The physician has legal liabilities regarding maintaining control of patient information and its confidentiality. Additionally, loss of the Internet connection renders the clinic practically inoperative, since patient information in no longer available. Centralizing patient information for large numbers of physicians at a single remote Web site makes the information vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Again, the clinic loses its ability to function properly without the patient records. In addition, the medical transaction system with which the physicians and administrators interact must be intuitive and accommodate their working styles.
All patient information remains on a secure system within the clinic.
The Services are available on PCs, Macs and Palm OS-based handheld computers. The interfaces were designed with extensive input from physicians, office administrators, billing experts and other medical professionals. The Internet provides the necessary connectivity between physicians, their suppliers, and their patients.