As a physician leading the research into an expansive evaluation of
Physicians Office Based, Practice Management Systems and Electronic Medical
Records, I am looking to this group once again for additional feedback and
recommendations.
My name is Alan Falkoff. I am a Board Certified Family Physician in
Stamford,CT.
I sit on the Board of Directors for the Stamford IPA and have been working
toward the IPAs needs to bring a software system to the over 150-250
physicians and physician groups in Stamford, CT that are in need of a change
of medical systems for their offices and practices.
I would appreciate any and all input into what direction we should head next
and if there are any other recommendations for companies we should contact.
What has been found out to date is as follows:
The Companies so far:
PMSI
Physix
Chartware
HIS
What we are seeking is mostly as follows: (probably in order of priority)
(1) Systems that are not overwhelmingly costly and from a company who will
provide a significant discount in the software, services, conversion
services, training and support.
(2) Systems that do not have such high hardware requirements that all
hardware has to be replaced at all sites with only specific types of equipment
(3) Systems with leasing options
(4) Systems that are intuitively easy to use and maintain
(5) Systems that are modular, as not all physicians practices have the same
needs nor each physician group.
(5a) Module for patient demographics
(5b) Module for appointment books
(5c) Module for patient billing
(5d) Module for electronic claim submission
(5e) Module for Electronic medical records
(5f) Module for prescription writing and faxing
(5g) Module for faxing notes to other physicians
(5h) Module for preventive medicine services tracking
(5i) Module for immunization tracking
(5j) Module for reports on Practice Analysis by: (Financial)
(i) individual physician
(ii) individual physician by procedure
(iii) individual physician by procedure by each individual
payor and
payor type
(5k) Module for reports on Diagnosis tracking
(5l) Module of reports on Prescription patterns
(6) Systems with the capability to communicate remotely
(6a) via Internet
(6b) via Intranet
(6c) via remote access software that can view and print at remote site
(7) Voice Dictation (as a potential option)
(8) Intraoffice E-mail communications systems
(9) System security from outside influences
(10) System security from a medico-legal standpoint. Documents get locked
after
certain periods of times and can not be altered, though they can be
appended
and corrected.
(11) Backup systems
(12) Updateable coding systems
(13) Updateable prescription systems
(14) Multiple Fee schedule maintenance
(15) Linkage to hospital systems (The Stamford Hospital uses HBOC, recent
acquisition)
(16) Linkage to In office Laboratory Equipment
(16a) ECG
(16b) Pulmonary Function Testing (Spirometer)
(16c) Ambulatory Holter and Blood Pressure Monitoring
(17) Linkage to Outside Laboratories at:
(17a) Local Hospital
(17b) LabCorp
(17c) Quest
Please add to this list or make recommendations to any item, or add
clarification and suggestions.
Please provide the names, addresses and contacts of any other companies that
anyone might know that may provide a system that may fulfill some if not all
of the above requirements.
Thank you all for your time and cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alan Falkoff, M.D., D.A.B.F.P.
Stamford IPA
Stamford, CT
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