Electronic health records, after-hours care lag in US primary care practices

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A study reveals that the United States lags behind other developed nations including the Netherlands and Australia in using electronic health records and providing after-hours care, especially in the primary care setting. Although high cost is stated to be the prohibitive factor for conversion to information technology and improved patient care, legislation is likely to be introduced in 2007 to enhance the adoption of nationwide interoperable electronic health system.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), General services, Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Reports, Health care industry, Technology application, Company systems management, Information management, Electronic records

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Emergency department overcrowding gives ambulances the runaround

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Hospital emergency departments overstressed due to continuous overflow of patients often need to divert ambulances transporting other patients to different facilities and this is viewed as a by-product of the many-faceted problems facing health care delivery. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), estimated that from 1992 to 2003, emergency department visits have risen 26%, going from 90.3 million to 113.0 million.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Outpatient Care Facilities, Outpatient Care Centers, Management dynamics, Management, Forecasts and trends, Ambulatory care facilities, Emergency medical services, Market trend/market analysis, Company business management, Clinics

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As West Nile virus season heats up, blood safety testing lags behind

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The discovery in 2002 that West Nile virus can be transmitted via blood prompted two companies to begin developing a blood test for the virus that can be used by blood banks. Both companies say they will have a test ready by July 1, 2003. However, the death of two birds from West Nile virus in March, 2003 signals the beginning of the West Nile virus season.

Product development, Switzerland, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, Blood Test Procedures, Pharmaceutical industry, Prevention, Biological products industry, West Nile fever, Chiron Corp., CHIR, Roche Holding Ltd., Diagnostic reagents industry, Blood tests, Gen-Probe Inc., GPRO

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