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A breath of fresh air... Saturday, April 11, 2009 Recently, Benjamin and I had his every-6 month check up for the tubes in his ears. He's had them for about 18 months, and has, thankfully, been ear infection free since they were placed. I digress. We moved about a year ago (safely landing in the first time home-buyer tax credit by 2 weeks, as we learned this afternoon; yippee!), but I still take him back to the same ENT, even though it's a 70 mile drive through Northern Virginia and DC traffic. Why? Because they are electronic. I searched for a new ENT here, and even asked our doctor for recommendations, but alas, I've not found one nearby who is willing to abandon the paper chart. So we drive. First, I should disclose that this doctor is not using a Bond product. Or Peak Practice. In fact, he's using one of our top competitor's products. But, he's using it well. And that's helping me. I was sent an auto-email reminder that it was time to schedule Benjamin's appointment. I put in my appointment request online, and was given 5 options to choose from. I submitted my choice, and immediately got a confirmation email of our appointments with both the doctor, and the audiologist. I got a reminder, via email, two days prior to the appointment. Catching on here? Nothing was overly intrusive. I didn't have to wait on hold for 20 minutes (like I did with my primary doctor this week...). I didn't have confirmation phone calls taking up my time, and most importantly, I left with a digital copy (on my cheapie USB drive) of Benjamin's records, so I could *ugh* print out a copy to give to his pediatrician back in NoVA. It was simple. I am busy, so I need simple. I truly look forward to the day when I do not have to give up nap-time to be on hold with my doctor's office! ~Courtney Larned posted at 5:10:51 PM Doctors on the Run! Sunday, March 22, 2009 As I sit here with my heating pad on my lap, less than 48 hours after the National Marathon in DC, I realized I was already shopping for another marathon to run in the next few months. Chances are good I am crazy, or in a post-race-euphoric-endorphin-rush, but I realized that ultimately, despite all of my whining about the intense training involved, and the fact that I can barely walk right now, I will run more marathons. Why am I tell you about this? Awhile back, I tripped over this website. Quick summary: it's a GREAT way for doctors to get into the Boston marathon without having a qualifying time, AND to earn CME credits. It is (probably obviously) too late for 2009, but if running a marathon is on your list of to-dos (it should be! It's amazing!), then I encourage you to look into this program for the 2010 event. And on that note, it's time for another ibuprofen. Happy Running! ~Courtney Larned posted at 4:25:55 PM MRI EMRCompare Demo Thursday, February 12, 2009 Looking for us on the MRI HIT Listings? We are there. The Eclipsys PeakPractice software is still linked to the MediNotes name...click for the MRI HIT Listing and click on MediNotes. Remember that Eclipsys PeakPractice, formerly BondClinician, also won first place for TEPR's Pediatric award, given together by the American Academy of Pediatrics, for the last three years! Last year, the Supply Chain Manager software also won first place for the Hot Products category. ~Lisa Bond posted at 8:03:37 PM Dallas IPA Chooses Eclipsys PeakPractice! Thursday, February 12, 2009 Congratulations to Eclipsys! The Dallas IPA has chosen Eclipsys PeakPractice EMR (formerly Bond Clinician) for its providers. Check out today's news article at Health Data Management. We're looking forward to seeing lots more of that blue software around! ~Lisa Bond posted at 10:45:56 AM Another Laptop with Data Stolen! Thursday, February 12, 2009 For every news story about the government stepping in and saving healthcare IT, there is another (back-page, for sure) story about a laptop with patient data that is stolen, or lost, or misplaced... Why on EARTH is this happening? If healthcare IT (especially if the VA and other entities have the advanced applications they say they do, there would be no data on laptops. Our data is on secure servers, accessed via secure Internet connections. To allow a single human being responsibility for the data is a truly irresponsible decision--people make mistakes, and they make poor decisions. Patients won't feel secure until every software provider takes responsibility for data security. ~Lisa Bond posted at 10:39:16 AM |
