Telemedicine—the delivery of medical services through electronic means of communication—is potentially transformative, mitigating transportation problems, bringing care to rural communities and decreasing waiting times and medical costs. But its adoption in Latin America has been slow. Insufficient communication infrastructure and status quo biases, among other factors, … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and the Rise of Telemedicine
María Patricia González
María Patricia González is a research assistant in the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. Her work focuses on the use of new technologies in the health sector. A native of Nicaragua, she holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Rochester, NY, and a Master’s in Economics and Public Policy from Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile.