Northwestern Memorial named among '100 Most Wired Hospitals' for sixth consecutive year
...medication orders, dispensing, administration, and charging processes, and improve care coordination with timely access to medication orders and administration records. The EHR also integrates medical records throughout the organization and provides availability of medical documentation at the time care is r...Launch milestone achieved: Last-ever look at CryoSat
...ct with the satellite can be established and start charging the battery. Additional electrical tests will follow and a launch rehearsal will take place on 5 October. The Rockot launcher will then be fuelled ready for launch on 8 October....Free HIV tests cheaper than charging when goal is preventing AIDS
Offering free HIV tests instead of charging a small fee is more cost-effective at preventing HIV infections and draws in three times as many people for testing, according to a Duke University Medical Center study conducted in Tanzania. The Duke researchers provided free HIV tests and counseli...Indoor air purifiers that produce even small amounts of ozone may be risky for health
...ain widely used ionic air purifiers, which work by charging airborne particles and electrostatically attracting them to metal electrodes, emit ozone as a byproduct of ionization. Depending on the design, some ionic purifiers emit a few milligrams of ozone per hour, which is roughly equal to the amount emitted...Federal government needs to take closer look at assisted living facilities
...ed in 11,500 ALFs in 1998. The industry reported charging an average monthly fee of $2,627 for private units in 2006, although this figure varies widely depending on the size of the unit, services provided and location. By 2020, the number of elderly Americans needing long-term residential care is expecte...U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
...nsurance by abandoning the old-fashioned system of charging everyone the same, says a team of University of Michigan and Harvard University researchers in a new paper published online today in the journal Health Affairs. Instead, companies should tailor their plans so that people who can get the most bene...In presence of fragrant cleaning products, air purifiers that emit ozone can dirty the air
...s emit ozone as a byproduct of ionization used for charging airborne particles and electrostatically attracting them to metal electrodes. Ozonolysis purifiers emit ozone at higher levels on purpose with the ostensible goal of oxidizing volatile organic compounds in the air. This research appeared online thi...Split the difference: Pill-splitting study looks at cost-saving step that could be used by millions
...ure their benefits to encourage pill-splitting, by charging lower co-pays to patients who buy high-dose pills they intend to split. Patients have been splitting pills on their own for years. Some do it without their doctors knowledge, to try to save money. But others do it with help from physicians who writ...