[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 10-25-2020] What can the Government do to unlock the potentials in the sector? The nexus between health care and economic development is well established and there is no question the Government has a significant role to play in unlocking the immense opportunities in the health care sector. The role of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will need to be … [Read more...]
Telemedicine gains ground as coronavirus stretches hospitals
[Reprinted: Nikkei Asia, 5-18-2020] As the coronavirus outbreak overwhelms hospitals across the world, online medical services have become a valuable tool for connecting patients and doctors without placing further strain on the system. "You've been prescribed 30 days of medication for dyslipidemia, how are you feeling?" a pharmacist at a Tokyo drugstore asked in March. The patient, a man in … [Read more...]
Telecardiology: COVID-19 tips the scales in favor of remote monitoring for cardiac care
[Reprinted: HCB News, 7-14-2020] An estimated three million-plus patients live in the United States with implanted cardiac devices, with 400,000 implanted annually. Follow-up care for these patients continues to evolve and become more challenging due to increasing clinical complexity of patients and diagnostic device features. Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) … [Read more...]
Telemedicine may be the new normal in a post-coronavirus world. Here’s how it works in six common specialties
[Reprinted: Medical Xpress, 6-16-2020] The new coronavirus pandemic has necessitated the embrace of virtual medicine regardless of how ready patients, doctors, nurses and health care systems were for the shift. Now that telehealth has been quickly rolled out across the nation and patients and clinicians have found the experience useful, it is unlikely that virtual doctor visits, in all its … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica in a post-COVID-19 world (Part 5)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 9-20-2020] A holistic approach to health care delivery in Jamaica will require a comprehensive re-evaluation and transformation of our health systems, recognising that we are experiencing an epidemiologic transition with significant impacts on human capital and national development. A vision for effective health care delivery in the new dispensation must include … [Read more...]
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