The Urgent Need for Innovations in Care Delivery

The April 2021 issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery focuses on Covid-19 and social needs simultaneously, machine learning to identify high-need patients, a new model to help unpaid caregivers, home care for patients recovering from surgery, pointing low-income families toward tax credits, advance care planning, and nurse leadership.

The Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmed public health systems across much of the world, even in countries with robust primary care. In the United States, where public health departments are operated by...