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APCO: Plain-language communications are best |
February 13, 2006 Public-safety personnel should use plain-speech communications instead of the traditional 10-code languages currently used by most first-responder organizations, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) declared in a position statement released today.
Full Story: mrtmag.com/news/apco_plain_speech_021306/
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FDA announces new prescription drug information format to improve patient safety |
January 18, 2006 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unveiled a major revision to the format of prescription drug information, commonly called the package insert, to give healthcare professionals clear and concise prescribing information. In an effort to manage the risks of medication use and reduce medical errors, the newly designed package insert will provide the most up-to-date information in an easy-to-read format that draws physician and patient attention to the most important pieces of drug information before a product is prescribed. The new format will also make prescription information more accessible for use with electronic prescribing tools and other electronic information resources. |
Times journalist a master of detail |
January 10, 2006 David E. Rosenbaum was the kind of person who, without fail, would stop on the way home every Friday to buy a bouquet of flowers for his wife.
From: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/09/AR2006010901732.html?sub=AR
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New report on adult literacy levels, first since 1992, shows need for high school reform |
December 15, 2005 American adults can read a newspaper or magazine about as well as they could a decade ago, but have made significant strides in performing literacy tasks that involve computation, according to the first national study of adult literacy since 1992.
From: nces.ed.gov/naal/
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