With new software, medical histories can be kept at home

Posted by grouch on Jul 24, 2006 3:07 PM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer; By Erika Engelhaupt 		Mail this story
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's free software makes maintaining records easier. This could be vital in an emergency.
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"After Hurricane Isabel [in 2003], we had cancer patients who didn't know what chemotherapy drugs they were on," said Nancy Davenport-Ennis, chief executive officer of the Patient Advocate Foundation, a nonprofit based in Newport News, Va.

[It is not clear from the article whether this vital software is Free (Libre) or merely free (gratis). Could someone track this down, please? -- grouch]

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