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EMR and EHR Ads

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It seems fitting on Super Bowl week to take a second and look at the advertisers that make what we do here at EMR and HIPAA possible. None of their ads cost $1-2 million like the Super Bowl ads, but if you’re looking for some great Healthcare IT and EHR products then you’ve come to the right place. If you like what we do here at EMR and HIPAA, then take a minute and see the advertisers who like what we do as well.

Also, I have a special ad promotion for new advertisers from now through the middle of February. If you’re interested in knowing the details, drop me a note on our Contact Us page.

New EMR and HIPAA Advertisers
Canon – I can’t imagine anyone reading this needs an introduction to Canon. In the Healthcare IT space they offer a suite of scanners, printers and copiers that are found in healthcare organizations across the country. I even have the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 in my house and use it regularly. The need for heavy duty scanners in healthcare isn’t going to go away for a long time. I’m glad to have Canon on board as an advertiser.

iPatientCare – EHR vendors always do well as advertisers on EMR and HIPAA and so it’s great to have iPatientCare as a new advertiser. They provide the full suite of EHR, PMS, PHR, HIE, and Mobile that you could need along with all the important EHR and meaningful use certifications. I see that they’re going to be exhibiting at HIMSS at Booth #5519 if you want to check them out at HIMSS. Plus, I love that their website has an image that says they won 9 TEPR Awards. Many of you probably won’t even know what TEPR is since it’s no longer around. However, TEPR was a conference focused exclusively on EHR (although it was probably called EMR back then since it was before EHR became in Vogue). The fact that they won awards at TEPR shows how long iPatientCare’s been doing EHR.

simplifyMD – I first started working with simplifyMD when they graciously sponsored the New Media Meetup at HIMSS 2012 (The 2013 event will be announced shortly, but save Tuesday, March 5th from 6-8 on your calendar). It was a great event and they were a great sponsor. simplifyMD is a certifed EHR vendor that strives to tailor their EHR workflow to the doctor’s current workflow. Something that dotors love to hear and experience from their EHR. They’re a web based EHR. Plus, they recently came out with these great simplifyMD and EHR cartoons. I’m sure I’ll be featuring more of their cartoons in the future.

Returning EMR and HIPAA Advertisers
Sfax – I call Sfax a returning advertiser because they first started advertising on EMR and HIPAA back in December of 2009. So, they supported EMR and HIPAA back when we were just starting to get some traction. After a short hiatus, they’re back as an advertiser. What many don’t realize is that Sfax handles the faxing for a large number of the EHR vendors out there. While I generally avoid faxing as much as possible, sometimes it can’t be avoided and so I’m always grateful I can just send a fax similar to how I send an email using Sfax. Word on the street is that they have the next version of their software coming out soon. I’m excited to check it out.

Mitochon – Similar to Sfax, Mitochon first started advertising on EMR and HIPAA back in Decmber of 2010. After a short break they’re back again as advertisers. I’ve really enjoyed watching Mitochon mature as a Free EHR vendor (They do offer the full suite of free services: PM, EMR, HIE, etc). When Mitochon first started advertising with me, they were a brand new company with a big vision and lots of ideas, but still a lot of work to do. They’ve come a long way since then with their product and their company. One example of that was in their mobile EHR solution that I wrote about previously.

Renewing EMR and HIPAA Advertisers
A big thanks to all these renewing advertisers. It’s beautiful seeing so many of them supporting us for so long.
Practice Fusion – Advertising since April 2010
EMR Consultant – Advertising since July 2009
Amazing Charts – Advertising since May 2010
Cerner – Advertising since September 2011

I’m very appreciative of those advertisers who support the work we do. As I look at the stats for the advertisers, I’m really happy that we’re providing real value to their companies.

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January 31, 2013 I Written By

John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 15 blogs containing almost 5000 articles with John having written over 2000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 9.3 million times. John also recently launched two new companies: InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com, and is an advisor to docBeat. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit.

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Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 Scanner – Healthcare Gadget Corner

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One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over my years implementing EMR software and talking with others who implement EMR software is the need to have a heavy duty scanner available. Anyone who is still under the illusion that implementing an EMR will lead them to a “paperless office” is just mistaken.

While you will be able to largely do away with your paper charts, you will still have plenty of paper floating around your office. Much of that paper will come through your printer (EMR software is great at printing records), at your front desk, and brought in by your patients. The best way to deal with this influx of paper in your office is to purchase a heavy duty scanner. You can see that I have added a number of heavy duty scanners on my EMR Technology Products list and after this review you will see why I’m adding the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 scanner to that list as well.
DR-C125
I was able to test out the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125for the last month and I have been quite pleased with its performance. The quality, speed, accuracy, and functionality of the scanner was as good as any of the other scanners I have used or implemented before. Plus, it comes in at about half the price of the relatively comparable Fujitsu fi-6130 scanner and just a touch more expensive than the Ambir imageScan Pro 820i. That makes it a great value for those looking for a high volume scanner for their medical office.

What might be the imageFORMULA DR-C125′s best feature is the ability to switch to the U-turn scanning mode which stacks the scanned pages neatly in an upright tray or to have the scanned pages sent through the bottom of the scanner. The bottom scanning is best used when scanning thicker items like ID cards or credit cards. This simple switch on the side of the scanner is a great feature that can save a lot of desk space since you don’t have to leave room below the scanner for the scanned pages. Plus, the upright U-turn scanning pathway makes it easy for you to grab the scanned pages from the scanner.

Along with standard features such as duplex scanning, auto-duplex recognition, and card scanning the imageFORMULA DR-C125 has a number of features worth noting. It has a really simple one touch scanning button which integrates well with the CaptureOnTouch software. The scanner also supports OCR (Optical Character Recognition) of the scanned documents and supports the TWAIN driver which is supported by most EHR software vendors.

Another really cool feature is the Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection that comes with the scanner. This ensures that no data is lost in the event that a double-feed occurs during scanning. You can resolve the double-feed as it occurs which will save you time having to re-scan items.

I was quite pleased with the simple usability of the CaptureOnTouch software that’s provided with the scanner. I loved how it simply handled combining multiple scans into one document (if so desired). The scanner also comes with the more advanced PaperPort 11 and OmniPage (which you’ll need for OCR). I’m a big fan of PaperPort software for many situations, but in most healthcare situations you will likely want to integrate your scanner directly to your EHR software and so you won’t likely need the PaperPort functions.

I’d say my only real complaint about the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 scanner was that it has a bit of a plasticy feel to its design. I haven’t run into any troubles with the design myself, but those trained in the visual aesthetics of Apple like design will likely be disappointed by its visual appeal. I’m personally a function over form kind of guy in most situations and the DR-C125 function makes up for whatever it lacks in form.

For those who have the environment on your mind, you’ll be happy to know that the imageFORMULA DR-C125 meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

I’m glad to add the Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 scanner to my list of EMR Technology products. If there are other questions you have about the scanner, I’d love to get them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer them.

Full Disclosure: Canon is an advertiser on the site and provided me the scanner to review.

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January 7, 2013 I Written By

John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 15 blogs containing almost 5000 articles with John having written over 2000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 9.3 million times. John also recently launched two new companies: InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com, and is an advisor to docBeat. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit.

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