What's New(s)
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.
More patients and providers are being exposed to telehealth and virtual care. In such a scenario, a report was published by McKinsey predicting that $250 billion of current U.S. healthcare spending could be virtualized.
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.
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.
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.
