Dr. Rounds, Rounding App

EnableSoft and Dr. Rounds Form Alliance in Physician Scheduling Applications

posted by: Camil Sader, MD, FACS

October 18, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Richard Milam, CEO EnableSoft, Inc.
Camil Sader, MD, FACS, CEO Dr. Rounds, LLC

EnableSoft, Inc. and Dr. Rounds, LLC today announced the formation of an alliance to provide enterprise integration of the Dr. Rounds+ iPhone App with EnableSoft’s industrial strength Foxtrot data integration technology. This alliance will enable physicians using the Dr. Rounds+ application to have real time access to rounding information hosted on the provider’s hospital’s core Electronic Health Record system. By combining Foxtrot technology and the web-based Dr. Rounds+ WebApp Portal, healthcare organizations now have a way to seamlessly automate scheduling and charge capture for physician’s daily rounds.

A top challenge physicians face today is the need for instant access to patient scheduling information when making rounds at multiple healthcare facilities. When physicians do not have the information or capture methods readily available to them, they experience delays, information gaps, and lost charges. The partnership of EnableSoft and Dr. Rounds facilitates patient tracking by offering an automated solution.

Imagine walking into your hospital and your rounds list uploads onto your iPhone. Leveraging Foxtrot technology, patient scheduling information can be extracted from core systems without programming and without bypassing application security or validation steps. The information is then automatically loaded into the Dr. Rounds+ WebApp Portal and sent to the user’s iPhone. This process puts the patient scheduling information at the physician’s fingertips in real time without having to enter the data manually.

Healthcare organizations adopting Foxtrot technology for automated rounds scheduling have been able to increase efficiency and attract top performing physicians to their facility. Physicians are able to track who they saw, when, and why. By doing so, the Dr. Rounds+ App has saved physicians millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Dr. Rounds’ founder, Dr. Camil Sader explained, “this is an exciting new partnership to solve the challenges physicians face when looking for innovative ways to capture charges and maintain efficiency on rounds.” EnableSoft founder, Richard Milam stated, "the modern healthcare organization has to embrace innovation to thrive. The Dr. Rounds/EnableSoft partnership offers a leading solution to healthcare organizations by automating the process of providing accurate scheduling information for rounding and charge capture.”

About EnableSoft Inc.
For almost two decades, EnableSoft, based in Winter Park, FL, has assisted businesses worldwide to increase efficiency and reduce expenses by enabling their Knowledge Workers and Subject Matter Experts to migrate and integrate data without programming. Foxtrot Suite is currently being used by one third of the largest US banks and top healthcare providers.

About Dr. Rounds, LLC
Dr. Rounds, LLC, based out of Pompano Beach, FL, is the producer of the Dr. Rounds+ iPhone application, which has earned the best patient list organizer, charge capture, and electronic answering service on the Apple App Store. Since 2009, Dr. Rounds+ has provided innovative technology for physician organization and charge capture applications.

For more information or to request a project evaluation, please contact Dr. Rounds or EnableSoft Inc.

8 Medical iPhone Apps You Should Prescribe to Your Health-Care Professional

posted by: Camil Sader, MD, FACS

By Lydia Dishman
Mon Dec 7, 2009

It's a safe bet that one of your doctors has an iPhone. But what you may not realize is that he or she is using it as part of your overall treatment. From reading APGAR scores to x-rays, there is a fascinating array of health-care tech available in app form. Some are created by savvy developers, while others are built out of necessity by the doctors. Currently, the FDA has no over-arching regulation in place for mobile medical apps, despite the fact that they have indicated in the past that under certain circumstances the iPhone may be considered a medical device and therefore regulated as one, according to a report by Brian Dolan on Mobihealthnews.

"Many medical imaging software applications are considered medical devices and, as such, are regulated by the FDA," says Justin Dearborn, CEO of Merge Healthcare. "FDA regulations mandate that rigorous processes must be followed during software development, productization, and maintenance." Dedicated resources, domain knowledge and familiarity with standards allow companies such as Merge to speed up the submission process, but approval varies by product and the process to get an app to market, as outlined on the FDA's Web site, is a rigorous one.

However, data mined by Mobclix, the industry's largest mobile ad exchange, shows record growth in health-care apps: 1,399 are currently available, up from just 616 in June. It will be interesting to see if this steady increase spurs the FDA to create special regulations just for medical apps. In the meantime, here are a few noteworthy downloads as prescribed by professionals for Fast Company.

Dr. Rounds
What it does: By keeping track of patients--when and why they were seen--this app assures that any daily visit, consult, or procedure charge is accounted. What the professionals say: Necessity was the mother of invention for Camil Sader, MD, FACS, a general and laparoscopic surgeon. Aggravated by the fact that he had to copy long lists of patients daily from the day prior's list, he used his insight on the iPhone's capabilities and hired a coder to produce Dr. Rounds. Now he can walk around the hospital and can check off patients right from his phone, he tells CBS12-TV, without having to rely on a bunch of paper lists.

Local physician's iPhone app helps doctors track Rounds

posted by: Camil Sader, MD, FACS

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