Re: EMRs.....ASP model or in house

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Graham,

Are you writing an EMR program? That sounds interesting.

I guess I am confused in your model. It sounds like another form of ASP. With

other companies, I can access their program as long as I have an internet

connection.

Now the low cost of your idea is appealing. Maybe I am missing something.

Wellington

---- Graham Chiu wrote:

> I am developing a new model where you are the ASP provider.

> Basically you start up a Windows 2003 server in the cloud ie. hosted

> on Amazon's Elastic Computing platform.

> You then run Synapse and store your data encrypted in S3 ( Amazon's

> simple storage ).

> This gives you the benefit of access anywhere you have internet eg.

> airport lounges, housecalls, hotel lobby using a wireless G3 card or

> phone.

> And you have all the distributed backup, and Amazon's 99.95% uptime

> commitment behind it.

> There are no hardware costs .. just the monthly charges.

> Amazon would charge a minimum of $70/month .. but you can reduce this

> by turning off the server at night ie. they charge per computing hour.

> So, you could be looking at " hardware " rental of $35 /month.

>

> Now do you require PhD in comsci to set this up? Nope .. we will be

> writing a guide ...

>

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> > if you do asp you cannot use it when you a re on a housecall or like

> > maybe updating templates or other chores on an airplane /traveling; say go

> > sit in t he hotel lobby open the laptop answer your phone calls see what

> > meds they a re on or check for allergies etc A laptop +an emr +a

> > cellphone allow you to give really seamless care while sneaking off to a

> > conference. stuff like that makes me have it not on asp

> >

> > I use Welford chart notes becasue if I type a letter " your mammoragm is

> > normal " it reads that and puts mammogram nl 12-8-08 into the lab section,

> > it read or parses alot of stuff which I think is way cool.

> >

> > AMazing charts is very nice though I must admit I have been playing with it

> > You cannot make macros with it thoguh you can make templates, but you

> > cannot say type ecz and have it spell eczema for you( or

> > metrorraghia..... or other hard to spell hard to type words.YOu have ot

> > get shortkeys for that with AC

> >

> >

> > And alot of people like e MDs

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> > People seem to not have found E-CW easy to work with

> >

> > PRaxis is very interesting also I hear.

> >

> > etc.

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> > Jean

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> >> I was wondering what most people are doing for their EMR? I am

> >> particularly interested in whether you are hosting or having someone

> >> else host it. I am leaning toward the ASP model, but the fact that I

> >> never own the program bothers me. The ASP model does give me a lower

> >> cost to start but over time will cost more. Also, I do not have to

> >> worry about servers, back up and IT cost with the ASP model. I am

> >> pretty good with computers, but I have never done anything like this

> >> so I am looking for other people's experiences.

> >>

> >> Thanks in advance for any input.

> >>

> >> Wellington

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> Graham Chiu

> http://www.synapsedirect.com

> Synapse - the use from anywhere EMR.

[Guest guest]

‘Portal? - I emailed PF about 4 weeks ago to ask about a portal

and

email to patients and virtual visits - The response was " What's a

portal? " ’

Oh my…

A. Eads, M.D.

Pinnacle Family Medicine, PLLC

phone fax

P.O.

Box 7275

Woodland

Park, CO 80863

www.PinnacleFamilyMedicine.com

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[Guest guest]

‘Portal? - I emailed PF about 4 weeks ago to ask about a portal

and

email to patients and virtual visits - The response was " What's a

portal? " ’

Oh my…

A. Eads, M.D.

Pinnacle Family Medicine, PLLC

phone fax

P.O.

Box 7275

Woodland

Park, CO 80863

www.PinnacleFamilyMedicine.com

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