Forum: EMR

Is anyone running Linux on a notebook? Dual Boot? B

Why would you want to buy an EMR, what are your goals, here is a few thoughts: a more accurate & legible medical record reduce chart pulling costs compliance with Uncle Sam

Computer physician order entry systems anyone have comment thoughts etc I am doing some research for a client and I am looking for the gotcha's.. the bad things, where it can go wrong thanks

This again proves what money grubbing, greedy, technologically backward doctors we are: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63899,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2 Read it and enjoy. Share the special moment with someone you love.

I have one oby and oby/gyn interested in co-op development using freemed.. Any one else out there interested.. This would mean sharing development costs of forms that you need, specific to your specialty and practice. The initial process is to look at what forms, we have then agree to...

There is a number of us who never use, nor ever will use, Windows. We use Macintosh or Linux. Most of the EMR solutions that I have encountered on the web are Windows based. A few are cross-platform. In postings recommending EMR software, would it be possible to establish a standard way of...

found today. snip Regarding Alteer, Dont walk, RUN away (That is, if you have not purchased yet). Alteer has chosen for a number of reasons, to change their business model. They have been unable to make a profit even during their significant growth the last two years. As a result, they...

These are the core functions an EMR system should have, according to the IOM: Health information and data: Immediate access to key information that would improve the ability of clinicians to make sound decisions in a timely manner. Those data include patients' diagnoses, allergies and laboratory...

How may folks here are using email or web-based tools to deliver care? My email address is available to most of my patients (centralized military database) and I have more than a few who email on a regular basis for questions/refills et cetera. Saves time to answer back on email. Anybody...

What sort of hardware (routers, servers, tablets, palms) are you guys using? I currently use a Dell Optiplex Desktop, 2.4Gig P4, over network. My hospital/clinic share single intranet (too big for me to know). I am moving in a few months. So far I have Dlink AirG Wireless router with PCMIA...

Ok after 4 days of MS training from their security pespective I can add to what I know.. 1. Security is a layered process 2. Security is about people and process NOT technology 3. Prevention is a solution but not a cure 4. There is no cure for the unknown (sic) 5. All security and or...

From this article it appears the gov has got standards on the way for EMR, what effect will this have on the exisiting EMR vendors? The article mentions no funding is available as yet, will physicians be forced to absorb the costs in addtion to HIPAA? :confused:

Ok here is the deal.. I am working with some fine folks at www.freemed.org My main function is to assist bringing freemed to the market . I dont do much code etc I have a coder who does that stuff.. I am more interested in the production side of how to bring the product to the market.. My...

http://www.data2feed.org/emr/ here is scroggies access based emr bother the authors not me for bug support LOL oz

What are the biggest challenges for you in your environment when getting staff and other MDs to use computers? Poor typing skills Poor mouse skills technophobia Time pressure Refusal of formal training Old hardware difficult software time

I'm in a 7 doc primary care internal medicine private practice. We are at the point where even the ludites in the group see the advantage of migrating to an EMR (despite the short term pain and $$$$). Unlike the solo programmers making their own EMR we need a commercial solution. Anybody have...

http://www.journeyed.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0101.exe?SKW=jemwebspecial&FNM=01&UID=2004050506360076&GEN9=index2.html College Students: Matriculating college, university and career school students qualify. High School Students: High School students can order all of the software we offer with the...

I learned many years ago thats the best description of a problem is from the mouth of babes so to speak. So I would ask describe "the PC is not working" So I ask you what you think know or guess and EMR system to be.. No cliche`s I can get than from any sales blurbs.. I see it as a...

There is another topic that had outsourcing mentioned and so as to not hijack that thread I thought I would start a new topic. I have been outsourcing projects to India for about a year now. In my experience the sucess of your project is determined by the project documentation provided, the...

I have been spending some time trying to recover data off of a hard disk and was wondering where the best sites/bbs/chat rooms for suggestions.

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/VC.html Good read on how Vulture Capitol works, interesting and scary if your software is one of the VC's that dont make the cut.. oz

Templates, scheduling, soap notes, prescription writing and electronic billing

How are people here saving/backing up copies of notes/data? My current system is 1. copy to another computer in same building, but far away. 2. Snapshot file of notes (like a PDF) saved in another computer not involved with my recordkeeping 3. Compact and repair patient data nightly,...

I found this link that you might be interested in, http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20010500/33elec.pdf It is a low cost solution. I think the entry level EMR is still SOAPWARE , can you please give us your experiences of the various packages you are using if any? M

A NY hospitals recently installed MDATA system, Here is a link it works like magic, you hotsynch the data which will have a patient list for your whole group, labs, radiology, dictations. It is really cool.