The US is facing a shortage of healthcare medical providers and nurses, and one of the possible solutions to this problem might be involving international healthcare professionals. I think that this will be considered an ethical solution if several conditions are admitted. First, international medical providers should meet the healthcare standards of the US. Different countries might have varying approaches to patient care, health procedures, and more (Hussein et al., 2021). Thus, it could be suggested to check the ethical and professional competencies of the medical providers before involving them in work.
Telemedicine and electronic communication might be the solution when it comes to the shortage of professionals; however, it has its own benefits and risks. Such an approach’s benefits are accessibility and mobility of medical services. For example, if the healthcare professional is far away from the patient, they may use means of telecommunication to provide a diagnosis or treatment. Nevertheless, the risk is that such kind of communication lacks physical contact, and it might pose difficulties for the medical server to adequately analyze the patient’s situation.
In the conditions of telemedicine and electronic communication, the healthcare professional is required to have certain skills. First, they should be well acquainted with the relevant technologies because, without enough competency in technology, the work process will be slowed down or even spoiled. Next, the medical professional should understand how to communicate effectively when using technology (Baksheev et al., 2020). They should know what factors they need to pay attention to more since now it is not possible to accomplish many actions that were possible to do in face-to-face interaction. It would be beneficial if, before implementing these methods, healthcare professionals first undergo special training.
References
Baksheev, A., Turchina, Z., Sharova, O., Galaktionova, M., Chesnokova, L., & Rukavitsyna, E. (2020). Innovations in medicine: features of regulation and prospects for the development of telemedicine.Revista Inclusiones, 7, 447-459. Web.
Hussein, M., Pavlova, M., Ghalwash, M., & Groot, W. (2021). The impact of hospital accreditation on the quality of healthcare: a systematic literature review. BMC health services research, 21(1), 1-12.