Re: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

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I would explain that there is lots of variation in PSA numbers, often due to factors other than cancer that we do not understand, and in his case, with increased urinary frequency, I would empirically treat him for prostatitis, and then recheck the PSA in 3 – 6 months. There was a recent study that showed this strategy was not any more successful than doing nothing in managing elevated PSAs, but I think it might be successful in his case.Dts From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of madhaviSent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:08 AMTo: Subject: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems Thanks everyone. I have some good ideas now on how to develop a tickler system. Still haven't settled on an EMR. Really liked Office Ally for a bit, but had similar issues regarding price changes, inefficient patient portal etc. there is not one lone tree, but a lone IMP...in Lone Tree!Clinical question for you all: what to do about PSAs. I have a gentleman who is 56, white, PSA doubled in about a year. Was 0.9 a year ago now 1.8. Nothing remarkable on DRE. He does have increased urinary frequency. If I had my druthers wouldn't have checked a PSA to begin with, but he had it done in the past and wanted it repeated. He is excessively concerned about the increase. Would you just repeat? I don't like the fact that it's really weighing on his mind. Thanks.Madhavi > >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi All,> >>> Wondering if anyone has any easy, sustainable tickler/reminder methods> >>> that help keep track of patient needs, ie when next labs due etc. I do> >>> schedule appts for follow up lab work etc, but having trouble figuring out> >>> how to remember to call about certain issues, etc.> >>> Thanks.> >>> Madhavi Patt, MD> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> --> >>> >>> >>> >> MD> >> > >> > >> ph fax > >> impcenter.org> >>> >>> >> >> > --> > M.D.> > www.elainemd.com> > Office: > > Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.> > This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly> > confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal> > information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual> > or entity named above.> >> >> >> > If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use,> > publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the> > intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error,> > please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the> > information that email in error.> >> >> > > >>

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I would explain that there is lots of variation in PSA numbers, often due to factors other than cancer that we do not understand, and in his case, with increased urinary frequency, I would empirically treat him for prostatitis, and then recheck the PSA in 3 – 6 months. There was a recent study that showed this strategy was not any more successful than doing nothing in managing elevated PSAs, but I think it might be successful in his case.Dts From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of madhaviSent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:08 AMTo: Subject: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems Thanks everyone. I have some good ideas now on how to develop a tickler system. Still haven't settled on an EMR. Really liked Office Ally for a bit, but had similar issues regarding price changes, inefficient patient portal etc. there is not one lone tree, but a lone IMP...in Lone Tree!Clinical question for you all: what to do about PSAs. I have a gentleman who is 56, white, PSA doubled in about a year. Was 0.9 a year ago now 1.8. Nothing remarkable on DRE. He does have increased urinary frequency. If I had my druthers wouldn't have checked a PSA to begin with, but he had it done in the past and wanted it repeated. He is excessively concerned about the increase. Would you just repeat? I don't like the fact that it's really weighing on his mind. Thanks.Madhavi > >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi All,> >>> Wondering if anyone has any easy, sustainable tickler/reminder methods> >>> that help keep track of patient needs, ie when next labs due etc. I do> >>> schedule appts for follow up lab work etc, but having trouble figuring out> >>> how to remember to call about certain issues, etc.> >>> Thanks.> >>> Madhavi Patt, MD> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> --> >>> >>> >>> >> MD> >> > >> > >> ph fax > >> impcenter.org> >>> >>> >> >> > --> > M.D.> > www.elainemd.com> > Office: > > Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.> > This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly> > confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal> > information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual> > or entity named above.> >> >> >> > If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use,> > publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the> > intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error,> > please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the> > information that email in error.> >> >> > > >>

