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The Corona Virus- Perspectives March 22, 2020The Corona Virus By Sarkis Joe Khoury Ph.D.
The Internationalism of corporate activities (production facilities overseas operating at lower cost than the domestic ones), out-sourcing activities and the diversification of the supply chain was the vogue in the last decades of the 20th century. Now is the time for AN awakening as we find out that a Virus can quickly become multinational, and the supplies necessary for its solutions are primarily based in China (the country that generated the virus) to include masks and basic medicines like antibiotics. America must become pharmaceutical independent just like it did with oil using many strategies to include fracking.The process FOR A NATIONAL FOCUS started by the TRUMP administration is now more relevant than ever: produce in America and buy American. It has been referred to as Nationalism, Xenophobia, white nationalism, extreme nationalism and isolationism, among other designations. But President Trump is having the last laugh. China has been exposed as duplicitous (indeed deceptive) in terms of sharing information in a timely manner, and as a critical supplier for all essential medical ingredients for treatment and for recovery. Thousands have died in many countries, including the United States. We were caught unprepared for the deadly avalanche. This cannot happen again.This is what must happen now:1- Many of thedrug research and discovery protocols and budgets must be drastically revised. Even the requirements that treatment using new discoveries be done first on animals must be scratched when the circumstances are extreme. The Budgets of the CDC and NIH have seen a dramatic increase by $8.3 billion. More is needed. 2- All kinds of subsidies must be provided to all types of businesses and immediately. Skills and usable economic structures and tools will wither otherwise3- The United States must require chemical and drug producers to come home especially when it comes to basic drugs and the raw materials for producing them. This will increase the economic growth of the United States and make it far less dependent should another crisis emerge.4- Deal with the compensation issue. The United States must demand compensation from the Chinese government that holds massive US bonds, about one trillion dollars (16.7% of US Bills, notes and bonds held by foreign governments), and massive international reserves two thirds of which are denominated in US dollars. These reserves are estimated to be well over $3 trillion. The ultimate irony as a result of the unrestricted two trillion dollar stimulus bill is that the United States will be borrowing massive amounts of money to support companies in the United States that are owned by the Chinese government while China holds massive dollar reserves. This must not happen.There are many options the US must consider in finding a way to recover the estimated cost of the Corona virus to the United States which can easily reach $3 trillion. Internationalism may have decreased the price of toys, trinkets, all types of cheap electronics, and even the price of mobile phones and numerous other products produced in China. Somehow that excused China to steal American technology and often use slave labor to achieve its production advantage. The world has discovered the fragility, even the stupidity, of such an international arrangement. The security of the American people is clearly at stake. Relying on essentially hostile countries like China, is dangerous to the health, the military and the economic security of the United States. Multinationalism trades permanent ownership and the independence of the economy of a country for the permanency of dependence. In the process the national will is subverted.The old strategic concept (“produce in China, it is cheaper”) has harmed the security posture of the United States. The howling protests by the political left designating any criticism of China as “racist” have become a nuisance devoid of facts and evidence and seriously anti American. The left could demonstrate, instead, their commitment to the national good by finding a way to provide, at least, the masks that their follow Americans need NOW.The transformation of health care delivery and protection systems, the international relations frameworks, the economic foundations of nations, the social interaction conventions, the political system, and the military strategies and assumptions in America will continue. The lessons learned from this virus will serve America well for a long time to come. It must set the policy makers on anew course.Another ominous lesson from the virus for rogue nations is the use of chemical weapons and viruses to destroy the economies of the West. The united States must become more vigilant than ever to protect its interests and people.This Virus may end up having a negative net cost in the long run for the United States if all the lessons from it have indeed been learned and acted upon.We pray in the meantime for the dead while saluting our health care professionals and the current political leadership of the United States.
The Corona Virus - Perspectives March 22, 2020 By Dr Joe Sarkis Khoury Ph.D. https://www.drjoethecritic.com/the-corona-virus-perspectives/
The Internationalism of corporate activities (production facilities overseas operating at lower cost than the domestic ones), out-sourcing activities and the diversification of the supply chain was the vogue in the last decades of the 20th century. Now is the time for AN awakening as we find out that a Virus can quickly become multinational, and the supplies necessary for its solutions are primarily based in China (the country that generated the virus) to include masks and basic medicines like antibiotics. America must become pharmaceutical independent just like it did with oil using many strategies to include fracking.
