Outlook should be integrated with electronic medical records

[Sirxon]

I would love to consult on such a project.

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[Roady [MVP]]

What do you want it to do?

Take a look at this add-in;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=abis_pim

 

[Sirxon]

Outlook provides a universal schedule already and ties into Word already. It
would be nice to add a HIPPA (fed reg for medical records) compliant database
for client information to track billing, appt notes, received info (e.g. tif
files), patient tracking, interoffice instant messaging. Electronic Medical
Records (EMR) programs are very expensive and require staff to learn whole
new programs. Utilizing familiar programs that already have expanded
conveniences would be wonderful. Outlook would allow me to carry my schedule
on my palm, desktop, and even home, and keep them in sync. I could go on all
day but there really needs to be very deliberate approach to organization and
features. I hope this makes sense.

 

[Guest]

Doing what you suggest here sounds like you will be carrying patient data
outside of the confines of your health organizatiuon campus which would be a
serious breach of HIPAA regulations.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

This is not a primary function of Outlook; a lot of people using Outlook
don't have patients ;-)

For the homepage of the add-in and see some screenshots check;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=abis

There are other Office products like Live Meeting, InfoPath that can also
provide additional functionality.

Other Microsoft solutions can be found at;
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Outlook provides a universal schedule already and ties into Word already. It
would be nice to add a HIPPA (fed reg for medical records) compliant
database
for client information to track billing, appt notes, received info (e.g. tif
files), patient tracking, interoffice instant messaging. Electronic Medical
Records (EMR) programs are very expensive and require staff to learn whole
new programs. Utilizing familiar programs that already have expanded
conveniences would be wonderful. Outlook would allow me to carry my schedule
on my palm, desktop, and even home, and keep them in sync. I could go on all
day but there really needs to be very deliberate approach to organization
and
features. I hope this makes sense.

 

[Sirxon]

Yes, you are correct. Thank you for that reminder...no PHI leaves the campus.

Doing what you suggest here sounds like you will be carrying patient data
outside of the confines of your health organizatiuon campus which would be a
serious breach of HIPAA regulations.

Outlook provides a universal schedule already and ties into Word already.
It
would be nice to add a HIPPA (fed reg for medical records) compliant
database
for client information to track billing, appt notes, received info (e.g.
tif
files), patient tracking, interoffice instant messaging. Electronic
Medical
Records (EMR) programs are very expensive and require staff to learn whole
new programs. Utilizing familiar programs that already have expanded
conveniences would be wonderful. Outlook would allow me to carry my
schedule
on my palm, desktop, and even home, and keep them in sync. I could go on
all
day but there really needs to be very deliberate approach to organization
and
features. I hope this makes sense.

What do you want it to do?

Take a look at this add-in;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=abis_pim

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

 

[Sirxon]

Outlook has so many of the necessary peices and people are already so
familiar with it. It seems to me that another program or two can be puzzled
together with Outlook to make a system not only for the many of us that see
patients but also for any business that keeps client files. Only 30% of EMR
software turns a profit. The rest go broke. A large part of the reason is a
lack of familiarity with the software. MS was smart enough to consult
psychologists to consider interface issues so that work is already done. The
only good EMR products cost much more than small or medium sized practices
can afford. An EMR program that adds onto MS Office using an HTML environment
could be much cheaper.

This is not a primary function of Outlook; a lot of people using Outlook
don't have patients ;-)

For the homepage of the add-in and see some screenshots check;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=abis

There are other Office products like Live Meeting, InfoPath that can also
provide additional functionality.

Other Microsoft solutions can be found at;
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----
Outlook provides a universal schedule already and ties into Word already. It
would be nice to add a HIPPA (fed reg for medical records) compliant
database
for client information to track billing, appt notes, received info (e.g. tif
files), patient tracking, interoffice instant messaging. Electronic Medical
Records (EMR) programs are very expensive and require staff to learn whole
new programs. Utilizing familiar programs that already have expanded
conveniences would be wonderful. Outlook would allow me to carry my schedule
on my palm, desktop, and even home, and keep them in sync. I could go on all
day but there really needs to be very deliberate approach to organization
and
features. I hope this makes sense.

What do you want it to do?

Take a look at this add-in;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/redirect.asp?id=abis_pim

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more