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I would explain that there is lots of variation in PSA numbers, often due to factors other than cancer that we do not understand, and in his case, with increased urinary frequency, I would empirically treat him for prostatitis, and then recheck the PSA in 3 – 6 months. There was a recent study that showed this strategy was not any more successful than doing nothing in managing elevated PSAs, but I think it might be successful in his case.Dts From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of madhaviSent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:08 AMTo: Subject: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems Thanks everyone. I have some good ideas now on how to develop a tickler system. Still haven't settled on an EMR. Really liked Office Ally for a bit, but had similar issues regarding price changes, inefficient patient portal etc. there is not one lone tree, but a lone IMP...in Lone Tree!Clinical question for you all: what to do about PSAs. I have a gentleman who is 56, white, PSA doubled in about a year. Was 0.9 a year ago now 1.8. Nothing remarkable on DRE. He does have increased urinary frequency. If I had my druthers wouldn't have checked a PSA to begin with, but he had it done in the past and wanted it repeated. He is excessively concerned about the increase. Would you just repeat? I don't like the fact that it's really weighing on his mind. Thanks.Madhavi > >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi All,> >>> Wondering if anyone has any easy, sustainable tickler/reminder methods> >>> that help keep track of patient needs, ie when next labs due etc. I do> >>> schedule appts for follow up lab work etc, but having trouble figuring out> >>> how to remember to call about certain issues, etc.> >>> Thanks.> >>> Madhavi Patt, MD> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> --> >>> >>> >>> >> MD> >> > >> > >> ph fax > >> impcenter.org> >>> >>> >> >> > --> > M.D.> > www.elainemd.com> > Office: > > Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.> > This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly> > confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal> > information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual> > or entity named above.> >> >> >> > If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use,> > publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the> > intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error,> > please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the> > information that email in error.> >> >> > > >>

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i would agree with donif it's higher in 3-6 months prostate cancer is higher on the list and a biopsy is likely warranted, more than likely it's going to be lower.  there is certainly no harm to him if a prostate cancer dx is delayed by several months in all likelihood.

 

I would explain that there is lots of variation in PSA numbers, often due to factors other than cancer that we do not understand, and in his case, with increased urinary frequency, I would empirically treat him for prostatitis, and then recheck the PSA in 3 – 6 months.     There was a recent study that showed this strategy was not any more successful than doing nothing in managing elevated PSAs, but I think it might be successful in his case.

Dts 

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of madhavi

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:08 AMTo: Subject: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

   Thanks everyone. I have some good ideas now on how to develop a tickler system. Still haven't settled on an EMR. Really liked Office Ally for a bit, but had similar issues regarding price changes, inefficient patient portal etc.

there is not one lone tree, but a lone IMP...in Lone Tree!Clinical question for you all: what to do about PSAs. I have a gentleman who is 56, white, PSA doubled in about a year. Was 0.9 a year ago now 1.8. Nothing remarkable on DRE. He does have increased urinary frequency. If I had my druthers wouldn't have checked a PSA to begin with, but he had it done in the past and wanted it repeated. He is excessively concerned about the increase. Would you just repeat? I don't like the fact that it's really weighing on his mind.

Thanks.Madhavi > >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi All,

> >>> Wondering if anyone has any easy, sustainable tickler/reminder methods> >>> that help keep track of patient needs, ie when next labs due etc. I do> >>> schedule appts for follow up lab work etc, but having trouble figuring out

> >>> how to remember to call about certain issues, etc.> >>> Thanks.> >>> Madhavi Patt, MD> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> --

> >>> >>> >>> >> MD> >> > >> > >> ph fax > >> impcenter.org

> >>> >>> >> >> > --> > M.D.> > www.elainemd.com> > Office:

> > Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.> > This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly> > confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal

> > information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual> > or entity named above.> >> >> >> > If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use,

> > publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the> > intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error,> > please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the

> > information that email in error.> >> >> > > >>

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i would agree with donif it's higher in 3-6 months prostate cancer is higher on the list and a biopsy is likely warranted, more than likely it's going to be lower.  there is certainly no harm to him if a prostate cancer dx is delayed by several months in all likelihood.

 

I would explain that there is lots of variation in PSA numbers, often due to factors other than cancer that we do not understand, and in his case, with increased urinary frequency, I would empirically treat him for prostatitis, and then recheck the PSA in 3 – 6 months.     There was a recent study that showed this strategy was not any more successful than doing nothing in managing elevated PSAs, but I think it might be successful in his case.

Dts 

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of madhavi

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:08 AMTo: Subject: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

   Thanks everyone. I have some good ideas now on how to develop a tickler system. Still haven't settled on an EMR. Really liked Office Ally for a bit, but had similar issues regarding price changes, inefficient patient portal etc.

there is not one lone tree, but a lone IMP...in Lone Tree!Clinical question for you all: what to do about PSAs. I have a gentleman who is 56, white, PSA doubled in about a year. Was 0.9 a year ago now 1.8. Nothing remarkable on DRE. He does have increased urinary frequency. If I had my druthers wouldn't have checked a PSA to begin with, but he had it done in the past and wanted it repeated. He is excessively concerned about the increase. Would you just repeat? I don't like the fact that it's really weighing on his mind.