The process FOR A NATIONAL FOCUS started by the TRUMP administration is now more relevant than ever: produce in America and buy American. It has been referred to as Nationalism, Xenophobia, white nationalism, extreme nationalism and isolationism, among other designations. But President Trump is having the last laugh. China has been exposed as duplicitous (indeed deceptive) in terms of sharing information in a timely manner, and as a critical supplier for all essential medical ingredients for treatment and for recovery. Thousands have died in many countries, including the United States. We were caught unprepared for the deadly avalanche. This cannot happen again.
This is what must happen now: 1- Many of the drug research and discovery protocols and budgets must be drastically revised. Even the requirements that treatment using new discoveries be done first on animals must be scratched when the circumstances are extreme. The Budgets of the CDC and NIH have seen a dramatic increase by $8.3 billion. More is needed. 2- All kinds of subsidies must be provided to all types of businesses and immediately. Skills and usable economic structures and tools will wither otherwise 3- The United States must require chemical and drug producers to come home especially when it comes to basic drugs and the raw materials for producing them. This will increase the economic growth of the United States and make it far less dependent should another crisis emerge. 4- Deal with the compensation issue. The United States must demand compensation from the Chinese government that holds massive US bonds, about one trillion dollars (16.7% of US Bills, notes and bonds held by foreign governments), and massive international reserves two thirds of which are denominated in US dollars. These reserves are estimated to be well over $3 trillion. The ultimate irony as a result of the unrestricted two trillion dollar stimulus bill is that the United States will be borrowing massive amounts of money to support companies in the United States that are owned by the Chinese government while China holds massive dollar reserves. This must not happen.
There are many options the US must consider in finding a way to recover the estimated cost of the Corona virus to the United States which can easily reach $3 trillion.
Internationalism may have decreased the price of toys, trinkets, all types of cheap electronics, and even the price of mobile phones and numerous other products produced in China. Somehow that excused China to steal American technology and often use slave labor to achieve its production advantage. The world has discovered the fragility, even the stupidity, of such an international arrangement.
The security of the American people is clearly at stake. Relying on essentially hostile countries like China, is dangerous to the health, the military and the economic security of the United States. Multinationalism trades permanent ownership and the independence of the economy of a country for the permanency of dependence. In the process the national will is subverted.
The old strategic concept (“produce in China, it is cheaper”) has harmed the security posture of the United States. The howling protests by the political left designating any criticism of China as “racist” have become a nuisance devoid of facts and evidence and seriously anti American. The left could demonstrate, instead, their commitment to the national good by finding a way to provide, at least, the masks that their follow Americans need NOW.
The transformation of health care delivery and protection systems, the international relations frameworks, the economic foundations of nations, the social interaction conventions, the political system, and the military strategies and assumptions in America will continue. The lessons learned from this virus will serve America well for a long time to come. It must set the policy makers on a new course.
Another ominous lesson from the virus for rogue nations is the use of chemical weapons and viruses to destroy the economies of the West. The united States must become more vigilant than ever to protect its interests and people.
This Virus may end up having a negative net cost in the long run for the United States if all the lessons from it have indeed been learned and acted upon.
We pray in the meantime for the dead while saluting our health care professionals and the current political leadership of the United States.
Sarkis Khoury: How-To respond Guide on the Doctor-Patient Reviews Dichotomy & HIPAA Patient Privacy Rules -- How should Physicians respond to online patient reviews or comments? The only right answer: "You don't!"--
https://virtualu.net/2019/09/13/how-to-respond-guide-on-the-doctor-patient-reviews-dichotomy-hipaa-patient-privacy-laws/
-- If you do, you can quickly, easily and inadvertently reveal patient information when responding online without first consulting HIPAA patient privacy guidelines, your lawyer and your reputation management company. In most cases, your response cannot be removed once posted. This professional advice from VirtualU comes from the inventor of reputation management and 30 years experience handling 1000's of successful online reputation actions. If you consider leaving a properly compliant response on the Internet, please contact us first.
