The Effects of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Prevention

Health Surveillance in a Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic: Implementation of Electronic Health Record Integrations During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

“…Many aspects of preventive health care in primary care have been negatively affected by COVID( 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ). As we transitioned to a virtual visit model, we attribute our success with continued health care maintenance to our dedicated, multidisciplinary team which took on new roles and worked to maintain our clinic during the COVID pandemic( 11 ).…”

Worsened Fibrostenotic Outcomes in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients Due to COVID-19-Related Endoscopy Cancellations

“…A survey conducted by Spindel and colleagues assessed reasons why patients missed healthcare appointments during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic [ 45 ]. This study, as well as others, found that procedural appointments, such as endoscopies, were missed much more often than primary care appointments due to the increased use of telehealth visits and associated fear of contracting COVID-19 during an in-person visit [ 34 , 35 , 45 , 46 ]. Although our study could not assess reasons that a large number of canceled patients did not return despite being contacted to reschedule, these explanations have face validity in EoE as well.…”