The perception of US citizens about healthcare has altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a survey conducted by healthinsurance.com.
Post-COVID-19 challenge for telehealth would be to integrate in-person care
Telehealth use by patient and provider has skyrocketed since coronavirus began spreading across the U.S.
Dr. Joe Kvedar, president-elect of the American Telemedicine Association, said that the new challenge will be to integrate in-person care back into the reshaped clinical workflows.
Texas is showing how to reopen cautiously, reeling back slowly to normal
Texas is cautiously coming back from the shutdown. Texans seem to be evolving from the lockdown.
Restaurants reopened since May 1 are running at reduced capacity. So far only a third of the state’s sit-down dining has returned according to OpenTable.
A change needed in dealing with mental illness in the U.S. amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Prior to COVID-19 the U.S. was in the midst of a mental illness crisis. Then with COVID-19, situation worsened even more. According to the poll conducted by American Psychiatric Association, one third of Americans said the coronavirus had a serious impact on their mental health.
CDC says, 62,000 healthcare workers in the U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus
The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data published mentions that 62,000 healthcare professionals in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to CDC, the numbers are likely to be far higher.