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... The commidee's charge to this subcommittee was to examine the O-E information needs of primary care physicians and to develop a set of objectives and criteria for a national system to facilitate their access to a "single" information resource; to enhance the availability and visibility of a A second subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Physician Shortage, was formed to address the issue of ///ness From the Environment: Meeting the Growing Neec! for C/inica/ Services (in press)
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... The national network of cancer information centers was also examined as a mode' of system organization and administration, as were selected state information systems. Findings Physicians seeing patients with suspected O-E disease must obtain a quick response regarding causers)
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... Physicians frequently need expert advice about diagnostic methods and plans for medical management of persons exposed to hazardous substances. The information needed also includes hazardous substances produced by local industry, geographical patterns of relevant clinical illness, state and local governments' case reporting requirements, and other legal makers.
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... The geographically dispersed regional centers would provide the following: information to physicians, industry, and first responders; medical information to primary care providers on the best available estimates of health risks due to hazardous exposures; medical advice for clinical treatment in emergency or nonemergency instances; and resources for clinical data acquisition. The national coordinating center would establish the need and award the regional contracts, provide training, build and share information resources.
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  • useful tools
  • regional information
  • medical management
  • appropriate funds

  • data acquisition
  • control centers
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  • local industry
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  • industrial hygiene
  • care physician
  • diagnostic methods
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  • assess data

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  • substance information
  • information resources
  • share information


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