Healthcare IT News April 29, 2020
A proposal: Create a Federal Reserve type structure for supply chain management of protective equipment, powered by distributed ledger technology.
The consequences of poor federal planning for the COVID-19 public health emergency and mismanaged allocation of resources has posed immense risks for frontline care providers. Personal protective equipment is needed for all essential workers, but in particular, for those in hospitals and other care settings.
Hospitals have had to force workers to reuse single-use PPE for days or even weeks due to critical shortages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested on March 17 that health care providers “might use homemade masks (e.g., bandana, scarf) for the care of patients with COVID-19 as a last resort.” That nurses have...
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