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WATCH: Suburban Hospital Debuts Illinois' First Prescription Drug Vending Machine

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Video, Instymeds, MetroSouth Medical Center, Emergency Rooms, Hospital, Health Insurance, Medication, Blue Island, Chicago News

A suburban Chicago hospital will be the first in the state to host a new vending machine that offers 24-hour access to prescription drugs. The vend...

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The Startling Cost Of Food Allergies

Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Allergy, Food Allergies, Food Allergy Costs, Emergency Rooms, Emergency Room, Doctor Visits, Allergy Costs, Video, Food News

A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology calculates that doctor visits, hospital care and lost work days due to food al...

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Making Your Customers Wait Can Be An Advantage

Barry Moltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Waiting Room, Customer Service, Department of Motor Vehicles, Emergency Rooms, Business News
Barry Moltz

Some business experts believe that it's good to make customers wait. A line means that your service is in high demand and we feel special when we actually get in!

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California Emergency Room Waits Average 274 Minutes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Emergency Room Waits, California Emergency Rooms, California Health Care, Emergency Rooms, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Joanna Lin Patients visiting California emergency departments waited an average of four hours, 34 ...

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In Praise of Public Hospitals

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cosmetic Issues, Pediatrics, Laceration, Emergency Room, Time Physician, Stitches, Pediatric Emergency, Last Resort, Emergency Wards, Bad Rap, Private Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Emergency Rooms, Health, High Quality Care, Hospitals, Insurance Plan, Public Hospitals, Waiting Room, Private Insurance, Bellevue Hospital, Atrium, Private Hospital, New York News
Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD

Public hospitals have a bad rap. They're viewed by many as hospitals of last resort, and most patients with private insurance do anything to avoid them.

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FDA Considers Regulating Safety of Electronic Health Systems

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food and Drug Administration, Medical Reports, Injuries, Electronic Medical Records Systems, Regulation, Fda, Patients, Electronic Health Systems, Chuck Grassley, Emergency Rooms, Operating Rooms, Health Care, Kaiser Permanente, Electronic Medical Records, Charles Grassley, Hit, Geisinger Health System, Oversight, Stimulus, Paper, Testimony, It, Senate, Deaths, Hospitals, Software, Doctors, Health Information Technology, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Mayo Clinic, Politics News

By Fred Schulte and Emma SchwartzHuffington Post Investigative Fund Concerned about potential safety risks in health information technology, the U.S....

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New York Emergency Care

Crain's New York Business | Gale Scott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Emergency Department, New York Emergency Rooms, Emergency Rooms, Er, New York ER, New York Hospitals, New York Emergency Care, Emergency Health, New York News

A new national study shows that New Yorkers were waiting for hours to be seen by doctors even before the fear of H1N1 flu--and actual cases of the dis...

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Happy Holidays, New York.

Joan Malin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Rape, Holiday Season, George W. Bush, Pharmacies, Health Insurance, Rape Victims, Planned Parenthood, New York City, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Emergency Contraception, Health, Emergency Rooms, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Joan Malin

Thanks to one stroke of pen by George W. Bush, New Yorkers can no longer go to the Emergency Room and trust that a provider's sole motivation is to give the best care available.

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