ER kiosks let patients avoid long lines
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_he_me/er_kiosks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070913/capt.fddac266f13143cb84efb435c503c9fa.emergency_room_kiosks_dn101.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=slN.F9irCWVzkKgNt.8UMA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Kelli Moore, left, an emergency room nurse helps patient Mattie Johnson, center, check in using the new computer kiosks as patient Juan Flata, right, looks on at Parkland Hospital's Emergency Room in Dalas, Thursday Aug. 8, 2007. The new kiosks are used to check in patients at and shorten the long lines at the busy emergency room. (AP Photo/Amy Conn-Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>AP - An emergency room might be the last place you'd think would have do-it-yourself check-in. But Parkland Memorial Hospital has three self-service computer kiosks, similar to those used by airport passengers and hotel guests. And so do a handful of other hospital ERs, where the long wait in line to register and explain symptoms can be grueling.</p><br clear="all"/>

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