You can receive Featurettes by e-mail daily, weekly or monthly by request. We can e-mail by your choice of topic or all stories as you may prefer. To make it even more convenient for editors to use our stories, NAPS has added an RSS syndication feed to our Web site. Simply hit the RSS button on our site for automated updates on available content. Please contact us to arrange to receive Featurettes in the format that works best for you at (800) 222-5551 or e-mail your request to us at printmedia@napsnet.com. We can provide Featurettes on CD-ROM or you can download it online at www.napsnet.com. Gary Lipton Media Relations Manager Phone: 1-(800)-222-5551 Fax: 1-(800)-990-4329 Web site: www. napsnet .com e-mail: printmedia@napsnet.com #2472 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 Searing Is Believing Health IT: What Everyone Should Know (NAPSA)—Each year, as many as 98,000 people die unnecessarily because of preventable medical errors. One-fifth of these errors are attributable to the lack of immediate access to patient health information. Fortunately, there may soon be a way to avoid these kinds of errors, in the process saving both lives and money. Congress is currently reviewing legislation that would enable the widespread adoption of health information technology (health IT). Health IT includes the creation of personal, portable health records— which can be accessed wherever decisions need to be made about a patient’s medical care. According to a Wall Street Journal poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans would take advantage of this technology to access their own medical records. And nearly three-quarters of respondents agree that patients could receive better care if doctors and researchers were able to share information more easily via electronic systems. Putting the technology into practice would improve overall efficiency, potentially saving consumers and health insurers $81 billion a year—through eliminating duplicate and unnecessary lab tests and radiology screenings, more-efficient use of health care professionals’ time, reduced expenditure on unnecessary drugs and other direct cost savings. Here are some other ways to look at that $81 billion in savings: Electronic access to health care records could improve efficiency of treatment. •$81 billion could more than double the level of annual U.S. public spending on all types of medical research. •$81 billion could pay for the direct medical treatment costs for all types of cancer in the U.S. •$81 billion translates to $670 per household per year. For the average family in America, this would represent 25 percent of their total annual out-of-pocket outlays for health care. In addition, with the benefits of improved health outcomes included, the total savings could be as much as $165 billion a year— enough to insure 37 million individuals, or more than three-quarters of all uninsured Americans. For additional information about health IT, visit the Web site at www.dividedwefail.com. To let your representatives know how you feel about this critical issue, visit www.senate.gov and www.house.gov. (NAPSA)—The excitement is electric for apartment and condo dwellers who love the taste of food cooked outdoors on a grill. A highperformance, condo-friendly electric grill has been created that performs like a gas grill but needs no propane. The secret of this electric grill, called the PowerChef, is an active cooking surface that reaches 650˚ F to lock in flavor and juices. The PowerChef is safe with no open flames, combustion, or volatile fumes. It’s also good for the environment as it has a fraction of the carbon footprint of gas grills and plugs into a standard electrical outlet. Just Plug It In—An electric grill that eliminates the hassles of gas grills. Buffalo Chicken Skewers •1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into 2-inch pieces) •1 stick of butter (cubed) •1 bottle hot sauce •1 tablespoon of honey •1 teaspoon of brown sugar •1 yellow onion Preheat PowerChef electric grill on medium/high heat. In saucepan, melt butter cubes and add brown sugar and honey while stirring over medium heat. After combining the butter and sugar mixture, add hot sauce to taste. Then cut the chicken and onion and add onto skewers. For more information, visit www.dimplex.com. Travel Tips From The Imaging Expert (NAPSA)—Wherever life takes you traveling, consider escaping from your photographic comfort zone and unleash the photographer within. Here are some tips from photography experts to help you make the most out of capturing the excitement and emotion from those memorable moments: Snap away: Not all pictures have to be posed...try creating your own camera show. Shoot candid shots to capture your family’s personalities and who they are at that exact moment. Years from now, you can look back at the photos and remember the memories. Be prepared and pack it up: Don’t forget to bring backup camera batteries or memory cards so you’ll never miss a shot. If your excursion takes you to the beach or poolside, use an underwater housing to capture the perfect cannonball or the crisp, clear colors of sea life from the ocean deep. Don’t have a backup memory card? No problem. With the Canon FS10 Flash Memory camcorder, you have the ability to record up to 8GB or five hours of internal memory. At the end of the day, you can download your information to a computer or laptop and start again from scratch. Don’t forget the family: The family travel portrait usually consists of a family standing in front of a landmark. In order to get everything in view, sometimes the family looks the size of a pea. The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH camera is great for capturing those hardto-get shots. With a 3.8x wideangle Optical Zoom lens, your composed shot will always be in view. Get a new perspective: Angles are a photographer’s best friend. Not all pictures need to be taken straight on. The Canon PowerShot A650 IS Digital camera is great for capturing images from any angle with its 2.5-inch LCD vari-angled screen. For example, if you have to shoot pictures that stretch way above your head or far below your knees, it can be easy with this feature. What’s more, if traveling solo, you no longer have to ask fellow tourists to take a picture of you. Simply set the selftimer, pose and say cheese. Later, you can view your images on the large LCD screen to see which ones you like best. Greetings from............: The Canon SELPHY CP770 compact photo printer is a carry-it-all solution for those looking for a small photo printer when they’re on the go. The paper used in the printing process does double duty as a postcard. You can print and send photos before you even get home. With these helpful imaging travel tips, you can tap into your creative spirit and capture great family vacation moments in a whole new way.
