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- 2/21/2012
Digital pen will facilitate entry of structured data into EMRs
With all the jokes about doctors’ poor handwriting, this news is intriguing: Nightingale Informatix, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services, and ExpeData, a software company, are launching Clinipen, an EMR-integrated digital writing solution. - 2/21/2012
Canada's poor infant mortality ranking misleading: study
Canada would rank higher in international child health indexes if measurements were standardized, according to a study by researchers from the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University, McGill University, the University of Calgary, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. - 2/21/2012
Poor handgrip tied to chronic disease
Handgrip strength appears to be more than a general indicator of muscle strength; it is significantly linked to chronic disease and multi-morbidity, according to researchers here. - 2/20/2012
Drummond report a mixed bag, say nursing groups
The good: He wants to expand the role of nurses, home care and increase enrollment at nursing schools. The bad: He wants to freeze your wages. - 2/20/2012
Privatizing hospitals could improve quality of care, report argues
MONTREAL _ Following Germany's example of privatizing some hospitals could result in improved quality of healthcare delivery in Canada without affecting universal access, according to an "Economic Note" published today by the Montreal Economic Institute. - 2/20/2012
New program relies on nurses, NPs to ease ER traffic
A new program to ease emergency room traffic while providing health care for people who have trouble finding a family doctor is coming to Brant Haldimand Norfolk.