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Emergency Communications during Healthcare Crises: Mutualink Whitepaper Presents Collaboration Solution for Preparedness
December 8, 2014Controlling epidemics such as Ebola is possible with current technology.
Read full articleOPINION: Torres’ 9-1-1 Bill Will Not Balance Privacy and Transparency
April 23, 2012Do you realize that if you call 9-1-1 and reveal to a dispatcher some private medical information about yourself that you could hear it replayed tomorrow on the news?
Read full article‘Is There a Doctor in the House?’
February 29, 2012“Is there a doctor in the house?” This popular phrase has been tossed around since at least the 1930s. We all know what it means: Someone nearby is having a medical emergency, and they may not have time to wait for paramedics to arrive. What does the 21st Century version of this call for help sound like? Perhaps, “Is there an AED in the house?”
Read full articleHIPAA Didn’t Kill the Radio Star
August 26, 2010The dawn of the age of HIPAA did not mark the demise of emergency medical dispatch (EMD) as we knew it. Nonetheless, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) did create some confusion regarding our traditional practices of communicating patient information over the radio airwaves.
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