Critical Insights from Patients during the Covid-19 Pandemic

As health care systems look to resume normal operations during the Covid-19 pandemic, we must understand why patients are concerned about seeking care. This understanding will help guide strategies to ensure patient safety. In a survey of more than 1,300 patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, they said their biggest fear in returning to routine health care is the risk of getting sick from other patients. Under the appropriate circumstances and with key safety measures in place, patients...