Re: choice of tablet pc

[Guest guest]

i have ecw too. 6 months in practice. still tweaking but wouldnt

have done anything else otherwise.

i toggled with a slate and a tablet vs a desktop and my issues were

cost, portability meaning pounds and practicality. tell you what...

most wont know unless they have tried. i went with a fujitsu tablet

and happy with my choice. i would have wanted a lighter model but i

am portable still. i love the inking capability and the clickety

clacks with the pen and i am definitely flying.

slate would have been an option too but my patients (being IM) are

historically long so i like to option to type. OR dictate with

dragon.

as far as cost, maybe higher end but at least, i bring it home, i

watch movies with it and dictate from home. at least, i wont worry

too much with desktops in the rooms.

for all those who have ecw and still doing keyboarding... try pen

technology, you would say why did i not spend for this before. try

newegg. mine were onsale, had to upgrade memory when i thought of

dictating but works well for me.

feel free to email offlist.

grace

no attachments to whatever brands i said above.

ps. never had the chance to thank this group. but i have learned so

much this past few. tim malia might be so busy now. he doesnt seem

to have time to write anymore. we are about the same time frame...

>

> I am getting ready to open a solo practice nad I have gone with

> e-Clinical Works for my EMR. I am trying to decide on what tablet

to

> buy. Aprprecite any relevant input.

>

[Guest guest]

i have ecw too. 6 months in practice. still tweaking but wouldnt

have done anything else otherwise.

i toggled with a slate and a tablet vs a desktop and my issues were

cost, portability meaning pounds and practicality. tell you what...

most wont know unless they have tried. i went with a fujitsu tablet

and happy with my choice. i would have wanted a lighter model but i

am portable still. i love the inking capability and the clickety

clacks with the pen and i am definitely flying.

slate would have been an option too but my patients (being IM) are

historically long so i like to option to type. OR dictate with

dragon.

as far as cost, maybe higher end but at least, i bring it home, i

watch movies with it and dictate from home. at least, i wont worry

too much with desktops in the rooms.

for all those who have ecw and still doing keyboarding... try pen

technology, you would say why did i not spend for this before. try

newegg. mine were onsale, had to upgrade memory when i thought of

dictating but works well for me.

feel free to email offlist.

grace

no attachments to whatever brands i said above.

ps. never had the chance to thank this group. but i have learned so

much this past few. tim malia might be so busy now. he doesnt seem

to have time to write anymore. we are about the same time frame...

>

> I am getting ready to open a solo practice nad I have gone with

> e-Clinical Works for my EMR. I am trying to decide on what tablet

to

> buy. Aprprecite any relevant input.

>

[Guest guest]

For those on the list who use eCW, could you please tell me which

version you use?

The in house version (buying the license); the in house version

(monthly) or the web based version?

What prompted you to make the decision, and weather now after using

it, are you happy with the decision?

Do you use the patient portal? Is it helpful for an IMP?

How has the customer service been for small practices once you have

signed the agreement contract?

I am considering buying the in house version (with license) through

a reseller in the Seattle area. The main advantage for me going

through a reseller is that the five training days can be split up

and that the implementation (buying the hardware, wiring it up and

the on going maintenance) will hopefully be easier.

Thanks.

Uday Mehta, MD.

> >

> > I am getting ready to open a solo practice nad I have gone with

> > e-Clinical Works for my EMR. I am trying to decide on what

tablet

> to

> > buy. Aprprecite any relevant input.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Uday, I have just completed the second week of my new solo practice after teaching in residency programs for 10 years. I have the ecW ASP version. I chose ecw because it has consistently had excellent reviews, and several practices in Phoenix that have been using it for the past 1-2 years really like it. I chose the ASP model because I thought it would be a safer way to protect a patient;s private health information and it would be accessable from anywhere in the country or world. However, I have to say that I have been exceptionally disappointed in the software, training, and support. Although the trainer we had was very nice and wanted to do a good job, she was very ineffective at training. She followed no formal curriculum, was unable to answer 80% of the questions my staff and I were asking her. She spent most of the week on the phone with ecw because the server

was so slow, it repeatedly locked up our screens and bumped us out (amongst a long list of other issues). My impression, my staffs impression, as well as an independent practice managment consultant who has seen other EMRs installed, and my HSAG consultant was that the trainer had insufficent training to actually teach the program and didn't seem to be familiar with the product. Unfortunately, I have heard the same story from 3 other practices in the Phoenix valley who have recently started with ecw (some have the server and not the ASP). I can't help wondering if they have grown to fast too quickly and that quality has slipped. Even now, a week after my "go live" date, ecw is still unable to upload my signature so I cannot send out letters, prescriptions etc. The ICD9 coder does not function properly. I have to look up the code number in a code book, then enter the number to find the diagnosis to put

