COVID-19 Archives

COVID-19: Lessons from Smallpox

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jan 16, 2021 | Healthcare Policy

In 1980 the World Health Organization declared smallpox eliminated, a long 21 years after the start of the eradication program. Initial steps focused on mass vaccination in a quest for herd immunity. In developed countries with robust infrastructure, this proved...

Is it Safe to Reopen Schools?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 3, 2020 | Archives

Our country now faces the most significant public health crisis in more than a century. The COVID-19 virus has upended our lives and put all of us at risk for illness. As we approach the Fall, our thoughts turn to our children and their need to return to school. We...

Final Two Phases on the Road to Recovery

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 16, 2020 | Archives

In my first two articles on our road to recovery, I covered the first two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In them I shared my thoughts on how provider organizations could restart their service lines and expand their operations. Phase 3 of the pandemic is defined as...

Phase 2: Next Stop on Provider Road to Recovery

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 4, 2020 | Archives

In my first article on a Provider Road to Recovery I shared the steps provider organizations needed to take to respond to the needs of patients who delayed elective care due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By taking these steps organizations restarted their service lines...

Provider Road to Recovery: Phase 1

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | May 20, 2020 | Archives

The American Hospital Association estimates the lost revenue to hospitals from the pandemic to be $50.7 bil. per month or $202.6 bil. over the four-month period March 1 through June 30, 2020. Their estimates are based upon expected cancellations of patient services,...