Web technology: coming soon to a hospital near you

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The World Wide Web is fast becoming a valuable tool for disseminating and unifying records and information in hospitals. Clinical information systems in hospitals are usually scattered and incompatible; the Web allows medical practitioners to unify and update patient records. Children's Hospital in Boston, MA, currently uses the Web for on-line patient monitoring, while physicians at Regenstreif Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN, use a Web-enabled record system to access patient information at any time.

Telecommunications systems, Medical records

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New Jersey hospital makes babies Web celebrities

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Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ has introduced a World Wide Web information service informing parents and relatives of the vital statistics of newborn babies that have been delivered at the hospital. Pictures of the newborns can be called up on the Web site to which congratulatory messages can be sent by friends and relatives from around the world. Hospital officials say that the site generates about 1,500 hits per month.

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