At the Doctor’s Office
Yesterday, I finally got the chance to take care of some much needed (long overdue) doctor appointments and testing. Aside from needing to lose weight - which I’m working on - I received a clean bill of health. At the end of the day, I felt I could put my mind at ease. While I was at my first appointment, however, I couldn’t stop thinking about work. As I sat in the waiting room, I completed HIPPA forms. I have to admit, I never really read them in full before, but this time I did. By signing the form, I gave consent for my doctors to keep paper and electronic records of my medical history and health. Prior to working with a DDA Medical client in 2007 who was developing electronic personal health records (PHRs), I had no idea what was involved with electronic health records. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about what PHRs entail and the associated benefits and security issues.
At DDA Medical, we have the capability to design, program, and develop online personal health records for sponsors from virtually all medical arenas. We can build PHRs to include patient diaries/journals, automatic appointment reminders, and eLearning tools that help patients understand their condition, as well as develop backend systems that enable physicians to better serve their patients outside their office doors. Every project is unique and therefore custom produced to meet critical needs. Furthermore, we provide our clients with secure hosting services on HIPPA-compliant, high-speed servers. So, after signing the HIPPA form, I felt more educated than most on what I was actually consenting to. I submitted my forms and after a little while I was taken back to one of the rooms.
Waiting for the doctor for nearly 30 minutes with nothing on but a medical robe and a plastic sheet, I thought about work once again. With no clock in the room and only medical marketing materials (i.e. calendars, pens, etc.) produced by medical device and pharmaceutical companies to look at, I thought that it would be a good idea for my doctor to install a flat-screen monitor and loop a promotional medical office video to explain their range of services, highlight medical advancements, and so on. We, at DDA Medical, could produce this medical video from start to finish! Hey, if you have to keep your patients waiting (naked!), you might as well give them something informative and engaging to view.
Entry by: laura