Thread by @IrfanDhalla

Thread: We all know we need to keep improving #TestTraceIsolateSupport to get us out of the lockdown, and to save lives.

The chapter on testing, case management and contact tracing in the Auditor General's report is a GREAT blueprint for improvement.

auditor.on.ca/en/content/spe…

Recommendation #1 is about lab testing capacity and adequate funding for hospitals.

Recommendation #2 is about making sure @PublicHealthON is properly funded and that the behind the scenes work is being properly coordinated.

Recommendation #3 is about regional, data-driven improvement. (As a Health Quality Ontario alumnus, this one might be my personal favourite.)

Recommendation #4 is a bit of a cheat. It's actually five separate recommendations, all of which are really important!

Recommendation #5 is about IT modernization.

Recommendation #6 is about clear and consistent communication, regarding case management and contact tracing, to the public and within the health system.

Recommendation #7 is about standardizing and improving the processes we use to collect specimens.

Here's how many lives we lost in Covid-19 in Ontario, compared to other provinces in Canada, up to August 31.

We can't change the past, but a better #TestTraceIsolateSupport system can change our future.

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