[Reprinted: Insurance Business America, 5-11-2020] Telemedicine adoption has picked up in recent years. An American Medical Association (AMA) study from February 2020 showed a 100% increase in telehealth usage across three years, though the digital tool has yet to reach mainstream status. The coronavirus pandemic might help to further speed up the adoption of this technology as telemedicine … [Read more...]
UV light reveals COVID-19 exposure due to improper PPE use
[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness News, 5-11-2020] A new technique employing a nontoxic fluorescent solution and ultraviolet light can reveal who among healthcare workers has been exposed to COVID-19 due to improper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Dr. Patrick G. Hughes, D.O., of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators at the University of Arizona … [Read more...]
Taiwan’s Medical Diplomacy in the Caribbean: A Final Stand Against Beijing?
[Reprinted: The Diplomat, 5-13-2020] Taiwan’s aid in the COVID-19 fight could be its best chance at keeping its remaining diplomatic allies. As leaders in Beijing and Washington squandered precious early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic pointing fingers and abdicating responsibility, Taiwan prepared. The small island-nation less than 150 miles off the coast of mainland China appeared to be ripe … [Read more...]
Health system quality in the time of COVID-19
[Reprinted: Lancet Global Health, 5-6-2020] Although this article focuses on sub-Sharan African countries it also applies to many developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. As low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), underlying health system quality must be carefully considered and included in the design and delivery of services. … [Read more...]
As Latin America and Caribbean seek to reopen economies, Jamaica offers cautionary tale
[Reprinted: Miami Herald, 5-4-2020] As Jamaica recorded a double-digit spike in new coronavirus cases in less than 24 hours last month, the government told the nation that there were indications that all who had fallen ill were linked to a call center in the parish of St. Catherine. Alorica, a major employer in the country’s lucrative Business Process Outsourcing call-center sector, had been … [Read more...]
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