Allegiance Healthcare (1999) states "As health-care providers grapple with the complexities of Y2K readiness, there is an emerging concern about the uninterrupted availability of products to deliver care-. ... Equiptek's main focus was to ensure that computer compliance and customer supply needs were addressed before January 1, 2000. ... During this time period software, hardware, computer languages, and product capabilities were constantly changing. ... The first, Ben Lee, who is also the Y2K project director of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, says "there are 70 acres of buildi...

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The surgeons were plastics registrar and led by consultant. ... The evacuation unit was turned on and off, hose removed and replaced much to no avail and none of the staff had a solution. ... He then stated that he would proceed 'the old way which was far better and took away more smoke!' ... The feelings of concern were obvious to myself and others. The smoke evacuation unit would not have been used were there not some recommendation that showed it aided welfare of patient and staff. ...

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With increased exposure there is a correlating risk of radiation induced cancers, particularly leukemia. ... The results were that one hundred percent of the randomly audited imaging studies were categorized as of diagnostic quality in spite of poor adherence to radiation protection standards. ... (US Healthcare Costs) From a diagnostic imaging perspective, approximately 3.6 billion x-rays were performed worldwide. ... Research Question Is there a correlation between dose reduction techniques and image quality with current digital technology? ... The emphasis then must be on quality assuranc...

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There are a number of systemic failures; however, none is more fundamental and difficult to correct than the basic lack of human resources. There are simply not enough physicians to service the population's needs. ... In 1997, Congress capped the number of residency positions that were eligible for graduate medical education payments. ... How accurate were the COGME and GMENAC predictions? Most economists have concluded that these predictions were not accurate at all. ...

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Definition Currently there is no universally accepted definition of telemedicine. ... In the 1980's, federal funds for demonstration projects were eliminated and telemedicine essentially disappeared from the scene (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). ... Maddox (2002) observed there has been a marked proliferation of internet sites that provide information about diseases, diagnosis and treatment, disease prevention, health promotion, and individual health risk assessment and profiling services. ...

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