[Reprinted: Inside Aging, 7-24-2020] The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks for seniors who receive in-home elder care. Caregivers use masks, handwashing, and social distancing to increase the safety of home visits, but for many, reducing the frequency of visits can be a valuable piece in the puzzle of pandemic safety protocol. Telemedicine can meet a percentage of service needs while … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 83,821
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 7-24-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, July 24: Dominican Republic- 57,615 cases, 1006 deaths, 26,905 recovered Haiti- 7197 cases, 154 deaths, 4236 recovered French Guiana- 7086 cases, 40 deaths, 5376 recovered Puerto Rico- 4794 cases, 191 deaths Cuba- 2466 cases, 87 deaths, 2339 recovered Suriname … [Read more...]
Banner Health’s New Telemedicine Platform Enables In-Patient Monitoring
[Reprinted: mHealth Intelligence, 7-20-2020] Caught in the throes of one of the current coronavirus hotspots, Arizona’s Banner Health is using telemedicine technology to transform televisions into remote monitoring platforms to care for patients infected with COVID-19. Using technology from Intel and VeeMed, nearly 1,000 TVs have been modified to allow hospital staff to check on patients … [Read more...]
Jamaica: Garth Rattray | Fast-Track Support Systems For Telemedicine – Pt 2
[Reprinted: The Gleaner, 7/13/2020] Under the current Pharmacy Act, if an asthmatic patient travels to Trelawny but does not have the usual rescue inhaler that is urgently needed to abort an oncoming asthma attack; and if his/her physician is in St Andrew, the physician is prevented from calling in or otherwise sending in a prescription for the life-saving medication unless there is a certainty … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 71,825
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 7-17-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, July 17: Dominican Republic- 48,743 cases, 941 deaths, 23,636 recovered Haiti- 6948 cases, 145 deaths, 3606 recovered French Guiana- 6393 cases, 34 deaths, 3818 recovered Puerto Rico- 3272 cases, 177 deaths Cuba- 2444 cases, 87 deaths, 2300 recovered Suriname -919 cases, 19 deaths, … [Read more...]
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