Re: fax address book, getting to epocrates in AC

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just go to epocrates from AC, and click on the med check function, and then just click on each medication. LL"Sharon McCoy , M.D." wrote: Thanks for the info. I have used the Epocrates info from within AC, but not the drug interactions. Do you have to retype their med list (I do that on my Palm version of Epocrates on my Treo)? That works well, less work than looking up each medication for sure but not automatic.SharonAt 09:21 PM

12/7/2006, you wrote: regarding an address book for faxes, it's very simple.the fax console in windows xp uses the address book in outlook, if you have it installed, or the default address book in outlook express.you can also go to start-programs-accessories-address book, and enter information there.you can take the exported practice rolodex from AC, and try to import it into the address book, but you'll have to open the rolodex in excel to find the column headings, and then map the headings into the address book.probably the easiest is to enter each name and address with phone and fax into outlook, and then those contacts should open up as the default address book when you use the fax console to fax. you can select the name/address/fax using the "address book" tab when the fax screen comes up, so you don't have to enter the same fax # over and over again. i am planning to

use small business server because there is a built-in fax server, so all addresses and all the faxes are then available to each workstation since it works as a fax server. that's what attracted me to it.regarding epocrates, you can access that directly from AC, and you can run medication interaction checks from there. there is no additional cost for epocrates, you just have to sign up for the free version of epocrates desktop.hope that's helpful.LL"Sharon McCoy , M.D." <sharongeorgemd> wrote: Tim, I just use AC to do the prescription, then print to fax. With any internet fax service, you can fax directly to the pharmacy. I have had no problems and it is easy to do. The only tiny hassle is that in my current set-up, I have to enter the fax number each time. To overcome this, I have started putting the fax

number of the pharmacy the patient prefers as the first medication on their medication list in AC. That way I can cut & paste it when the fax dialogue box pops up (and avoid typing in a digit incorrectly). I am sure there is another way to do that, (an "address book" for the fax) but haven't spent time looking for that & it wasn't obvious. AC doesn't automatically give you drug interactions, but does have a data base of meds. I used Relay Health in a former life, and while it does have more substance to it (dosing listed, patient handouts, etc.) it always seemed a little cumbersome to me. Part of that may have been the speed of the computers we had and the way the group set it up (messages routed through nurses before they came to us, doctors had to print each message to put in the paper charts). Thanks for the info on the AC data tracking. I will look at that. Sharon At 09:03 AM 12/7/2006, you wrote: Yeah, the demo was good (I think it's been improved in the last couple months).... That price, and the linking to AC has me thinking... it may be worth the hassle of switching to it for communications with patients. But I use RelayHealth for online prescriptions and love it. Are AC folks using online prescribing through it? How's it been? Also, updox folks, can you set scheduled messages that go out later with it? I don't think I can do that with onebox email. Tim -- Malia, MD Malia Family Medicine & Skin Sense Laser 6720 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd. Perinton Square Mall Fairport, NY 14450 (phone / fax) www.relayhealth.com/doc/DrMalia www.SkinSenseLaser.com -- Confidentiality Notice -- This email message, including all the attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential information. Unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, disclose, copy or disseminate this information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message, including attachments. > , > Did you look at the demo for updox or onebox? It is confusing but > they are two different things. Onebox is the unified phone, email, > fax messaging center and

Updox is a product that you can manage > documents, use secure email, create personal health records. > > I am trying out updox professional and really like it. It gives me a > way to securely email and send labs ect . to my patients and it is so > inexpensive ( like $60.00 a year) . I looked into medfusions patient > portal and it was very very expensive to use and set up. I considered > switching to E clinical works because they have developed a patient > portal with their EMR, but to switch was extremely expensive. They > would charge me $750 a day just in training costs and they require > minimum of 5 full days of training, plus the cost of the set up of the > equipement, and software license and monthly fees. > > > Updox does interface with Amazing charts which is really cool. So, now > the

big decision comes in whether I should make the switch from Alteer > to Amazing charts. > > I am trying to work around getting updox to work with Alteer.... but it > is cumbersome and haven't been able to do it ( Alteer is unwilling to > interface with anyone other programs) > > Any advice? > > > > > > Re: Patient portals, web visits > > > > Gordon, I just reviewed the updox demo. I thought from previous > discussions that people

were using this system to organize their faxes > and voicemails and email etc... When I saw your post that you were > looking at it for secure email I looked at the demo. I see the value > in being able to use it to easily put items into an emr (assuming I > can get that to happen with mine), but I didn't see any secure email > feature. What am I missing and where? > > I have been looking at the websites for relayhealth and medfusion. I > am a D.O., a member of the ACOFP and not the AAFP so these guys were a > little too expensive for me. None of the huge number of organizations > I pay exorbitant dues to each year offer any kind of discount I could > find. I was hoping updox might be the answer. Can you clue me in? > > > > > No virus found in this

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I'll use the epocrates function for that sometimes.

RelayHealth also has a flagging system of potential interactions for all

the meds a patient has had prescribed through the system. It's helpful,

but all meds remain on the list until you go back and change the patients

active med list (so old prescriptions for antibiotics) aren't listed,

etc).

Tim

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Malia, MD

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Fairport, NY 14450

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> Thanks for the info. I have used the Epocrates info from within AC,

> but not the drug interactions. Do you have to retype their med list (I

> do that on my Palm version of Epocrates on my Treo)? That works well,

> less work than looking up each medication for sure but not automatic.

>

> Sharon

>

>

> At 09:21 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote:

>

>>regarding an address book for faxes, it's very simple.

