I'm in Sydney, northwest/western.
However I often see cardiac patients from all over NSW, especially from
rural areas as I make a point of having appts free for the next day or
two. Also get a few tertiary referrals from interstate,
With regards technology, good to push the boundaries - fortunately we
have formed a group of 30
specialists with shared infrastructure and aiming to spread in size and
geographical area (doubled in size last 12 months).
They are happy to indulge geeks provided there is improved workflow for
staff and cost savings - hence my optimism we will be sending most
letters back to GPs via encrypted secure email as per path and radiology
within a month.
We are also lookign at a system that allows Profile to look 3 days
ahead, SMS each patient with a reminder of the place and time of
appointment and ask for a yes or no confirmation. IF yes the appt is
marked as confirmed, if NO then it is cancelled automagically ... gotta
love technology .. when it works.
Duncan
Dr John Van Dyck wrote:
Sorry about lack of question mark after Duncan.
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Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2005 6:37 PM
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Subject: RE: [GPCG_TALK] Switching practice software cost/justification
Where do you practice Duncan. I have often admired your innovative
approach, (for a specialist that is :-))
-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Duncan Guy
Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2005 6:07 PM
To: General Practice Computing Group Talk
Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Switching practice software cost/justification
Ian,
I switched from MD2 to Profile. We recently migrated our practice
management from BlueChip to Profile also.
Having it all integrated like this is great and works really well.
I chose Profile for a number of reasons
1) No ads
2) 3 tier architecture
3) Interbase backend (free) - but not limited to interbase - will run on
MS SQL etc if needed
4) If you know some scripting you can customise to your hearts delight
5) Ease of creation of custom forms that save info into EMR
6) Competitive entry cost
7) Willingness to integrate with secure email providers and other things
we require (SMS confirmation for patients etc)
We currently have 30 specialists and support staff running in 8 separate
locations via direct connection and managed VPN and all is working well
with good speed.
Duncan Guy
Ian Cheong wrote:
We are presently investigating possible migration options from MD2.
On our short list:
* MD3/pracsoft has the advantage of familiarity - which users seem to
want to gravitate towards
* Genie when we last asked a couple of months ago couldn't import
medication lists from MD; users are a bit scared of the quirky interface
* Best Practice has long term risks associated with longevity in the
market
* others have failed to impress
It's looking more like the devil you know versus the devil you don't and
the dollars weigh heavily in some minds and advertising seems not a
concern to others.
What I would like is:
* stories from switchers - good or bad
* cost justification of alternatives to MD - preferably quantifiable
productivity gains
Any help greatly appreciated.....
Ian.
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