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Lance Armstrong Calls On IT Industry In Fight Against Cancer
The area of medical records management, however, needs major changes, he said. Armstrong said that following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans last year, many evacuees with cancer arrived at their new destinations with no knowledge of their treatment history or ability to access their medical records. "Only 17% of doctor's offices have moved to paperless medical records," Armstrong said. "Ten years ago I didn't have the Internet or a cell phone. Let's think about what can happen in the next 10, 20, or 30 years." « Firefox Extension: So Many Videos, So Little Time | Main | Women IT Pros Still Earn Less, But Why? » |
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