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. 2020 Oct 13;324(14):1459-1462.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.15891.

SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Changes in Primary Care Services in a Multistate Network of Community Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

John Heintzman  1 , Jean O'Malley  1 , Miguel Marino  2 , Jonathan V Todd  1 , Kurt C Stange  3 , Natalie Huguet  2 , Rachel Gold  4
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SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Changes in Primary Care Services in a Multistate Network of Community Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

John Heintzman et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses electronic health record data to describe primary care services offered by US community health centers in March through May 2020, including SARS-CoV-2 testing, well-child visits, HbA1c testing, and cancer screening.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Heintzman reported receiving grants from PCORNet during the conduct of the study and, in other similar research projects, receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health (the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Institute on Aging) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr O'Malley reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute during the conduct of the study. Dr Marino reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute during the conduct of the study. Dr Huguet reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute during the conduct of the study. Dr Gold reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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