Clinical Chartbook

The Clinical Chartbook is an electronic depot for storing digital images, X-rays, and DICOM image sets. Practitioners can add annotations to any image in the Chartbook, and the data is searchable.

When practitioners access the Clinical Chartbook using an Axiotron™ ModBook™ or a Mac with a Wacom® tablet, they can annotate any image. The annotations are translated into ASCII text and stored in the database with the image.

The ModBook is of paramount significance as it provides a portable solution for describing clinical procedures to patients, and enabling patients to sign-off on procedures by writing their digital signature directly on the Clinical Chartbook.

Mac OS X Spotlight technology drives the functionality required to make all annotations and other data stored in the emp* database searchable, so practitioners can use emp* to quickly locate clinical information stored within the Clinical Chartbook.

Clinical Chartbook data can also be exported from emp*, so the data can be shared with other practitioners to aid with prognosis and treatment of their patients, or to expedite research by e-pathologists.

ResolutionMD

DICOM images are the standard for the medical industry. A robust application is required to store and view these images in 2D, and to render images in 3D.

Calgary Scientific Inc. Medical Group (CSIMG) has developed an innovative product called ResolutionMD™ that has advanced visualization capabilities for delivering highly accurate, real-time 3D images. To seamlessly integrate ResolutionMD with emp*, Edge Health uses CSIMG’s ResolutionMD Advanced Visualization Toolkit™.

Integration of ResolutionMD with emp* enables practitioners to store and view 2D DICOM images in the Clinical Chartbook along with the patients’ EMRs. They can also render 3D images from 2D DICOM image sets.

inkBook

Practitioners want to annotate medical images, and store the information attached to the images in the EMRs. Successful integration of inkBook™ with emp* enables this sought-after functionality.

Mage Software’s inkBook™ handwriting recognition software uses Mac OS X’s built-in InkWell® handwriting recognition technology to translate practitioners’ notes into text that can be stored with EMRs. When emp* is combined with an AxiotronTM ModBook™ or a Mac with a Wacom® tablet, practitioners can annotate images (e.g., X-rays, digital images, or DICOM image sets) in the Clinical Chartbook and the software will interpret the notes and store the translated text with the images.

Practitioners can write on the Clinical Chartbook to quickly identify problem areas to patients by making annotations on the images displayed with the Clinical Chartbook. Patients can also sign-off procedures by writing their digital signature on the Clinical Chartbook itself.

TreAura Reminder

The Reminder service is a web-based application that sends out appointment reminders via home phone, cell phone or email.

When it’s built-in to emp*, it is no longer necessary to manually confirm appointments. Reminders are automatically sent out for all pending appointments, thereby improving patient service and streamlining the appointment reminder process.

Scheduler

The scheduler is the key clinical emp* software component that enables practitioners to manage patient appointments, and maintain schedules for all practitioners in the clinic.

TreAura Reminder™ is integrated with emp* to automate the process of reminding patients of pending appointments.

ITRANS™ Claim Service

ITRANS Claim Service is a secure, web-based component that provides an interface between ITRANS-compliant applications, such as edgeDMS, and ITRANS-compliant insurance carriers.

The ITRANS Claim Service provides practitioners with access to a website that provides exhaustive information on insurance claims: it lists all claims that have been sent over the last 90 days; whso the patient was; what time the claim was sent; what insurance carrier it went to; the type of transaction; error codes; and, whether it was adjudicated by the insurance carrier.

Billing

The billing component enables practitioners to produce detailed estimates of work to be done, and output detailed invoices for customers and insurance carriers after the work has been completed. The Aging Analysis feature automatically identifies overdue accounts and calculates the balance due, including any overdue interest.

When the billing component is coupled with ITRANS™ claim software, practitioners can rely on emp* to handle all their billing needs.

Reporting

The Reporting component organizes all of the data in the database into meaningful, useful reports.

emp* outputs the following reports:

• Patient demographic reports
• Financial reports
• Insurance carrier reports
• Scheduling reports

Patient Database

All patient contact information, insurance information, and patient history is stored in the emp* patient database.

The emp* patient database has a client/server architecture, which means the network can be as big or as small as the practice requires. The software can be installed on all machines in the clinic and practitioners can access patient records from anywhere emp* resides.

A client/server architecture also means the database is scaleable—there are no software limits on the number of patient files, or the amount of data that can be stored for each patient.

The emp* patient database is also flexible, so high-resolution images, including X‑rays digital photos can be stored with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Additional image and data storage capabilities are enabled by ResolutionMD™ and inkBook™.

MAC OS X Integration

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