Human beings have a marvelous gift. It’s called technology. The ability to learn and process and apply what we have learned to improve the next rendition of an idea is one of the differentiating characteristic of human beings from the rest of the animal kingdom.
Too many times though, decisions to technologically improve a business is based on economics. The problem with this is that in the rapidly advancing world of technology, falling behind has an effect on the quality of your product. In health care, the new frontier is the collaboration of accurate accessible medical information. Digital information storage has improved the quality of medical record keeping.
When I was developing the technologic backbone of my practice, I spared no detail. The office is built around the Apple Mac platform. Every room has a 24″ iMac that is used for photo presentation, digital xray terminal, chart management, internet access and media access. All the staff have server based accounts for mobility is easy in the office for data access from every node. The operating suite is fitted with an Apple TV that streams 300+ movies to LCD goggles the patient wears during their procedure.
The voice mail server, MacPractice server, and main server are all independent of one another so if there is a failed unit, the entire system doesn’t come to a halt. The OsiriX digital radiography station has a dedicated 2TB back up drive. The main server has 4TB of RAID 10 back up on demand.
We use the most sophisticated software available for a Mac to manage all the systems in our office. Parliant PhoneValet for computer based voicemail system. MacPractice for patient data management and electronic medical records. OsiriX for digital radiography management. AppleTV for intra-operative patient entertainment. Redcort Virtual TimeClock for employee work hour management. Apple Aperature for pre & post op photo management. Intuit QuickBooks for inventory management. Any many more integrated solutions to create the most advanced foot surgery practice in Los Angeles.
All this fancy tech adds up to reliable, secure medical records management for our patients.
Server Stack (Left to Right: Main Server, Voice Mail Server, iTunes Server, MacPractice Server)
I would like to view the video of bunion and hammer toes surgery procedures. Would you please provide the website so that I can view at least the before and after the procedures and brief explanations of what is being done for each procedure.
Thank you,
Hello Stella,
The surgery videos will be up soon. The links to the media videos are up, but the video streaming is being modified. You are welcome to call the office and I can consult with you at a scheduled time over the phone if you are out of state, or visit the office for a free consultation if you are local.
I will post an blog article informing readers of the videos availability. Thank you for commenting.
Dr. Sadrieh