in my assessment and this is for common dx. I was also shocked that the templates that were uploaded to the system were so poorly put together (for example, part of the sentences are capitalized and part are lower case: often, the "c/o" appears after the complaint instead of before. What I am most concerned about is that if I ever need to have a locum cover for me, they will not be able to use the system because it really isn't intuitive. Overall, I am so disappointed becasue I really expect more from such a reputable company and product. Any long term ecw users with any insight? Thanks, Bowey, MD Encanto Family Medicine, PLLCumehta00 wrote: For those on the list who use eCW, could you please tell me which version you use? The in house version (buying the license); the in house version (monthly) or the web based version?What prompted you to make the decision, and weather now after using it, are you happy with the decision?Do you use the patient portal? Is it helpful for an IMP?How has the customer service been for small practices once you have signed the agreement contract?I am considering buying the in house version (with license) through a reseller in the Seattle area. The main advantage for me going through a reseller is that the five training days can be split

up and that the implementation (buying the hardware, wiring it up and the on going maintenance) will hopefully be easier.Thanks.Uday Mehta, MD.> >> > I am getting ready to open a solo practice nad I have gone with> > e-Clinical Works for my EMR. I am trying to decide on what tablet > to> > buy. Aprprecite any relevant input.> >> Bowey, MDEncanto Family Medicine,

PLLC333 E. Virginia Ave, Suite 110Phoenix, AZ 85004email: encantofm@...website: encantofamilymedicine.net office fax cell

[Guest guest]

I'm using the Lenovo X41 Tablet (formerly IBM). Very light-weight

& I've been quite happy so far, but don't have experience with others

to compare. Happy to answer any specific questions about it if I am

able.

Sharon

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e-Clinical Works for my EMR. I am trying to decide on what tablet to

buy. Aprprecite any relevant input.

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[Guest guest]

I have been using a Motion Computing tablet, I think

model LE-1400 (I can never remember stuff like that,

and they don't put it anywhere easy to find on the

unit itself), for the past year plus. It is FANTASTIC!

Yes, pricey, and some other tablets are probably less.

but...

friend of mine works in the Tablet PC section of

Microsoft (yes, I live in Billionaire Acres, aka east

of Seattle) and he pointed out to me that while many

tablets are actually made by generic PC makers in

Taiwan with some tweaks like long battery life, Motion

is a company started by Dell employees who wanted

their own company. So they know how to do laptops,

tablets, etc. And I think they got it right.

With extended battery (fits right on the back, slim

profile) I get 5-6 hours battery time.

Which I rarely need, since the docking station in the

office is also my " main " PC; I do have a large monitor

in that room so I can manuver around more easily.

Wireless card (there is an internal one, but the

802.gb stronger one was needed to prevent being kicked

off network by someone's cordless phone) works fine,

and I don't even use any hardwire - wireless connects

at 108 Mbps in the office.

Handwriting recognition program standard is great;

very accurate even with my scribble, right-click on a

word which is not correct, 5 options appear, and 95%

of the time one of them is the correct one, etc.

Keyboard, an extra, is also the cover for the screen

of the tablet, and the tablet inserts on to pins which

pop-up from the board, so it is a full-size keyboard

in terms of the actual QWERTY keys. No 10-key pad, and

the Home/End/Insert/Delete keys are tiny, but still

very workable.

I can type faster than I can write, so I take the

keyboard into my exam room and take notes as patients

are talking. The keyboard is very quiet.

I have Dragon v.8 installed, with a microphone/headset

hooked up to the docking station.

But, the Motion 1400 is (or was) the ONLY tablet PC

approved by Dragon as meeting their specs for the

built-in microphone being accurate enough to use

alone. Which it is. I can just talk at the screen, and

Dragon works fine....

Microsoft OneNote is probably the best reason to get a

tablet of any type, and this one has some integrated

features with it. Basically, I never have to fuss with

notebooks at CME or other talks; I can take notes on

an endless " roll " of blue-lined note paper, highlight

key areas and pull them together as needed, erase

unwanted stuff, and even insert more writing space

between lines already done!

I've used 3 months worth of posting space, so I'll

stop. Needless to say, best $3K I ever spent, has many

features built-in that would cost extra to add in

others, and the PC itself is uncompromised, no losses

from just being smaller.

Dave Pomeroy MD

Brain Health NW www.brainhealthnw.com

FP-trained, Bd-cert ABFM since 1979, now doing AD/HD

as a specialty in an IMP model, since August 2005.

No financial ties to anyone.

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