Thanks.Madhavi > >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi All,

> >>> Wondering if anyone has any easy, sustainable tickler/reminder methods> >>> that help keep track of patient needs, ie when next labs due etc. I do> >>> schedule appts for follow up lab work etc, but having trouble figuring out

> >>> how to remember to call about certain issues, etc.> >>> Thanks.> >>> Madhavi Patt, MD> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> --

> >>> >>> >>> >> MD> >> > >> > >> ph fax > >> impcenter.org

> >>> >>> >> >> > --> > M.D.> > www.elainemd.com> > Office:

> > Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.> > This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly> > confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal

> > information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual> > or entity named above.> >> >> >> > If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use,

> > publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the> > intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error,> > please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the

> > information that email in error.> >> >> > > >>

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My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian. Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex. I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something. Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting. Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month. Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing: then I mail these postcards. The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;

the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit. I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out. Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me. I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results. Joanne

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My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian. Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex. I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something. Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting. Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month. Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing: then I mail these postcards. The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;

the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit. I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out. Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me. I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results. Joanne

[Guest guest]

My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian. Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex. I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something. Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting. Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month. Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing: then I mail these postcards. The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;

the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit. I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out. Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me. I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results. Joanne

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If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love it

Sangeetha Murthy

> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian.  Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.

> >  I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something.    > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting.  Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month.  Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing:  then I mail these postcards.  The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;  the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit.

>      I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out.  Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me.  I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results.

> >               Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love it

Sangeetha Murthy

> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian.  Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.

> >  I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something.    > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting.  Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month.  Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing:  then I mail these postcards.  The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;  the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit.

>      I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out.  Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me.  I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results.

> >               Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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How to you assure patients have accepted email delivery of medical information in view of HIPAA requirements. Do all of your patients sign an email waiver? Mine do. Although my EMR sends patient reminders via email, I’m wondering if there is a way to schedule email reminders in Outlook or with an outlook add on. Probably is. Neighbors MDHuntsville, Alabama Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Since 2/2009 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha MurthySent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:46 PMTo: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian. Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.> > I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something. > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting. Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month. Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing: then I mail these postcards. The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient; the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit. > I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out. Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me. I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results. > > Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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How to you assure patients have accepted email delivery of medical information in view of HIPAA requirements. Do all of your patients sign an email waiver? Mine do. Although my EMR sends patient reminders via email, I’m wondering if there is a way to schedule email reminders in Outlook or with an outlook add on. Probably is. Neighbors MDHuntsville, Alabama Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Since 2/2009 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha MurthySent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:46 PMTo: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian. Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.> > I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something. > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting. Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month. Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing: then I mail these postcards. The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient; the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit. > I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out. Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me. I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results. > > Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients SetoSouth Pasadena, CAIf anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

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Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients SetoSouth Pasadena, CAIf anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

[Guest guest]

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients SetoSouth Pasadena, CAIf anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

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actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

They also have boomerang for outlookhttp://www.baydin.com/boomerang/

actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,

only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

-- Sangeetha

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

They also have boomerang for outlookhttp://www.baydin.com/boomerang/

actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,

only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

-- Sangeetha

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

They also have boomerang for outlookhttp://www.baydin.com/boomerang/

actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago... but boomerang is much better integrated,

only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

I also like that, I can work on patient email  at 7 pm, and have it sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pmI schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today.. like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own curiosity...

I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance  stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...

also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labsits scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

 

Sangeetha,Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two others that might be useful for IMPs:http://www.lettermelater.com/

Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later deliveryhttp://www.followupthen.com/A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients

SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love itSangeetha Murthy

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, there are email tracking programs/ whcih send you messages back that an email has been clockedI found 2 reliable ones -one pay per email -the other free

didnt need at the time, but now I can see a good use for it..but I cant find them now, will be searching the next few weeks

 

How to you assure patients have accepted email delivery of medical information in view of HIPAA requirements.

 Do all of your patients sign an email waiver?  Mine do. 

Although my EMR sends patient reminders via email, I’m wondering if there is a way to schedule email reminders in Outlook or with an outlook add on.  Probably is.

  Neighbors  MDHuntsville, Alabama

 Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Since 2/2009

 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha Murthy

Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:46 PMTo: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

   If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love it

Sangeetha Murthy> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian.  Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.

> >  I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something.    > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting.  Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month.  Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing:  then I mail these postcards.  The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;  the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit.

>      I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out.  Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me.  I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results.

