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The Founding of National Poison Control Centers
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The National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers was founded to consolidate poison control information into one efficient and growing body of knowledge. Poison control centers save health care spending and lost productivity.
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Consolidating poison control centers is a more efficient approach to saving healthcare costs and maintaining productivity, with every dollar invested estimated to save $13 in expenses.
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Poison Control Centers
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Consolidating poison control centers is a more efficient approach to saving healthcare costs and maintaining productivity, with every dollar invested estimated to save $13 in expenses.
ChapterThe Founding of National Poison Control Centers
EpisodePoison Control Centers: A Good Thing
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers professionalized the database idea started by Lewis Dahlman and made it a robust system with the internet.
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Poison control centers
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The National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers professionalized the database idea started by Lewis Dahlman and made it a robust system with the internet. It became the National Poison Data System (NPDS), which contains a growing body of knowledge that benefits when you call poison control centers.