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Article: Southwest Medical Associates Launches New Portable Medical Record.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- February 23, 2009
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* Gives health care providers immediate access to their patients vital health information
* Includes advance directive for patients who cannot make decisions due to illness or incapacity
* Available to UnitedHealthcare of Nevada health plan customers who receive care at Southwest Medical Associates facilities
LAS VEGAS -- Southwest Medical Associates (SMA), a Las Vegas-based medical group practice affiliated with UnitedHealthcare, introduced a portable medical record (PMR) designed to give health care providers immediate access to their patients' health care information.
The PMR is a compact disc that - instead of containing the data on ...