Re: Eprescribing from PDA?

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iScribe from Caremark is a very good option if you don't have an EMR.http://www.iscribe.com/It would be perfect if it integrated with EMRs!--

Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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I had I Scribe for awhile. I stopped it after I found out they were using my script data to sell to pharma companies. They would then target their marketing people at me.Ben Re: Eprescribing from PDA?

iScribe from Caremark is a very good option if you don't have an EMR.http://www.iscribe. com/It would be perfect if it integrated with EMRs!--

Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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That happens even if you use paper!On Jan 16, 2008 4:50 PM, Ben Brewer <

brewermd98@...> wrote:

I had I Scribe for awhile. I stopped it after I found out they were using my script data to sell to pharma companies. They would then target their marketing people at me.

Ben-- Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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No it doesn't. I use my own EMR, fax the scripts to the local pharmacies that don't sell their data and have banned reps from my office. Ben Re: Eprescribing from PDA?

That happens even if you use paper!On Jan 16, 2008 4:50 PM, Ben Brewer <

brewermd98yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

I had I Scribe for awhile. I stopped it after I found out they were using my script data to sell to pharma companies. They would then target their marketing people at me.

Ben-- Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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You are definitely in a minority position. The majority of my patients use Medco, Caremark, Express Scripts or local franchises of nation wide chains.There is only one locally owned pharmacy in my community, I don't know if they sell their records. Knowing that over 90% of my prescription aggregate data is sold to whoever wants to pay, I would not criticize my local pharmacist if he makes another buck.

Isn't this part of the Capitalist, for-profit system?

No it doesn't. I use my own EMR, fax the scripts to the local pharmacies that don't sell their data and have banned reps from my office. Ben-- Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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It seems everyone has the right to medical privacy but the physician. We have some mail order stuff too and I'm sure they continue to get some data on me, but it's now incomplete. I view my prescribing habits and methods as a part of my "secret sauce". If my habits weren't valuable, why would they buy the information from a third party?" If they're buying my data, then they should at least offer to buy it from me. Otherwise they're "stealing" my trade secrets to some degree. If we're generating the data why shouldn't we be paid instead of the large pharmacies? What do you think?Ben Re: Eprescribing from PDA?

You are definitely in a minority position. The majority of my patients use Medco, Caremark, Express Scripts or local franchises of nation wide chains.There is only one locally owned pharmacy in my community, I don't know if they sell their records. Knowing that over 90% of my prescription aggregate data is sold to whoever wants to pay, I would not criticize my local pharmacist if he makes another buck.

Isn't this part of the Capitalist, for-profit system?

On Jan 16, 2008 4:54 PM, Ben Brewer <brewermd98yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

No it doesn't. I use my own EMR, fax the scripts to the local pharmacies that don't sell their data and have banned reps from my office. Ben-- Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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I am a Socialist in the Medical field.There should be no advertising for medications on TV.If " they " spend billions a month overseas in violent activities, " they " should make sure that the USA inhabitants get the Medical Care that they need.

The " Medical Enterprise " should be non-profit.There should be " Universal " health care coverage.Nursing Homes should be publicly owned extensions of Hospice Care, comfort care with true caring, kindness and hygiene (they should smell like the " Shopping Mall " instead of a latrine with odor maskers).

Physicians income/salary be whatever is considered upper middle class, the same irrespective of specialty field. If that is not enough, there are plenty of other fields to use your neurons. Medical School tuition should be covered by the government and enrollment increased and opened to Americans so there is no need to " import " foreign trained Physicians (if they are so competent, let them stay in their native country and serve their fellow countrymen). (BTW, I was born an American citizen and attended an American Medical School!)

On Jan 16, 2008 5:17 PM, Ben Brewer <

brewermd98@...> wrote:

It seems everyone has the right to medical privacy but the physician. We have some mail order stuff too and I'm sure they continue to get some data on me, but it's now incomplete. I view my prescribing habits and methods as a part of my " secret sauce " . If my habits weren't valuable, why would they buy the information from a third party? " If they're buying my data, then they should at least offer to buy it from me. Otherwise they're " stealing " my trade secrets to some degree. If we're generating the data why shouldn't we be paid instead of the large pharmacies? What do you think?

Ben-- Pedro Ballester, M.D.Warren, OH

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>

> I am a Socialist in the Medical field.

>

> Physicians income/salary be whatever is considered upper middle class, the

> same irrespective of specialty field. If that is not enough, there are

> plenty of other fields to use your neurons. Medical School tuition should be

> covered by the government and enrollment increased and opened to Americans

> so there is no need to " import " foreign trained Physicians (if they are so

> competent, let them stay in their native country and serve their fellow

> countrymen). (BTW, I was born an American citizen and attended an American

> Medical School!)

Let me tell you something : you can't be a socialist only where and when it

suits you.

Socialism functions on a " all or nothing " rule. Doctor's salaries in a socialist

country are

not " upper middle class " , they are " lower middle class " at best : mine was 300$

net/month

after graduation and 600$ net/month after residency. An IT guy had maybe 1600$

net/month and a car repair guy 1100$.

School is free but salaries are taxed 50% to cover the " free " .

A true socialist is willing to sacrifice his well-being for the " bigger good " ,

at least on paper

that's the whole idea : you can't be Mr Upper Class Guy while the poor workers

pay for

your school and salary. You know what Marx said ?

" From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. " If you

can't live by

that, you're not a true socialist, just a wannabe

BTW, I was born a Romanian citizen and attended a " free " romanian school. I have

three

kids " true americans " who attend an American Public School. They think that

Europe is a

country in Asia and Columbus was a british citizen. The public

school

(government) spends 7000$ per child each year to teach them that.

You feel threatened by people like me ? Be better than me and you have nothing

to fear.