The Weihsien Internment Camp was a Japanese operated âCivilian Assembly Centerâ in the former Wei County, located in the present-day city of Weifang, Shandong, China. The compound was a Japanese-run internment camp created during World War II to hold civilians of Allied countries living in North China. The camp's population initially included British, Canadian, American, Australian, Dutch and other citizens. An additional group of Italian internees arrived in the camp on December 30 ...
In 1929, the first modern group health insurance plan was formed. A group of teachers in Dallas, Texas, contracted with Baylor Hospital for room, board, and medical services in exchange for a monthly fee.
Brief History of Medical Informatics. Informatics started early development in the 1960s and gained widespread adoption in the 1970s, mainly with electronic health records (EHRs). As technology advanced, thanks in part to the acceptance and development of personal computers and personal devices (smartphones), informatics exponentially advanced. The widespread adoption of medical informatics allowed healthcare providers secured and quick access to pertinent data on a patient.