Comments on: City Approves Participation in “Smart 911″ http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/21/city-approves-participation-in-smart-911/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: DecaturCyn http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/21/city-approves-participation-in-smart-911/#comment-189233 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22318#comment-189233 That’s a really terrific idea, and it illustrates (through a simple voluntary initiative) how valuable electronic medical records can be.

This seems like the high-tech equivalent of the Vial of Life program that’s popular among older adults. In that program, seniors fill out forms about medical conditions, prescriptions, and allergies and place them in a specially marked vial in the refrigerator. A sticker on the front door of the home indicates that there’s a Vial of Life inside.

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/21/city-approves-participation-in-smart-911/#comment-189161 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:41:50 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22318#comment-189161 Apologies, Ms. Arnold cleared this up for me this morning. It’ll cost the city $9,900 a year with a $3,000 set up fee. Personally I’m sorta relived since otherwise I wouldn’t under how this company made it’s money.

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/21/city-approves-participation-in-smart-911/#comment-189128 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:13 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22318#comment-189128 It’s free to the city and residents.

]]> By: At Home in Decatur http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/21/city-approves-participation-in-smart-911/#comment-189074 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:13:59 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22318#comment-189074 This seems like a great move. We’ll definitely use the service. Is there much of an added cost to the City? It may be one of those improvements that more than pays for itself over a short period of time in terms of efficiencies and decreased risk for first responders, never mind deaths and disabilities averted.

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