Health Networks
July 31, 2008
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have joined the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN), an online drug alert network that replaces a widely criticized and decades-old system based upon paper and U.S. mail.
The recently-launched HCNN already reaches over 100,000 U.S. physicians as a result of the efforts of U.S. medical society leaders, liability carriers, health plans, consumer advocacy groups, government leaders and industry, while ACC and ACOG members together add more than 50,000 physicians to the HCNN effort. The HCNN is free to all licensed U.S. physicians, available immediately at www.hcnn.net, and used solely for patient safety alerts, not for advertising or promotion.