Creating Your Own Medical Record

by Leonard Achan RN, MA, ANP Many people are skeptical about the new push for electronic medical records (EMRs). While many companies like Google are making it easy and appealing for patients to transfer all of their documents onto their secure sites, it seems almost impossible to fully trust them with your most valuable medical information. The [...]

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Green Hospitals: How does it impact you?

By J.D’Abbraccio RN, MSN The “Green” movement in hospitals has taken finally taken momentum in the United States. More and more hospitals are starting to understand the long term impact of going green. Why is that important? Did you know that the U.S. health care sector accounts for almost one tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions? A [...]

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Can I have your email address doctor?

by J. D’Abbraccio RN, MSN Do you have an email address? Chances are that your doctor has one too. Have you ever asked your doctor for their email address? Could you email your doctor right now if you wanted to? The answer is probably not. The truth is that most doctors are not interested in email [...]

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