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Why Publish Emergency Room wait times?

written by Jennifer Reynolds Here are 4 facts on why hospitals are increasingly marketing their ER wait times via text and other advertising vehicles. If you have an ED to promote, the evidence is overwhelmingly ...READ»

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Marketing Emergency Medical Services

ER Texting, Inc., a Miami-based healthcare technology company today announced the launch of its ER Texting services for hospitals nationwide. Using ER Texting, patients can send a text message to a dedicated number (4ER411) and ...READ»

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Infographic: Lack of Health Care vs. Terrorism, Which Kills More?

You'd be surprised at just how the numbers stack up.READ»

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Dr Sally St John The Instant Answer for LIFE!

Dr Sally St John : Author of The Truth Reflex: A Scientific Method to Access Intuitive Intelligence, Dr. Sally St. John has over 20 years of Muscle Testing experience and carries this message via seminars, TV, radio and ...READ»

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Dr Sally St John The Instant Answer for LIFE!

Dr Sally St John Website : 1.Truth Reflex (2001) -- proper muscle testing postures and procedures (c 2001, Sally StJohn) 2.Instant Answer (2004) -- succinct and logical system of asking the right question 3.Vantage Point (2008) -- ...READ»

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8 Medical iPhone Apps You Should Prescribe to Your Health-Care Professional

It's a safe bet that one of your doctors has an iPhone. But what you may not realize is that he or she is using it as part of your overall treatment. From reading APGAR scores to x-rays, there is a fascinating array of health-care ...READ»

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Major Issues Still Remain with Health Care Reform

While it sounded like a good plan to have health care reform on the go by Labor Day, the deadline came and went. What’s next? READ»

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Hospital Wait Times Delivered Via RSS Feeds

The Hospital Corporation of America's East Florida Division is using tech to "lure" patients into their emergency rooms--and are supposedly seeing success. The campaign began with electronic billboards that blasted ER wait ...READ»

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Video Conviction

I’m blasted daily with mega-numbers for the kazillion apps downloaded and new, improved ways to deliver TV to every screen on the planet.  But, I want to focus on a niche, Emergency Video. Grab your mobile, close your eyes ...READ»

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Could Real-Life Tricorder Inventions Combat the Next Pandemic?

Swine flu still rumbles on in the background, and it is still dangerous--but could two new inventions revealed this week give us Star Trek-like medical technology to help us combat future pandemics? Claims that scientists have ...READ»

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Francis Law Firm Takes Clear Stand on Controversial HB 903

Tony Francis, of the Orlando-based Francis Law Firm, is opposed to the Florida House Bill primarily because its repeal or veto is crucial to the rights of workers.READ»

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Francis Law Firm Opposes Florida House Bill 903

Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm is front and center against the controversial workers’ compensation bill, and he urges Governor Crist to veto it. There are some excellent reasons why.READ»

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NJ Medical Malpractice Lawyers Say Delayed Treatment Left Man Brain Damaged

Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Cerussi and Gunn, PC, represented a NJ man who suffered brain damage as a result of delayed treatment for a colloid cyst on his brain. The case resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for the plaintiff.READ»

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A Can of Tuna

Sam Rollins was uninsured and never thought much about it until he gouged his thumb opening a can of tuna.READ»

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Designing the Ambulance of the Future

After two years of work, the results of a project to imagine the ambulance of the future have been unveiled, and the results are exactly as gee-whiz, what-will-they-think-of-next as you hoped. Dubbed "Healthcare on the Move: ...READ»

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First Response Team: Disaster Relief Fund...pay it forward today !!!

Our fellow Americans in the Midwest need our help. This is a bigger disaster than Hurricane Katrina and will affect all of us at some point do to higher costs for corn which is a key ingredient for many things you buy at the store. ...READ»

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Life-and-Death Design

Good design is more than just a better-looking egg beater. In some cases, it's the difference between life and death.READ»

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Down the Up Staircase

A British TV series invites CEOs to leave their offices, head to the front lines, and find out what's going on at their companies. The results are eye-opening -- and millions are watching.READ»

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The Real Biohazards

We do face bioterrorism -- but the three threats we face aren't anthrax, smallpox, and pneumonic plague.READ»

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Microsoft Knows How to Operate - Fast

For one of the hardest-driving companies in the world's fastest-paced industry, there's no question that business is war.READ»

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Inova - Fast 50 2003

THINK FAST -- ACT FASTERREAD»