Children's In The News: April 2004
Many Hospitals Resist Computerized Patient Care (Registration Required)
New York Times | April 6, 2004
Children's Hospital is one of only a few dozen medical centers across the country that is making full use of the latest computerized patient safety systems, which help reduce medical errors and increase patient safety.
Short Attention Span Linked to TV
USA Today | April 5, 2004
The more television infants and toddlers watch, the more likely they are to have trouble paying attention and concentrating during their early school years, a study reports Monday.
Children's Researchers Find Link Between TV Viewing and Attention Problems in Children
Associated Press | April 5, 2004
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center researchers have found that television watching at an early age can lead to increased attention problems in later childhood.
In a national sample of children ages 1 to 3, Children’s researchers, led by Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, measured how many hours of television children watched per day and looked at their subsequent attention problems at age 7.
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