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SummaryThis issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery features Covid-19 safety procedures, an inpatient vaccination program, emergency department stressors, behavioral health admissions w...

Christine McKiernan, Joeli Hettler and Mary-Alice Abbott: Schools are essential  Tip of a Pen Mike Watson Images A child runs across a sidewalk in front of New York’s City Hall decorated with graffiti in favor of keeping open public schools, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. A Google services outage and potential impacts from a snowstorm in the Northeast highlighted the fragile chain of connectivity that’s powering widespread remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic. One Ohio school superin...

In-person learning and COVID-19 has fostered a protracted conflict in Amherst Updated Dec 11, 2020; AMHERST – A protracted conflict involving teachers union, school committee and hundreds of parents -– related to remote-only learning and COVID-19 public health concerns -- grew more polarized this past week: a teacher accused parents of “harassment,” after a letter signed by dozens of parents was emailed to teachers. The letter thanked teachers for their efforts during the pandemic. It ...