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Peace to you !
As someone who has been leading Telemedicine for last 27 years and Patient Safety for around 21 years, I would like to comment on this post.
While we should definitely condemn this tragic incidence during a Teleconsultation, we should also remain cognizant that the conventional model of in person delivery of healthcare has huge patient safety issues. WHO says that around 10% of patients are harmed while in a Hospital due to preventable medical errors; 3rd leading cause of death in the US is due to preventable medical errors; diagnostic errors, which is the theme of WHO for this year, are to the tune of around 30-40%; infections in hospitals (in person visits) are also huge; etc.
Telemedicine reduces these preventable medical errors, albeit not completely so even during Teleconsultation we will still have some of the diagnostic errors, medication errors, etc which are already happening at an alarming level in the conventional in person model
Regards
Dr. Zaki
Digital Health. Patient Safety. Research. Leadership. Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed
CEO, Digital Care (Pak)
Director,
Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety (Pak)
Co Founder & CSO
AmanVentures (USA)
Advisor, TruDoc (KSA)
Director HealthTech,
Digitrends (UAE)
President, HQSAP
Convenor, Health Asia
Convenor, Digital Health Pakistan
Adjunct Professor, Digital Health, HSA
Secretary, Health Research Advisory Board
Visiting Professor, King Edward Medical University
Chairman, International Conference on Patient Safety
Founder, Institute of Innovation Leadership in Medicine & Management (IiLM)
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HIFA profile: Zakiuddin Ahmed is a strategist, healthcare entrepreneur, coach, mentor and a visionary physician leader who specializes in fostering collaborations to create socially beneficial & innovative solutions in Healthcare utilizing information technology with a Patient Centric Focus. His main areas of expertise include Digital Health, Patient Safety, Health esearch, & Healthcare Leadership. His leadership positions include: Adjunct Professor Digital Health, HSA; Managing Editor, Journal of Healthcare Quality & Safety; Editor, BMJ Open Quality Riphah Pakistan Edition; Secretary, Health Research Advisory Board; Founder & Executive Coach, Institute of Innovation Leadership in Medicine (IiLM); Chairman, International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS); Director, Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety; CEO, Digital Care; Country Representative, HIFA .
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