What to look for in Medical Software Technology
The Practice Partner systems are built on solid and proven architecture.
Practice Partner is a client-server application that runs on
industry-standard platforms. The client-server architecture allows the
processing tasks to be shared between the client and server, increasing the
resources available to the workstations. Practice Partner provides an
intuitive, easy-to-use graphical user interface while the server processes
the requests and database transactions behind the scenes.
IT Foundation
The system architecture of your electronic medical record and practice
management software is crucial in defining its long-term capabilities.
Patient Records offers a highly flexible system design, making it both
suitable and affordable for small and large practices.
All of the Practice Partner systems allow clinics to start small and grow
as their needs change - without having to change systems. Practice Partner's
scalable design, built on key industry-standard, nonproprietary technologies
that are crucial for long-term success, supports both the single-doctor
clinic and the large multi-clinic enterprises.
The Practice Partner applications run across Ethernet networks,
supporting either Microsoft Windows NT/2000 or Novell NetWare network
operating systems utilizing TCP/IP or IPX protocols. For wide area networks,
we recommend using Windows NT Terminal Server/Windows 2000 Advanced Server
with Citrix MetaFrame (the number of servers running Citrix varies,
depending on the number of concurrent Citrix users).
The Practice Partner applications can also be run over a wireless
network. Battery-operated mobile devices can be run over wireless LANs
utilizing standards such as the 802.11 or OpenAir standards. We strongly
urge that Citrix be utilized in conjunction with wireless networks for
optimal performance and reliability.
Oracle, C Tree or other SQL databases. Practice Partner supports both
centralized and decentralized deployment models. Practices that use a single
database server operate in a centralized environment. Patients stored in a
single database can be accessed from single or multiple locations. Charts
can be electronically secured by practice, offering greater security for
multi-clinic installations.
Connections to external information is an important part of any medical
record. Patient Records recognizes the importance of interconnectivity and
offers a wide variety of electronic data interchange import/export features.
Patient Records features both batch and real-time interfaces to
laboratories, master patient indexes, electronic claims clearinghouses and
payers, and other practice management systems. Practice Partner supports
HL7, ASTM, and other EDI standards. These interfaces allow the transfer of
data into and out of Practice Partner.
Supports a broad spectrum of client-server architecture. On the client
side, Practice Partner supports Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000, or Windows
XP. Server operating systems supported include Novell NetWare, Windows
NT/2000.
In addition to being offered as a client/server application, Practice
Partner Enterprise can also be implemented as an ASP (Application Service
Provider) application. This configuration brings Practice Partner Enterprise
into a practice via an Internet VPN (Virtual Private Network), eliminating
the need to implement or maintain application and database servers.
The applications can be accessed at any workstation that has Internet
access and the VPN client installed. Both encryption (triple DES) and secure
authentication (SecurID) are part of the ASP offering.
Internet
Practice Partner quickly and seamlessly connects to the Internet without
the use of outside programs. Using Practice Partner's built-in Web browser,
users can access the World Wide Web, a local Knowledge Base (with both
clinical and administrative information), or any other HTML document. The
templates used for note creation can have embedded Web or HTML file links,
allowing easy linkage to relevant clinical references.
Practice Partner connects to the Internet via Practice Partner Internet.
Practice Partner Internet includes an integrated web browser that utilizes
Microsoft's Internet Explorer to access any HTML-based document. These
documents can reside on the Internet, on Intranets, in Practice Partner's
Knowledge Base, or in other third party utilities (such as Practice Partner
Patient Education).
Practice Partner's Knowledge Base allows users to download HTML-based
documents onto the central server, providing important clinical and
administrative information at the click of a button (without having to make
a connection to the Internet). This is ideal for storing frequently accessed
procedures and protocols.
Practice Partner Web View® allows physicians to share Practice Partner
Patient Records charts safely and conveniently using the Internet. This
allows physicians, patients and consultants the ability to view Patient
Records charts over the Internet using any PC with an Internet browser. The
service also allows patients to request appointments and fill out
registration forms prior to their first visit.
The system uses a safe and secure Internet connection and access is fully
customizable at the discretion of the practice. Data is securely transmitted
utilizing SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), XML (Extensible Markup Language) and
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) protocols, and displayed using XSL
style sheets.
Practice Partner Web View® is an easy and convenient way to reduce calls
into your office and the need to send physical copies of patient charts. The
service boosts productivity while also improving quality of care and
referral management.
Connectivity
The physician's office can no longer be an island -- Practice Partner
helps provide a bridge.
The days of the truly solo practice are gone. Today's physicians are
woven into a complex fabric of institutional interrelationships that demand
and require open and active communication. No matter where you are in the
new health care system, Practice Partner offers an open link to the
world—inside and outside of your office—that can connect you in the ways
that you want to be connected.
Patient Records can be fully integrated with your in-house practice
management system. Practice Partner also offers a fully integrated solution,
linking Patient Records with Medical Billing and Appointment Scheduler.
With a modem and a PC, Practice Partner is available wherever you are, at
home or away, giving you full access to any chart on any patient.
Patient Records allows direct interfaces with critical information that
you use every day, such as lab results or radiology reports. The system is
smart enough to flag abnormal results and update all the appropriate health
maintenance items.
Practice Partner is a proven performer in handling the complex daily
requirements of the large single or multi-specialty practice, with current
sites having more than 900,000 charts on line and actively seeing up to
3,000 people per day.
As healthcare systems pursue the goal of integrated patient information
from all points of clinical contact, Practice Partner provides a natural
link tying together the network and interfacing to clinical data
repositories.
Standardization using across geographically separated practices
establishes a foundation for linking physicians and patients to a common
chart. Only Practice Partner has a proven track record in handling large
transaction volumes to support ambitious standardization plans.
Because most outside information comes in the form of paper, Practice
Partner allows for easy insertion of scanned materials. And with Practice
Partner's unique dot codes, scanned documents can be automatically inserted
into the correct patient chart, updating all the necessary chart sections.
Additionally, Practice Partner can also be used in conjunction with a fax
server, allowing prescriptions or other materials to be faxed straight from
the Practice Partner applications.
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