Oi. Has it really been more than a month since I posted here? We’ve been amazingly busy.
The lease at the Lenox Shops fell through. Just could not come to terms with the developer there. Luckily, I found another space, just up the road. It’s at the corner of Route 7 and Holmes Road, next door to Berskhire Lighting.
Ross Kunzmann, the landlord there, is a very nice guy and very straighforward. I think, I hope, we will work out a long term lease that allows me to stay there for – well, twenty years or so. I really do not want to move once I’m settled in there.
We have a wonderful architect, Dana Bixby. The plans are nearly done and we put them out to bid on Monday (gulp).
I’m also in the final phases of choosing an electronic medical record vendor. I think it will be a completely paperless office. Will write more about this later, but here are just a couple of neat features:
- Much better tracking of patient information than paper charts.
- Greatly improved screening, preventive health, and risk calculation – which allows for individualized risk factor management in patients.
- For patients, secure and private online access to their medical information. I should be able to post lab results, x-rays – basically, anything – in a way that patients can access it at their convenience.
- Communication with patients via email and maybe even instant messaging.
I’m going to work a bit on this web site too. I like fooling around with web sites but I might hire a professional designer for this one.
I’m on call today, so I have to go. I promise to keep this site better updated though, for anyone who is following my progress here.
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Re: the paperless office. Have you contemplated Gerry, for example, being asked to enter his medical history in a form of some sort on a computer, or access his medical information online? Not that he will be your patient, but just imagine him trying to do it! I hope you will provide consultation in electronic medical usage for those folks who might need it! Seriously, we are pleased that things are moving along. We’ll probably be in Bulgaria and Israel in Oct. and part of November, but I would love to come help out in the office a couple of mornings a week when we return, if there is anything you think I’d be able to do. I’d be happy to do whatever, from help with answering phones to cleaning the bathrooms.
Quote: “Much better tracking of patient information than paper charts.
Greatly improved screening, preventive health, and risk calculation – which allows for individualized risk factor management in patients.
For patients, secure and private online access to their medical information. I should be able to post lab results, x-rays – basically, anything – in a way that patients can access it at their convenience.
Communication with patients via email and maybe even instant messaging. ”
WOW. I’m really impressed. Even if things do not get to this stage, I’m impressed with the commitment to patients and people I’m seeing here. I remember going to Dalton Medical and meeting Dr. Schamess a few years ago and I remember being totally shocked that he offered Saturday hours for people who might not be able to schedule time with him during the week. I also remember Dalton Medical vehemently declining to schedule me for a visit on a Saturday- but it was ok because even though I couldn’t schedule it, I liked the fact that Dr. Schamess was willing enough to see people on the weekend when others may not have been as willing to make the time.
Just wanted to share that and wanted to say I was pleasantly surprised to read how up to date my Doctor and his office is becoming!
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