A common issue with converting to a new application or even when going to an EMR from paper records is how to get all that demographic information into the database.
FreePM can interface to most database applications to solve the first one. FreePM solves the later problem by being able to allow patients to enter their own demographic information (and create the EMR) without actually having access to the system. An example of this can be seen from the FreePM login form. If you have already logged in as Dr. Nemo then you will have to close the browser and restart it. There is a link on the login form that says "New Patients Begin Here". Click on 'Here' and you will be presented with the new patient form. When finished the application goes back to the login form. Now a clever user can get around in the demo because the secutiry of it has been relaxed a great deal for ease of demonstrating the application. In a real environment the Anonymous User would be denied access to any other part of the application. The solution is to have one or more kiosks setup for patients to enter their information from. These can be very bare-bones PC's or thin client machines with only a browser available. If your practice is really high tech you could hand a tablet to the patient connected to your LAN via wireless. <g> ____________________________________________________ Tim Cook, President - Free Practice Management, Inc. http://www.FreePM.com Office: (731) 884-4126 ONLINE DEMO: http://www.freepm.org:8080/FreePM _______________________________________________ FreePM Support List [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freepm-discuss
