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Date Published
Author
Brenda Minor
Word count
733
Language
English
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None

Summary

By Brenda Minor ` Digital health surveying is critical to flattening the COVID-19 curve as it provides a tool for public health organizations to quickly understand how the virus is spreading and explore ways to collectively flatten the curve. Organizations use surveys to track new infections, monitor patient health, conduct research studies, and inform response efforts in various ways, leveraging tools like REDCap which integrates with Twilio's communications platform to rapidly collect and analyze COVID-19 health data while protecting individual personal health information. With a direct integration using Twilio, REDCap enables healthcare organizations to build and deploy surveys that bridge the digital divide, reaching broader populations at global scale through SMS or voice channels, making it an essential tool for informing COVID-19 response efforts.