Best I've ever seen in a closed-source package was Medicalogic. Good price, too. -- IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
