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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
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By Ben Needles
 Try to picture a hospital scenario. When we think of nurses or medical practitioners we always think of them in their clean, white uniform. The medical profession is considered as the noblest profession and the people in these professions are said to be Gods angels as they give a new lease of life to ailing people and a relief to their physical miseries. God as though, they are acting on the message sends it out. Over the years, since Florence Nightingale, we now fondly refer to nurses as sisters.
But the stereotypical spotless, white uniforms are now a thing of the past. Along with the wide advances in technology and the cure of threatening diseases and illnesses, the medical uniforms have also undergone a change. Due to newer markets and even newer marketing gimmicks, colorful medical scrubs have replaced the traditional white hospital uniforms.
These new scrubs have given a new lease of life to hospitals. They now truly depict their role as life-givers. With various designs and styles now available you can choose the medical scrubs that you find suitable for your |
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Sunday, 09 November 2008 |
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By Denis Maine
 The medical industry has changed significantly over the past decade. One of the major changes is that many medical offices are moving from paper to electronic medical records. There are also a number of practice management software packages available to medical practitioners. This makes their lives easier, but what does it mean for patients? To understand the answer to that question, it is first important to understand what an electronic medical records system is.
Generally EMRs, electronic medical records, and EHRs, electronic health records, are synonymous. These systems keep track of medical information. These systems keep medical records stored in a central location so that they can be made available to pharmacies, specialists and other providers. What this means for the patient is that medical care is becoming more portable.
President Bush created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in 2004. This office was headed by David Brailer in the beginning. Brailer addressed interoperability issues and established a National Health Information Network (NHIN). Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) have been established under the ONC in many states |
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