Most Doctors Aren’t Using Electronic Health Records

• "Doctors who use electronic health records say overwhelmingly that such records have helped improve the quality and timeliness of care. Yet fewer than one in five of the nation’s doctors has started using such records."

• Large doctors offices (>50 doctors) have the highest adoption rate of electronic records (50.5%)

• Estimated cost per MD of adopting electronic records: $15,000 to $20,000

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/technology

Tips from the Oral Cancer Foundation

• High levels of stress can actually affect how quickly a cancer progresses.
  

• Studies show that if we all got the screenings we need, the five-year survival rate for most major cancers would jump to 95 percent

• If you exercise, not only might you lose weight, you can cut your risk of colorectal cancer in half and breast cancer by a third.
  

Source: www.oralcancerfoundation.org

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