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Discussion of Existing Information Systems
Pages 10-15

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... DISCUSSION OF EXISTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS The subcommittee reviewed and discussed a number of the major existing national medical information resources to consider whether any of them met the criteria for the national system outlined above. The two entities with operation characteristics similar to the O-E system 10
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... PCC information services are generally available both to health care professionals and to the public. The formation of the American Association of Poison Control Centers led to the creation of standards for accreditation of centers and personnel2 and a national data collection system.3 Though most PCCs are sponsored and staffed by hospitals, there is a network of regional PCCs.
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... 4) The wide distribution of PCCs allows them to provide information that takes into account factors such as local industry, state and local laws, and local health care resources, an important quality for the proposed system.
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... Accommodating the broader and more complex issues of O-E medicine would require additional staff' including appropriately trained physicians, toxicologists, clinical pharmacologists, industrial hygienists, and epidemiologists.72 Specialized protocols for responding to inquiries about O-E health makers would be needed.~3 2) Most PCCs do not generate revenue for their supporting organizations.
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... recognized the need for specialized cancer information services and in 1975 began developing a network of regional Cancer Information Centers. A comprehensive review of the history, structure, and function of the national Cancer Information Service (CIS)
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... When problems are encountered, the national office takes corrective action, up to and including the redirection of 800-number inquiries away from a particular center pending resolution of the problems. On occasion, CIS centers have provided O-E health information, such as a recent response protocol and printed materials regarding the cancer risk associated with asbestos in the home and workplace.
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