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So, I don't know. I haven't had time to delve into their backend, so I'm not sure how they import all that data (lab results, ekgs, xrays). But the interface

by arn 16y ago

So, I don't know. I haven't had time to delve into their backend, so I'm not sure how they import all that data (lab results, ekgs, xrays). But the interface seems clumsy (coming from a former physician, and current ipad user) from the videos I watched. Neither of the founders are from medical backgrounds: https://drchrono.com/team/ https://drchrono.com/team/ They do have a "Senior Medical Director" who is currently a psychiatry resident, which means relatively few years practicing medicine. I don't want to discount his abilities just for that, but for instance, it seems unlikely he has really worked in a private practice which is what this seems whole package seems targeted to. I know disruption can happen from outside the system, but in the case of physician's medical record systems, I feel like the main hurdle is trying to show/teach doctors that your system can be a more efficient system in day-to-day. And to do that you really need to understand that day-to-day workflow. Especially since they are targetting these small practices it seems.

haribilalic 16y ago
I've worked on an iPad app targeted at an entire state's hospitals. Doctors, particularly specialists that travel, love their iPhones. They love tablets/iPads. You don't need to convince them. You need to convince the accountants, insurers and lawyers.
- arn 16y ago
  Regardless of the interface? You seem to be saying that if an app is on an iPad, doctors will blindly love it (and it can't have a bad interface, which is obviously not true)
  - haribilalic 16y ago
    Drchrono isn't any uglier than what a lot of doctors using now. There's software out there that continues to use the blue and grey DOS style interface. The hardware is the killer app here. The iPad and other tablets like it are off-the-shelf blank slates that cost less than $1,000 and run all day. There are already proprietary tablets in the medical world, but they can cost thousands more per unit than the iPad and you're stuck with the software that's already on it. You can go out and buy an iPad today and have electronic health records, medical imaging viewers, medical references and can move towards paperless environment for under five figures per year.
DrKr 16y ago
Hi, thanks for your comment. I'm the Sr. Med Director, and just wanted to comment that I began practicing as a family medicine physician 3 years ago in a clinic-based practice. I have plenty of rich experiences seeing patients at an outpatient level of care, and am quite experienced with the day to day operations of such a clinic. I recently started psychiatry as I felt this was my true calling, as I greatly enjoy it as well. My work consists of collaborating with our 100's of doctors who use our system, and I spearhead the improvements in the workflow and design of our product. Again, thanks for your comment and feel free to contact me for further info if needed.

by arn 16y ago

haribilalic 16y ago

I've worked on an iPad app targeted at an entire state's hospitals. Doctors, particularly specialists that travel, love their iPhones. They love tablets/iPads. You don't need to convince them. You need to convince the accountants, insurers and lawyers.

arn 16y ago
Regardless of the interface? You seem to be saying that if an app is on an iPad, doctors will blindly love it (and it can't have a bad interface, which is obviously not true)
- haribilalic 16y ago
  Drchrono isn't any uglier than what a lot of doctors using now. There's software out there that continues to use the blue and grey DOS style interface. The hardware is the killer app here. The iPad and other tablets like it are off-the-shelf blank slates that cost less than $1,000 and run all day. There are already proprietary tablets in the medical world, but they can cost thousands more per unit than the iPad and you're stuck with the software that's already on it. You can go out and buy an iPad today and have electronic health records, medical imaging viewers, medical references and can move towards paperless environment for under five figures per year.

DrKr 16y ago

Hi, thanks for your comment. I'm the Sr. Med Director, and just wanted to comment that I began practicing as a family medicine physician 3 years ago in a clinic-based practice. I have plenty of rich experiences seeing patients at an outpatient level of care, and am quite experienced with the day to day operations of such a clinic. I recently started psychiatry as I felt this was my true calling, as I greatly enjoy it as well. My work consists of collaborating with our 100's of doctors who use our system, and I spearhead the improvements in the workflow and design of our product. Again, thanks for your comment and feel free to contact me for further info if needed.