Biomedical subjects

M Heppner

Publications and source records attributed to M Heppner.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

Selecting a clinical system.

For more than three decades, health care information systems have built upon the administrative and financial information needs of the health care delivery organization. Industry analysts project that administrative and financial information systems will continue to be important to health care, but post-Y2K resources increasingly will fall on the purchase, installation and support of clinical documentation and reporting tools. This manuscript provides a brief overview of the electronic medical record (EMR), and identifies and explains the need for EMRs in health care. This article also provides strategies for medical group managers and information systems managers to successfully select and negotiate a contract for an electronic medical record.

Clinical Medicine↗

PubMed1988

[Etiology of pathogen-induced changes between the toes in patients working under moist conditions].

Referring to recent studies, we discuss the epidemiology of tinea pedis and its position within the range of polyetiological foot infections caused by microbial agents. 201 industrial workers used to wear rubber boots because of moist working conditions were examined with regard to their feet. 107 of them showed clinically altered toe web; in 45 cases, we found ringworm infection (22.4%), in correlation to increased daily wearing time of rubber boots. 85 workers showed colonization of pathogenic bacteria (42.4%), especially gram-negative species (25.8%). Frequently, mixed infections were found. The clinical picture not always allows definite conclusions as to the causal agents. The symptom "maceration" is seen in each of the 3 pathogenic groups of germs (fungi, gram-positive pathogenic cocci, gram-negative bacteria), frequently in bacterial foot infections, especially gram-negative infections. Marked clinical symptoms involve increased infection rates. The predisposing factors to foot infection such as interdigital maceration and the promoting role of rubber boots have been confirmed. The final diagnosis is to be reassured by cultural investigations, in order to set up a specific treatment.

Adult↗

PubMed1984

[New protective skin cream from hydrocarbon gel].

In a one-year study we tested the skin care and protective action of a new hydrocarbon gel. This gel is made of a two-component gel of petrolatum fractions in which the easily volatile and irritant white oils have been diminished. The gel contains no additives or perfumes and is therefore free of these allergens. The tests on different groups of "wet workers" ( gardeners and fish- sellers as well as workers in the fish preparation and canned-food industries) showed both objectively and subjectively good results.

Agriculture↗