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Digital Divide Opens Up in Patient Use of Online Medical Records - iVillage - 0 views

  • That said, less than 10 percent of Americans appear to be using electronic medical records, with almost half saying they're not even clear if their doctor actually offers access, according to a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey of more than 2,000 American adults
  • blacks and Hispanics were only half as likely to sign up for personal health record access compared with white patients, the authors noted, and the wealthiest patients were 14 percent more likely to initiate personal health record use than the poorest patients.
  • Older patients, between the ages of 51 and 65, constituted the largest slice of the high-user group, they found, accounting for four in 10 among such patients.
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    Article regarding the disparity in use of online medical records.
Daniel Sprotte

How To Get The Best Medical Advice Online - Forbes.com - 0 views

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    Good site about medical advice
Peter Cali

iPhone in the Medical Community - 0 views

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    With thousands of doctors, nurses, and administrators, the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System depends on the latest mobile technologies to streamline its services and deliver better patient care. iPhone and state-of-the-art medical apps like AirStrip OB let Memorial Hermann physicians keep their fingers on patients' pulses even when they can't be at their bedsides. From Apple Hot News "feed://images.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss"
Morgan Diffenderfer

Government Concerns About Online Pharmacies - 0 views

  • Health Concerns Counterfeit Medication Pharmaceutical Industry Lobbying
  • including whether the patient has other health concerns which might be affected by a prescription drug.
  • some pharmacies have been known to sell expired or counterfeit medication
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  • . At present, while you can bring up to a 90 day supply of a medication with you on your person when you return from a foreign country, you may no longer import a controlled substance. Import by other means, such as by mail order, is no longer permitted, and any drug shipments that are detected will be seized at the border.
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    This will be interesting to include in my second paper.
Morgan Diffenderfer

DEA Diversion Control - Consumer Alert - 0 views

  • DEA Warning--Buying drugs online may be illegal and dangerous!
  • Federal law prohibits buying controlled substances such as narcotic pain relievers (e.g., OxyContin®, Vicodin ®), sedatives (e.g., Valium®, Xanax®, Ambien®), stimulants (e.g., phentermine, phendimetrazine, Adderall®, Ritalin®) and anabolic steroids (e.g., Winstrol®, Equipoise®) without a valid prescription from your doctor. This means there must be a real doctor-patient relationship, which by most state laws requires a physical examination. Prescriptions written by "cyber doctors" relying on online questionnaires are not legitimate under the law. Buying controlled substances online without a valid prescription may be punishable by imprisonment under Federal law. Often drugs ordered from rogue websites come from foreign countries. It is a felony to import drugs into the United States and ship to a non-DEA registrant. Buying drugs online may not be only illegal, but dangerous. The American Medical Association and state boards of medicine and pharmacy have all condemned the practice of cyber doctors issuing online prescriptions as unacceptable medical care. Drugs delivered by rogue websites may be the wrong drugs, adulterated or expired, the wrong dosage strength, or have no dosage directions or warnings.
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    This site talks about the DEA and it's warnings that the federal law prohibits buying controlled drugs online. Working in the pharmacy, I know that controlled substances are very addictive and this was interesting to see that it is actually a federal law that prohibits it!
Jake Lance

Online Medical Records - 0 views

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    The military and VA is using this type of software.
Morgan Diffenderfer

Prescription Drug Abuse - Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act - Goodhousekeeping.com - 1 views

  • the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 won final approval from both houses of Congress
  • The act — which will help regulate rogue online pharmacies where many kids purchase pills for illicit use — should soon be signed into law by President Bush.
  • Nearly one in five teenagers — that's 4.5 million — admit to abusing medications not prescribed to them, reports a 2005 study conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
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  • drugs have been easily available to kids surfing the Internet.
  • Case in point: In February 2001, Ryan Haight, an A student and star tennis player from Laguna Beach, CA, died of an accidental overdose of Vicodin, Valium, and a trace of morphine. A doctor prescribed these drugs over the Internet, and a pharmacist filled them online. The 18-year-old had never met either one face-to-face.
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    SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO
Morgan Diffenderfer

Drugs Sold Online, No Prescriptions Needed on RxList - 0 views

  • The analysis showed that fewer web sites are selling and promoting controlled substances than last year (361 vs. 581); in the new report, 206 sites were found to advertise drugs and 159 offered drugs for sale. However, only two are "legitimate" pharmacy sites, meaning they have received certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy as a Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site (VIPPS). To receive VIPPS accreditation, a pharmacy site must comply with the licensing and inspection requirements of their state and each state that they dispense prescriptions in.
  • Half of the sites that require prescriptions allowed faxed copies, creating a "significant opportunity for fraud." The drugs most frequently offered for sale were drugs such as Xanax and Valium, followed closely by opioid painkillers including hydrocodone (contained in drugs like Vicodin, Lortab), codeine, and oxycodone (contained in drugs such as OxyContin and Percocet). The number of sites offering stimulants for sale increased to levels not seen since 2004.
  • The report showed many sites do not require prescriptions: 85% of online pharmacy anchor sites did not require a prescription to buy controlled drugs. Of that group, 42% specifically said that no prescription was needed. 13% never mentioned a prescription. 45% offered an "online consultation." The study also shows that many sites get their drugs from overseas: Slightly less than a fourth of online pharmacy anchor sites said the drugs would ship from a U.S. pharmacy. 40% said they'd come from outside the U.S. 36% didn't say where the drug would be shipped from.
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  • In April, the U.S. Senate passed a bill controlling Internet trafficking of controlled prescription drugs. The bill calls for federal certification of online pharmacies and prohibits the delivery, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances online without a prescription issued by a practitioner who has conducted at least one in-person medical evaluation. The bill awaits House approval.
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    gives some statistics for users of online pharmacies
Morgan Diffenderfer

Pharmacy Online Lawyer - Overseas Pill Laws - 0 views

  • PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE PHARMACIES
  • LEGAL ACTIONS
  • The states’ attorneys general actions against online pharmacies all have been based on similar legal theories concerning violating state licensing laws and laws requiring doctors to prescribe only medications pursuant to bona fide physician-patient relationships[17].
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  • The FDA emphasizes the fact that purchasing drugs from Canada may be risky since federal officials cannot guarantee the imported drug’s safety and/or potency[49].
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    this site provides specific leagal issus associated with online pharmacies as well as states laws that specifically pertaing to online pharmacies.
Amy Hallmark

Physicians practice favors iTriage for patient communications upgrade - 0 views

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    on-the-go access to medical Care details, such as contact information, hours, mapping, quality reports, and facility capabilities.
Lynn Banister

ALS Study Shows Social Media's Value as Research Tool - 0 views

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    The Wall Street Journal published this article by Amy Marcus on Monday, April 25, 2011. By connecting patients who are suffering from ALS on Facebook, they are able to share information on treatments that work and those that do not. This particular study had to do with lithium.
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