Foot and mouth report recommends major changes to the lamb supply chain
...said, "Traceability, information exchange and cost efficiency are key tenets of modern supply-chain management. The outcome of this report demonstrates the need for policy makers to incorporate supply-chain thinking into future legislation and guidelines relating to animal movements if future epidemics are to ...Patients benefit when doctor uses computer, not paper, to write prescriptions
...re by improving work flow and efficiency and by reducing transcription... many cases, work flow accuracy and efficiency were actually enhanced." The study appears in a recent is...Electronic job aid to benefit healthcare workers and patients
...provement tools." She noted the need for increased efficiency in large environments like Grady, the largest receiving hospital in the Southeast. Welch and officials at Grady hope that MedEPSS ultimately will provide the healthcare industry with a new generation of performance support systems that are user-frie...Enzyme structure holds key to cocaine, heroin metabolism
...make changes in the enzyme that would increase its efficiency in detoxifying these agents," said Redinbo. "Now, knowledge of the crystal structure takes much of the guesswork out of identifying the most effective modifications." The military's idea is to inject its people with protective enzymes prior to battle...Study looks at the pros and cons of voice recognition
...y itself, but other technical problems that impede efficiency must be addressed," he says. Dr. Gross will present his study May 5 during the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting in San Diego....World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting May 30 - June 2 in Chicago
...g biodegradable surfactants; (2) improving product efficiency by using biologicals; and (3) selecting disinfectants that are environmentally preferable. (Claudio L. K. Lins, Johnson Diversey, Sanitation & Hygiene, Sturtevant, Wis., 262-631-4431, claudio.lins@jwp.com ) Organic functional group playing card dec...To contain health care costs, US must reduce error, modernize administration
...ident of The Commonwealth Fund, pointed to greater efficiency in the supply side of the health care system as th...costs put a premium on finding ways to improve the efficiency as well as the effectiveness of health care," said Davis. "The federal government pays $455 billion ...UCLA study reveals surgeon shortage
...-existent diseases, improving the organization and efficiency of systems, and providing consistently high-quality care."...WHO leader backs call to action for child survival programmes
...ons. This will require a two-pronged strategy. The efficiency of integrated health systems, based on the foundation of strong primary health-care, needs to be increased to provide preventive and curative services of adequate quality to a greater number of children. Mechanisms need to be put into place to better...New Commonwealth Fund analysis compares candidtes' health care reform proposals
.... Does it include provisions to reduce and improve efficiency in the administration of insurance or delivery of care? 7. Is it easy to administer or does it require a new and untried administrative structure? 8. Could the plan be phased-in over time? The report, Health Insurance Coverage Returns to th...Improved procurement could more than double availability of life-saving transplant organs
...o not donate. According to the study, OPOs have an efficiency rate of between 20 and 80 percent, with an average...mmy Thompson is calling for OPOs to increase their efficiency to 75 percent, a goal that Guadagnoli says is high, but may be possible. Other organ sources include...Patient-centered approach just what the doctor ordered for healthcare industry
..., effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency and equitability. Patient-centered access is such a concept," Berry adds. Implementing patient-centered access, Berry explains, requires embracing three principles: working at the high-end of expertise, aligning care with need and preference and ser...NIH funds two UCSD scientists to venture deep into human genome
...." Ren explained that his research will test the efficiency of a genome-wide location analysis approach that he developed, to discover all on-off gene expression switches in the human genome. The analysis combines DNA microarray technologies with a biochemical purification scheme which uses specific antibodi...Inconsistent guidelines lead to wide variation in chaperone use during Pap smears, U-M study finds
...ntly, 81 percent vs. 69 percent. "It's probably an efficiency issue," Rockwell says. "If you're doing a lot of Pap smears, you're good at it, you're efficient at it and you probably don't need someone to look over your shoulder." The researchers also found significant variation by region. Doctors in the South u...More doubts over value of defibrillators
... the second study, researchers calculated the cost efficiency of locating defibrillators in all major airports, railway stations, and bus stations across Scotland. They concluded that public place defibrillators exceed the commonly used cut-off levels for funding and represent poorer value for money than some a...Antibiotic use on swine farms increases efficiency, profits
... study says their use means significant production efficiency and a 9 percent boost in pork producer profits. Th...wth promotion have a positive impact on production efficiency and producer profitability," said principal investigator Gay Y. Miller, a professor of veterinary pa...One dose of 'designer' gene therapy may target specific body area
...that his results could improve the selectivity and efficiency of gene delivery to the cardiovascular system, which could also improve the safety of using it. Co-authors are Steve D. White, D. Phil.; Stuart A. Nicklin, Ph.D.; Hildegard Bning, Ph.D.; M. Julia Brosnan, Ph.D.; Kristen Leike; Emmanuel D. Papadakis, ...Blood transfusion poses CJD risk
...ed; the authors conclude that 'in view of the high efficiency of transmission of the BSE agent to primates by the intravenous route, the latter should be regarded as a likely route of contamination for vCJD patients with a medical history involving a transfusion during the period at risk. To avoid further conta...U.S. push for diesel poses risk to public health, scientists say
...o equivalent gasoline vehicles. Such improved fuel efficiency should result in lower emission of compounds that lead to the production of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. But, according to Jacobson, diesel does not provide a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions. Instead only a modest 5 to 15 percent de...Top medical and scientific societies commit to providing free access to research
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