A. Scientifically credible news sources
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
- European CDC https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19-pandemic
- Work Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/a-guide-to-who-s-guidance
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/
B. Accepted update services that draw from scientifically credible sources
- UpToDate https://www.uptodate.com
- STAT News https://www.statnews.com/tag/coronavirus/
C. “Media monitoring” that takes daily news items and reduces to a headline with three- or four-sentence summaries
D. Unified communications and collaboration tools to rapidly disseminate new treatments and protocols
- Slack – https://slack.com/
- Microsoft Teams – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
Note: the biggest difference between the two apps appears to be that Slack is easier to set up and administrate. On the other hand, Microsoft Teams is designed for larger enterprise companies and its setup is more complex. In return, it offers excellent integrations with Office 365 applications.
E. Emergency communications / and messaging tools that push announcements and urgent information to providers via email, SMS, mobile app, or PC
- SnapComms https://www.snapcomms.com/
- AlertMedia https://www.alertmedia.com/
- CrisisGo https://www.crisisgo.com/
- Text-Em-All https://www.text-em-all.com/