What would be the purpose of your response? How would you know the response of the reviewer, Yelp or a Judge? This would be similar to showing a customer around your office and the customer wanting to or being forced to see your dirty laundry. In the search results, the negatives would be above the fold, and visible in Google without even clicking on anything. A hundred percent of online customers would see the dirty laundry; unless they are blind. Nothing looks worse than a doctor arguing with a patient online. Furthermore, as soon as you respond to a comment, the website will likely consider the customer review valid; just because you replied to it. And, limit your options of the review to be taken down later.
The Dichotomy of Doctor Reviews Sites & HIPAA Patient Privacy laws:
Because of the inherent dichotomy in the Terms and Conditions of most websites and the HIPAA "guidelines". Most reviews sites require a reviewer to be an existing customer; yet the Doctor is not allowed to confirm that it's a real customer. 84% of consumers turn to review sites to find a doctor. Fewer than one in five have a process for dealing with bad reviews, even though more than 80% of providers are concerned about the damage reviews can cause. Dr. Jay Calvert, the President of the Rhinoplasty Society has a blog on the issue pointing out "there is over 30 doctor reviews sites and none verify the reviewers by any certainty".
Patient data includes anything that someone can use to identify a patient, including the individual’s bio-metrics: Name, Email address, Phone number, Birthday, Appointment dates/times, Test results, Diagnoses, Don’t acknowledge whether the reviewer has ever been a patient. Focus on general office policies. Use generic language whenever possible.
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Doctors need to be very cautious if they plan to respond to patients’ online reviews. The simple act of admitting that Ms. Jones is your patient publicly violates the HIPAA Privacy rule, and some physicians have been penalized, terminated or a lawsuit may result. VirtualU has the proven case study solutions for removing inappropriate reviews, properly responding to reviews and use of comment boxes, 3rd party verification of reviewers, 3rd party checking for legality and privacy policy of each site and 3rd party take down requests. Our new DoctorU Reputation Computer also comes pre-installed with a reviews management application so that customers can leave reviews for you, on the sites you want them to, right from your office.
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Why are all websites online when searching for "how should a doctor respond to reviews" are giving you inherently wrong and inherently negative leading advice on "how" to respond to a patient review; and not considering the dozens of other options you have beforehand?? The news reports from major media outlets, the doctor reputation management companies, and industry analysts are giving you the wrong and bad advice that could immediately turn into a lawsuit. Then, between the lawsuit appearing in Google and the 1 star Yelp, you eventually lose all your customers. VirtualU does have solutions to get you out of this online situation and get you back in business, but lets just say you may have to move to another state to start a new business. Have an experienced VirtualU guru perform a free deep web search, reputation analysis of your name or company and provide you a solution to proper reputation protection, removal options, reviews management and search engine optimization. Better yet, call another reputation management company for their advice, and then call us.
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Interview with Dr Sarkis Khoury and the leader of the conservative movement in Europe Nigel Farage - a member of the European Parliament and a recognized leader of the Brexit movement. https://youtube.com/watch?v=iQD3boa1x6U
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Sarkis Khoury is a former UCR professor and author. Sarkis Khoury holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Sarkis Khoury is currently a Professor of Finance and International Finance at the University of California, Riverside. He also serves as the Executive Director of International Programs at the Anderson Graduate School of Business. Dr. Khoury, who has authored or edited 23 books and monographs on a wide variety of financial and economic issues and written numerous articles for leading journals in the United States, is a noted lecturer on the international scene.
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Sarkis Khoury is a former UCR professor and author. Sarkis Khoury holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Sarkis Khoury is currently a Professor of Finance and International Finance at the University of California, Riverside. He also serves as the Executive Director of International Programs at the Anderson Graduate School of Business. Dr. Khoury, who has authored or edited 23 books and monographs on a wide variety of financial and economic issues and written numerous articles for leading journals in the United States, is a noted lecturer on the international scene.