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Surgeons in training are using virtual reality technology and computerized simulations to practice procedures on machines before testing their skills on people. One company, High Techsplanations, has developed a series of simulations using a combination of virtual reality images of the human body and small motors which duplicate the resistance of human flesh. The devices will also save money over traditional testing and training procedures, as the computers now cost approximately $35,000.
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A sophisticated telecommunications system allows physicians at Yakima Valley Radiologists P.C. to interpret images transmitted from Prosser Memorial Hospital, one of six central Washington hospitals served by the practice. The teleconferencing link, which uses a T-1 communications line capable of transmitting 1.5 million bps, provides images of such high resolution that Yakima Valley's radiologists can provide services equivalent to those that they could provide in person.
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Doctors in group practices are often in too great a hurry to merge with other physician groups. These mergers occasionally do not work because the practice styles of the groups are too divergent. Practice groups that have common styles are often the most successful. Groups should seek like groups in the areas of demographics, age, business orientation and personalities.
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