Dual perspectives: Bringing hospital care to home. (Poem, poetry, Senryū)
Changing time beckons
Hospital versus home care
A time to reflect.
Both venues promise
presence of healthcare workers
and assessment tools.
Certain illnesses can be treated and cared for at home and community. In the light of COVID-19, would home-care be a better option?
Chen Song Ping 
Yes, management of covid patient depends on the severity of illness, oxygen saturation,affordability and many other factors.
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Right now, the health system is working the way its supposed to do. Severe cases wind up in a hospital; mild cases are treated at home if they are treated at all. The problem comes from having a large proportion of the population with latent or underlying conditions and a large portion who have no “family doctor” and who rely on ER for any health treatments. Reliance on the ER was what the ACA tried to eliminate — it’s an expensive form of treatment that exposes consumers to other diseases. The GOP dogmatically designated the ACA as “another government giveaway” without recognizing it for want it is — a serious effort to reign in healthcare spending.
OK, I’ve run two topics together. There are very few physicians who do house calls, and the jury is still out on the effectiveness of telemedicine. If the latter works, that will change where care is delivered. My take is that telemedicine as done today is an opportunity for physicians to miss important clues about what is wrong with a patient. How over the phone could you tell that a patient has a “hot” gall bladder?
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Interesting insights! 👍🙏🙏🙏
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