Articles: pandemics.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan's pediatric healthcare system faced its most severe shortage of pediatric residents in history. This review investigates the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to this shortage. Between 2020 and 2023, the recruitment rate of pediatric residents dropped by 27.3%, increasing workloads for attending pediatricians and may worsening health outcomes for pediatric patients. ⋯ Systemic recommendations include increasing health expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic production (GDP) and amending the NHI Act to eliminate the global budget payment system. Managing the resulting increase in financial responsibility could involve raising tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. Implementing these measures could strengthen the pediatric healthcare system and prevent a collapse of pediatric inpatient care.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Nov 2024
Multicenter StudyRelationship between GPS-based community mobility data and orthopedic trauma admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria: a multicenter analysis.
The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between mobility patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and orthopedic trauma patients in Austria. Utilizing global positioning system (GPS)-based mobility data, the attempt was to assess both the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on reducing orthopedic trauma patients and the degree of compliance to the imposed movement restrictions. ⋯ Analyses of GPS-based mobility patterns show a correlation with trauma patient numbers. These findings can be used to develop prediction models, leading to better resource planning and public health policy, enhancing patient care and cost-effectiveness, especially in the event of future pandemics. Furthermore, the results suggest that compliance to mobility restrictions decreased over time during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in increased mobility and trauma patients.