Archive for April, 2012

Cloud-based electronic medical record systems, one oculofacial plastic surgeon’s early experience

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I began my private practice in July of 2011, but almost a year before I began researching EHR systems. I happened to do my medical school and residency training during the time when most health systems were transitioning to EHR in some form. In the space of 10 years, I used PowerChart (Hershey Medical Center), VISTA (VA), Medflow and GE Centricity (UNC-Chapel Hill), SRS and Epic (West Virginia University Eye Institute), along with a proprietary system at UNC Hospitals and several ...

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Vietnam Trip 2012: Part 2

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Our second day of lectures and surgery was much like the first, only the Vietnamese doctors were eager to get their hands into the work and apply what we were showing them. On day one, a certain doctor followed me closely, recording with his cell phone several of my procedures. He stood so close with his phone that at times it blocked my view. I could tell he was paying close attention because he would comment if I did something ...

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