> >               Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

-- Sangeetha

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, there are email tracking programs/ whcih send you messages back that an email has been clockedI found 2 reliable ones -one pay per email -the other free

didnt need at the time, but now I can see a good use for it..but I cant find them now, will be searching the next few weeks

 

How to you assure patients have accepted email delivery of medical information in view of HIPAA requirements.

 Do all of your patients sign an email waiver?  Mine do. 

Although my EMR sends patient reminders via email, I’m wondering if there is a way to schedule email reminders in Outlook or with an outlook add on.  Probably is.

  Neighbors  MDHuntsville, Alabama

 Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Since 2/2009

 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha Murthy

Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:46 PMTo: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

   If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love it

Sangeetha Murthy> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian.  Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.

> >  I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something.    > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting.  Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month.  Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing:  then I mail these postcards.  The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;  the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit.

>      I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out.  Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me.  I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results.

> >               Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

, there are email tracking programs/ whcih send you messages back that an email has been clockedI found 2 reliable ones -one pay per email -the other free

didnt need at the time, but now I can see a good use for it..but I cant find them now, will be searching the next few weeks

 

How to you assure patients have accepted email delivery of medical information in view of HIPAA requirements.

 Do all of your patients sign an email waiver?  Mine do. 

Although my EMR sends patient reminders via email, I’m wondering if there is a way to schedule email reminders in Outlook or with an outlook add on.  Probably is.

  Neighbors  MDHuntsville, Alabama

 Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Since 2/2009

 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sangeetha Murthy

Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:46 PMTo: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Ticklr/ reminder systems

   If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love it

Sangeetha Murthy> My favorite reminder system is one I made years ago as a veterinarian.  Yes, we had computerized systems and could buy complex systems that reminded about stuff. They were all too complex.

> >  I ask the patient if they want a reminder to come in for a needed test or vaccination or something.    > Then what I do is to hand the patient a postcard to fill out his/her address in his/her own handwriting.  Then I take it and tell the patient when the reminder will be mailed, note on it what has to be done, and file it in a monthly file under that month.  Each month I take all the postcards for that month and check that the patient is still alive and has not come in on his/her own prior to the mailing:  then I mail these postcards.  The fact that the address is in a familiar handwriting always gets to the patient;  the fact that they filled it out themselves is a partial commitment to begin with, and most of my work is done in the initial visit.

>      I now note it in the EMR when I hand one of these out.  Probably won't fill the Medical Home Requirements I suppose, but I am discounting Medical Homes thus far since they clearly are not interested in me.  I have to say I have in the past tried lots of ways to remind patients but this one gets the best results.

> >               Joanne> > > > > > > > > > > > > >

-- Sangeetha

[Guest guest]

I believe active inbox just added the send later feature as well

Very well integrated with gmail and google apps

They also added a notes feature

Also called gtdinbox. I used them for about a year for their other gtd features but don't need all those bells and whistles any more

Sangeetha Murthy

> They also have boomerang for outlook

> > http://www.baydin.com/boomerang/> > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Sangeetha Murthy <sangeethamurthy@...

>> wrote:> >> actually sendible works like this too.. used it a year or so ago...>>>> but boomerang is much better integrated,>>>> only it seems to be down now.. ( preannounced maintenance)

>>>>>> - I also like that, I can work on patient email at 7 pm, and have it>> sent at 11 am so I dont get calls/emails at 9 am but around 12.30 pm>> - I schedule follow up emails in 2 days , for patients I saw today..

>> like girl whit unusual case of hives , I wanted to check on for my own>> curiosity...>> - I would rather use calendar, outlook like stuff for maintenance>> stuff, like check tsh in 6 months etc, pap in 1 yr..

>>>>>>>> but for irregular scheduled emails, this works great...>>>> also, I discovered, for those who use quest , to order labs>>>> its scheduled orders feature , has a patient email reminder feature...

>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sangeetha,>>> Thanks for this tip. While searching for similar programs, I found two

>>> others that might be useful for IMPs:>>>>>> http://www.lettermelater.com/>>> Another service that allows you to schedule e-mails for later delivery

>>>>>> http://www.followupthen.com/>>> A service that sends reminder e-mails to you and your patients>>>>>> Seto

>>> South Pasadena, CA>>>>>> >>>>>> If anybody uses gmail, google apps look at boomerang gmail. It let's you

>>> schedule follow up emails./just started using it a. Couple of weeks ago.love>>> it>>>>>> Sangeetha Murthy>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>

>> -->>>>>> Sangeetha>>> > > > -- > > > Sangeetha