centers (which discourage low value care with long waits) likely not ideal for registering lots of older folks, and will also exacerbate disparities. Yes, low vaccine supply also a problem.

Hats off and thanks to ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT Alameda County CHS and to volunteers for efficient, community based vaccination event Jan 20-21 - Oakland Chinatown. Hundreds of vaccinations per hour. Minimal red tape. Great energy. Hoping to see many more!

As I recall, the question in 2015: Can you leverage EHR data to… 1. Identify >400K people 2. Engage 3. Recruit 4. Consent (electronically before it was prime-time) 5. Randomize @ home 6. Remotely f/u (before it was prime-time) Answer then: No Now: "yes, we can” With lessons