Posted on February 28th, 2008 by Kele Ding
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2008) — Only about one-fifth of employed women and men are completely satisfied with the time they spend with their spouse and their children according to a recent study published in the Journal of Family Issues.
“Typically in past studies, full-time workers and parents tend to be more time pressured than those who [...]
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Posted on February 28th, 2008 by Kele Ding
28 Feb 2008
The world’s first Dental Tourism survey, carried out by RevaHealth.com, reveals high levels of satisfaction among the thousands of dental tourists questioned. Patients who had travelled abroad to receive treatment revealed an average satisfaction rating of 84%, along with an average cost saving of $6,400, or 60% of the cost of their treatment [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Kele Ding
Arizona Center For Education And Research On Therapeutics Launches PDA Version Of QT-Prolonging Drug Lists
22 Feb 2008
The Arizona Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (Arizona CERT) announced the launch of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-viewable version of their widely used database of drugs that prolong the QT interval and carry the risk of inducing [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Kele Ding
22 Feb 2008
E-mail access to one’s surgeon has can improve doctor-patient communication. Additionally, this seems to occur without affecting levels of patient satisfaction. This was reported on February 18, 2008 in Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
write the authors. E-mail has influenced industries worldwide, including banking and retail, but there has been minimal [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Kele Ding
21 Feb 2008
A highly innovative scheme to use mobile technology to obtain a patients weight has proved a great success in Hammersmith & Fulham PCT. The recent scheme found that by using iPLATO Patient Care Messaging to request a patient’s weight via text message, the patient’s medical record could be updated quickly and efficiently with [...]
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