Apple iPad in Practice

13 ways an Apple iPad can help doctors improve patient care

1. teach patientsBlausen Human Atlas

2. transform your waiting roomhttp://www.proceduresconsult.com/medical-procedures/

3. keep notes and forms

4. allow patients to retrieve PHR

5. and/or email

6. mobile wall monitor

7. music, meditation

8. scheduling, syncing calendars

9. patient games, entertainment

10. physical exam tool

11. after visit summary: when patients forget

12. record progress

13. integration w EMR

What to know about MacPractice

Can I...

• Use MP if my institution already has an EMR in place? Yes

• Use MP if my institution is Windows, or not apple-centric? Yes

• Integrate EMR, with iPhone, & iPad with multiple users in office? Yes

• Demo MacPractice MD online? Yes, sign -up here

• Get training online? Yes, here

Like Google, Two Founders - 1987/2004• Mark Hollis - Co-Founder/President

Mark was an Apple VAR for 12 years, and he currently participates in Apple's Science and Technology initiative. He was an Apple Product Professional, Apple Solutions Expert (ASE), a member of Apple Consultant Network (ACN), and a Macintosh Trainer for 10 years.

• Patrick Clyne - Co-Founder/ V.P., Director of Development Until April of 2004, when Patrick left the MacHealth division of WebMD, the owners of MediMac and ChiroMac, he was the sole remaining software engineer working with MediMac and ChiroMac code. Patrick designed, wrote and/or maintained successive versions of DentalMac, MediMac, and ChiroMac as a software engineer for each new owner of the program code for 20 years.

MacPractice Team (80 empl.)

• Administrative Department (9)

• Accounting Department (4)

• Technical Support Department (34)

• Conversions (1)

• Field Representatives (16) Paul Hamby - WA, OR, ID (25 years)

• Engineers (14)

• Quality Assurance (3)

• Web / Graphic Development (1)

MacPractice Alliance Partners (12)

• www.osirix-viewer.com

• www.medstrat.com

• www.acordex.com

• www.previser.com

• www.suni.com

• www.my-ray.com

• www.aquaconnect.net

• www.capario.com

• www.pscinfogroup.com

• www.springcharts.com

• www.comchart.com

• www.odysseygrp.com

Osirix

64 bit, what’s the difference?

Financial Summary"... These items conservatively produce an ROI of a few months!"

- Accounts Receivable Manager - University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Direct cash savings occur in the following areas:Faster retrieval allows you to reduce or redeploy staff

Lost revenue due to lost documents eliminatedFewer days in Accounts Receivable

Improved Patient relationsOffice Administration is streamlined, appearance improved

Cash float is reduced

Eliminate trekking to the records room, searching another physician's desk - or worse,

driving back to an office just to reference a patient's record.

These scenarios demonstrate that it is possible to establish a connection in both directions: a Mac connecting to a Windows machine, and a Windows machine connecting to a Mac.

NOT JUST FOR THE MAC

Peace of Mind for Providers

Capario's revenue cycle management solutions relieve stress for providers by delivering the significant financial and operational benefits of real-time processing.

• Improve productivity by streamlining back-office operations and reimbursement workflow with easy-to-use, Web-based portal tools

• Maximize collections and reduce risk of non-payment with real-time eligibility verification, status inquiry and other transactions—without picking up the phone

• Shorten revenue cycle processes by submitting cleaner claims the first time and receiving electronic remittance advice (ERA) for easy integration with practice management systems for posting and reconciliation efficiencies

• Gain insight into your practice with customized business intelligence reporting and on-demand, real-time claims status visibility and denial trend reporting

• Ensure constant compliance with evolving regulatory and payer requirements

EHR

ComChart will allow you to access you, your patient and other physicians to access all or part of the patient medical record using a smart phone like the iPhone, and iPad or any web browser.

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iPad & MacPractice in Practice

Access MacPractice anywhere within your office with the iPad's portable, wireless, touch-screen.

Access MacPractice from outside the office on an iPad.

Enable multiple users to simultaneously access MacPractice on a single computer from numerous iPads.

Use an iPad for patient registration and beyond registration.

Complete medical EMR questionnaires on an iPad.

Provide educational material or entertainment for the patient

what use will you come up with?

Sources• http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/

• http://macpractice.com/mp/ipad/

• http://www.flickr.com

• http://www.google.com