NurseRatchet
12-19-02, 16:53
Link to Emergency Net News (http://www.emergency.com/ennday.htm)
New York State Plans To Alert Doctors In Case Of Terror Attacks
ALBANY, NEW YORK: The state health commissioner is to announce on Thursday that New York State plans to create the first statewide alert system intended to inform every practicing physician in the state of suspected biological and chemical terrorist attacks and other public health emergencies. The new system, known as the New York State Physicians Intranet, will use e-mail and a Web site to inform doctors across the state of possible terrorist attacks within minutes of an event being reported to the State Health Department. It will also provide information on how to deal with medical emergencies like an infectious disease outbreak or a chemical attack.
Gerald Imber of World Medical Leaders, the company that will run the alert system, said a $1.8 million, two-year contract will allow the state to use the company's Web site for emergency bulletins. The state currently has no way to contact doctors directly with such speed. The system will work through the company's existing medical education Web site and will send an electronic message to its subscribers within minutes, and in about an hour can have live Web casts to inform doctors of emergencies.
The Web site, www.wml.com, which has about 141,000 subscribers nationwide, Dr. Imber said, has Web video instruction for doctors on various health topics. Under the agreement with the state, each doctor would get free access to the site, which normally costs $300 a year. In a statement released on Wednesday, Antonia Novello, the state health commissioner, said that the new system would help doctors deal with threats more effectively.
EmergencyNet News' Managing editor Steve Macko said that ERRI has been providing news, terrorism threat assessments, educational, reference and analysis services here on Emergency.com since 1995...for free...and as a public service to the emergency, medical, military, and intelligence community. "We have always done our best to 'give something back' and provide as many free services as we could possibly afford to the men and women who protect, serve, treat, and defend those who believe in freedom and democracy," Macko said.
"Given the current state of economic affairs, the substantial costs of running this website, and decreased advertising sales on our site...however...we must reassess the level of these services that we can continue to provide at no cost during the first quarter of 2003," Macko added. He also said that EmergencyNet News provides an expanded news/analysis delivery and alert subscription service for individuals, local/county/state/national and international governmental units, and corporate organizations. Discounted multi-node subscriptions can be negotiated. Please see: http://www.emergency.com/ennpage.htm
New York State Plans To Alert Doctors In Case Of Terror Attacks
ALBANY, NEW YORK: The state health commissioner is to announce on Thursday that New York State plans to create the first statewide alert system intended to inform every practicing physician in the state of suspected biological and chemical terrorist attacks and other public health emergencies. The new system, known as the New York State Physicians Intranet, will use e-mail and a Web site to inform doctors across the state of possible terrorist attacks within minutes of an event being reported to the State Health Department. It will also provide information on how to deal with medical emergencies like an infectious disease outbreak or a chemical attack.
Gerald Imber of World Medical Leaders, the company that will run the alert system, said a $1.8 million, two-year contract will allow the state to use the company's Web site for emergency bulletins. The state currently has no way to contact doctors directly with such speed. The system will work through the company's existing medical education Web site and will send an electronic message to its subscribers within minutes, and in about an hour can have live Web casts to inform doctors of emergencies.
The Web site, www.wml.com, which has about 141,000 subscribers nationwide, Dr. Imber said, has Web video instruction for doctors on various health topics. Under the agreement with the state, each doctor would get free access to the site, which normally costs $300 a year. In a statement released on Wednesday, Antonia Novello, the state health commissioner, said that the new system would help doctors deal with threats more effectively.
EmergencyNet News' Managing editor Steve Macko said that ERRI has been providing news, terrorism threat assessments, educational, reference and analysis services here on Emergency.com since 1995...for free...and as a public service to the emergency, medical, military, and intelligence community. "We have always done our best to 'give something back' and provide as many free services as we could possibly afford to the men and women who protect, serve, treat, and defend those who believe in freedom and democracy," Macko said.
"Given the current state of economic affairs, the substantial costs of running this website, and decreased advertising sales on our site...however...we must reassess the level of these services that we can continue to provide at no cost during the first quarter of 2003," Macko added. He also said that EmergencyNet News provides an expanded news/analysis delivery and alert subscription service for individuals, local/county/state/national and international governmental units, and corporate organizations. Discounted multi-node subscriptions can be negotiated. Please see: http://www.emergency.com/ennpage.htm