Comments for Ronald Healy MD http://ronaldhealymd.com Exploring the interface of technology and healthcare Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on The Price of Technology by Carissa http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/14/the-price-of-technology/#comment-322 Carissa Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:17:43 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/14/the-price-of-technology/#comment-322 People should read this. People should read this.

]]> Comment on About by Marc Drucker http://ronaldhealymd.com/about/#comment-320 Marc Drucker Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:42:45 +0000 #comment-320 I am an editor at the blog; www.e-healthtech.org.  We are following, and advocating for, development of new medical information technologies. Your blog is a good resource for our audience and we would like to form a reciprocal link to your site.  Cross linking our sites will help us both, improving our google rankings and driving additional traffic. Our url is: www.e-healthtech.org Best regards, -Marc Drucker e-healthtech.org I am an editor at the blog; http://www.e-healthtech.org.  We are following,
and advocating for, development of new medical information
technologies.

Your blog is a good resource for our audience and we would like to
form a reciprocal link to your site.  Cross linking our sites will
help us both, improving our google rankings and driving additional
traffic.

Our url is: http://www.e-healthtech.org

Best regards,
-Marc Drucker
e-healthtech.org

]]> Comment on Twitter by Evolvingwheel http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/05/30/twitter/#comment-274 Evolvingwheel Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:42:48 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/05/30/twitter/#comment-274 Remeber how Google did it? They first developed a great search engine.. and then started selling the service to corp. for busines use - searching corporate knowledgebase. Twitter could go that way too. Create a unified platform for SMS+RSS+BLOG+IM and then sell it as a business app. http://innovech.wordpress.com Remeber how Google did it? They first developed a great search engine.. and then started selling the service to corp. for busines use - searching corporate knowledgebase. Twitter could go that way too. Create a unified platform for SMS+RSS+BLOG+IM and then sell it as a business app.

http://innovech.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Desktop vs. Mobile by Jame Healy http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/10/13/desktop-vs-mobile/#comment-268 Jame Healy Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:49:46 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/10/13/desktop-vs-mobile/#comment-268 Did you use a consumer-grade wireless router (like a Linksys, D-Link, NetGear etc.) or an "industrial-grade" like an Alcatel-Lucent, Symbol or Cisco (even thought they own Linksys). I've known large organizations that have scaled these to 1000's of users effectively. Did you use a consumer-grade wireless router (like a Linksys, D-Link, NetGear etc.) or an “industrial-grade” like an Alcatel-Lucent, Symbol or Cisco (even thought they own Linksys). I’ve known large organizations that have scaled these to 1000’s of users effectively.

]]> Comment on The Informed Patient by Miguel http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-262 Miguel Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:08:53 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-262 Nice topic and interesting to see from the people that work inside the healthcare organisations. It has also been posted http://health2.info/story.php?id=909 Nice topic and interesting to see from the people that work inside the healthcare organisations.

It has also been posted http://health2.info/story.php?id=909

]]> Comment on Wireless vs. Desktop by Ronald Healy http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/07/04/wireless-vs-desktop/#comment-15 Ronald Healy Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:23:06 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/07/04/wireless-vs-desktop/#comment-15 Good thought. I believe that tablet PCs with docking stations had been considered early in our EHR implementation process, but not recently. I will do some research and see if our providers might be open to exploring the option. Thanks! Good thought. I believe that tablet PCs with docking stations had been considered early in our EHR implementation process, but not recently. I will do some research and see if our providers might be open to exploring the option. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Wireless vs. Desktop by Jame Healy http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/07/04/wireless-vs-desktop/#comment-14 Jame Healy Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:17:42 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/07/04/wireless-vs-desktop/#comment-14 Have you considered using Tablet PCs with docking stations in each exam room and office? That way the battery issue (and network issue) is resolved, yet allowing you to still take your laptop away with you. You could also have wireless keyboard/mouse in each room. The advantage is the wireline connectivity, no loss of battery, but each laptop is definitely yours ... with preferences, bookmarks, etc. all to your personal liking. Just a thought... Have you considered using Tablet PCs with docking stations in each exam room and office? That way the battery issue (and network issue) is resolved, yet allowing you to still take your laptop away with you. You could also have wireless keyboard/mouse in each room.

The advantage is the wireline connectivity, no loss of battery, but each laptop is definitely yours … with preferences, bookmarks, etc. all to your personal liking.

Just a thought…

]]> Comment on The Informed Patient by Ronald Healy http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-13 Ronald Healy Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:33:10 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-13 Thanks Rick. I agree that the change toward physician as collaborator needs to be made. My personal experience is that we are just beginning to see people take a more active role in their health care. I'm still exploring methods to encourage this trend in my own patients. I will do some research and post a blog in the near future. Anyone else have experience in this area? Thanks Rick. I agree that the change toward physician as collaborator needs to be made. My personal experience is that we are just beginning to see people take a more active role in their health care. I’m still exploring methods to encourage this trend in my own patients. I will do some research and post a blog in the near future. Anyone else have experience in this area?

]]> Comment on EHR Now? by Ronald Healy http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/25/ehr-now/#comment-12 Ronald Healy Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:23:14 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/25/ehr-now/#comment-12 Thanks Steve. It will be interesting to watch the development of the EHR industry. The utility models you speak of may very well offer the speed, affordability, and flexibility that physicians are looking for. Thanks Steve. It will be interesting to watch the development of the EHR industry. The utility models you speak of may very well offer the speed, affordability, and flexibility that physicians are looking for.

]]> Comment on The Informed Patient by Rick Mata M.D. http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-11 Rick Mata M.D. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:22:33 +0000 http://ronaldhealymd.com/2007/06/15/the-informed-patient/#comment-11 The role of a physician as a collaborator instead of an authoritarian director is a change that needs to be made. There is so much medical information being released, that one person can not keep pace with the innovations available. The patient needs to take a role in their own health care. For example, a recent study, showed that Diabetics who played a role in their insulin dose, did as well or better then a physician who was monitoring this dose. As a physician treating patients who had no education on their disorder and who did not even know what medications they were taking was not only frustrating for me, but often these patient were repeatedly seen in the Emergency Room, instead of an outpatient clinic- were the medical costs and follow-up would be reasonable. When seen in the ER these patients did not have the benefit of having patient education, as they should have, and one asks who is responsbile for educating the patients, when physicians who should just do not have the time to do this. I would be interested in hearing about other health care providers who have shared similar experiences, and what solutions or methods they used when encountering patients who were not collaborators in their own health and what form of patient education proves to be most beneficial. The role of a physician as a collaborator instead of an authoritarian director is a change that needs to be made. There is so much medical information being released, that one person can not keep pace with the innovations available. The patient needs to take a role in their own health care. For example, a recent study, showed that Diabetics who played a role in their insulin dose, did as well or better then a physician who was monitoring this dose.

As a physician treating patients who had no education on their disorder and who did not even know what medications they were taking was not only frustrating for me, but often these patient were repeatedly seen in the Emergency Room, instead of an outpatient clinic- were the medical costs and follow-up would be reasonable.

When seen in the ER these patients did not have the benefit of having patient education, as they should have, and one asks who is responsbile for educating the patients, when physicians who should just do not have the time to do this.

I would be interested in hearing about other health care providers who have shared similar experiences, and what solutions or methods they used when encountering patients who were not collaborators in their own health and what form of patient education proves to be most beneficial.

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