>>the fax console in windows xp uses the address book in outlook, if you

>> have it installed, or the default address book in outlook express. you

>> can also go to start-programs-accessories-address book, and

>>enter information there.

>>you can take the exported practice rolodex from AC, and try to

>>import it into the address book, but you'll have to open the rolodex

>> in excel to find the column headings, and then map the headings into

>> the address book.

>>probably the easiest is to enter each name and address with phone and

>> fax into outlook, and then those contacts should open up as the

>> default address book when you use the fax console to fax. you can

>> select the name/address/fax using the " address book " tab when the fax

>> screen comes up, so you don't have to enter the same fax # over and

>> over again.

>>i am planning to use small business server because there is a

>>built-in fax server, so all addresses and all the faxes are then

>> available to each workstation since it works as a fax

>>server. that's what attracted me to it.

>>regarding epocrates, you can access that directly from AC, and you can

>> run medication interaction checks from there. there is no

>>additional cost for epocrates, you just have to sign up for the free

>> version of epocrates desktop.

>>hope that's helpful.

>>LL

>>

>>

>> " Sharon McCoy , M.D. " wrote:

>>Tim,

>> I just use AC to do the prescription, then print to

>> fax. With any internet fax service, you can fax directly to the

>> pharmacy. I have had no problems and it is easy to do. The only

>> tiny hassle is that in my current set-up, I have to enter the fax

>> number each time. To overcome this, I have started putting the fax

>> number of the pharmacy the patient prefers as the first medication on

>> their medication list in AC. That way I can cut & paste it when the

>> fax dialogue box pops up (and avoid typing in a digit

>> incorrectly). I am sure there is another way to do that, (an

>> " address book " for the fax) but haven't spent time looking for that &

>> it wasn't obvious. AC doesn't automatically give you drug

>> interactions, but does have a data base of meds. I used Relay

>> Health in a former life, and while it does have more substance to it

>> (dosing listed, patient handouts, etc.) it always seemed a

>> little cumbersome to me. Part of that may have been the speed of the

>> computers we had and the way the group set it up (messages

>> routed through nurses before they came to us, doctors had to print

>> each message to put in the paper charts).

>> Thanks for the info on the AC data tracking. I will look at

>> that.

>>

>>Sharon

>>

>>

>>At 09:03 AM 12/7/2006, you wrote:

>>

>>>Yeah, the demo was good (I think it's been improved in the last couple

>>> months)....

>>>That price, and the linking to AC has me thinking...

>>>it may be worth the hassle of switching to it for communications with

>>> patients.

>>>

>>>But I use RelayHealth for online prescriptions and love it.

>>>Are AC folks using online prescribing through it? How's it been?

>>>

>>>Also, updox folks, can you set scheduled messages that go out later

>>> with it? I don't think I can do that with onebox email.

>>>Tim

>>>

>>>--

>>> Malia, MD

>>>

>>>Malia Family Medicine & Skin Sense Laser

>>>6720 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd.

>>>Perinton Square Mall

>>>Fairport, NY 14450

>>>

>>> (phone / fax)

>>>www.relayhealth.com/doc/DrMalia

>>>www.SkinSenseLaser.com

>>>

>>>-- Confidentiality Notice --

>>>This email message, including all the attachments, is for the sole use

>>> of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential information.

>>> Unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the

>>> intended recipient, you may not use, disclose, copy or disseminate

>>> this

>>>information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the

>>> sender immediately by reply email and destroy all copies of the

>>> original message, including attachments.

>>>

>>> > ,

>>> > Did you look at the demo for updox or onebox? It is confusing but

>>> they are two different things. Onebox is the unified phone, email,

>>> fax messaging center and Updox is a product that you can manage

>>> documents, use secure email, create personal health records.

>>> >

>>> > I am trying out updox professional and really like it. It gives me

>>> a way to securely email and send labs ect . to my patients and it

>>> is so inexpensive ( like $60.00 a year) . I looked into medfusions

>>> patient portal and it was very very expensive to use and set up. I

>>> considered switching to E clinical works because they have

>>> developed a patient portal with their EMR, but to switch was

>>> extremely expensive. They would charge me $750 a day just in

>>> training costs and they require minimum of 5 full days of training,

>>> plus the cost of the set up of the equipement, and software license

>>> and monthly fees.

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > Updox does interface with Amazing charts which is really cool. So,

>>> now the big decision comes in whether I should make the switch from

>>> Alteer to Amazing charts.

>>> >

>>> > I am trying to work around getting updox to work with Alteer....

>>> but it is cumbersome and haven't been able to do it ( Alteer is

>>> unwilling to interface with anyone other programs)

>>> >

>>> > Any advice?

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > Re: Patient portals, web visits

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > Gordon, I just reviewed the updox demo. I thought from previous

>>> discussions that people were using this system to organize their

>>> faxes and voicemails and email etc... When I saw your post that you

>>> were looking at it for secure email I looked at the demo. I see the

>>> value in being able to use it to easily put items into an emr

>>> (assuming I can get that to happen with mine), but I didn't see any

>>> secure email feature. What am I missing and where?

>>> >

>>> > I have been looking at the websites for relayhealth and medfusion.

>>> I am a D.O., a member of the ACOFP and not the AAFP so these guys

>>> were a little too expensive for me. None of the huge number of

>>> organizations I pay exorbitant dues to each year offer any kind of

>>> discount I could find. I was hoping updox might be the answer. Can

>>> you clue me in?

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>>

>>>

>>>

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>>> 12/7/2006

>>

>>

>>

>>Sharon McCoy , M.D.

>>Renaissance Family Medicine

>>The Rebirth of Personal Healthcare

>>www.SharonMD.com

>> Phone Fax

>>

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