http://www.emrupdate.com/blogs/emrinterviews/archive/2008/02/19/interview-with-mike-patel-ceo-meditab-software-and-t-j-wilkinson-medetron.aspx
Hope you enjoy listening to and reading this double-interview as much as I! And I hope you will check out both MediTab, the manufacturer, http://www.meditab.com/ and their VAR, Medetron, http://www.medetron.com/ as serious contenders for your EMR business. They both seem to be very sincere and complete in their EMR product and service offerings.
Here are two excerpts from this "double" interview:
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Robert Gleeman: And, when did you start Meditab?
Mike Patel: The initial development we started was back in '98, '99. The company was started sometime in early 2003, formally. Initially, we did all of the work through the corporation that owns the pharmacies. We developed our own pharmacy system to help our pharmacy become more efficient and to help us manage medications for patients that are in retirement homes.
Robert Gleeman: Now, you have a product that you call IMS, Intelligent Medical Software. This is your EMR and billing version of the software for a standard medical practice?
Mike Patel: Yes. IMS stands for Intelligent Medical Software. And, it is a complete package to allow you to run your medical office. It not just looks at EMR and scheduling and billing, but everything associated with a medical practice. And, that is the reason people love our software. It flows well, and everything that you need to do in an office, we have a module available that can handle that. We were probably the first company that I know of that had a completely integrated fax server with the product.
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Robert Gleeman: Hey, T.J. Do you work there? Are you an installer for them? What's your connection?
T.J. Wilkinson: I work for Medetron.
Robert Gleeman: Oh. OK.
T.J. Wilkinson: Gene Powers is our President. And, I came to the product through Gene installing training, implementing medi notes. And, I just fell in love with the product.
Robert Gleeman: Well, your first post in which you said, "This is the best software I've ever seen in my whole life, impressed me so much that I looked at the website and I said, you know, it does look pretty good".
T.J. Wilkinson: [laughs] You know, Robert, every doctor that we show this to ends up loving it. I mean, everybody thinks it's phenomenal. It is, by far, the best put together software I've ever worked with. And, I've worked with a lot of software over my years, both in Pathology and Forensics, and then, in Medicine. And so, it includes everything. It's easy‑to‑use. It's intuitive. It just makes sense.I mean, I won't name another product. But, I worked with another product. And, I end up telling the client, well, you know, it really doesn't work well this way, or we can't use this here. With IMS, and with the other related products, they work together. I don't have to struggle to make something work in an office.
Robert Gleeman, Medical Journalist for EMR Update.com Email: robert@emrupdate.com Tel: 1-650-968-6359 Skype and ooVoo user name: robertgleeman EMR progress is a matter of fact. EMR Update supports your right to know.
Thank you for a fantastic interview, Robert!!
T. J.
Very well done, Robert!
Question to Mr. Patel: when he developed his EMR, did he program some/all/none of it? How did he, as a pharmacist, program Meditabs? His history sounds fascinating.
Al Borges, M.D.
● Oncologist in a Small Group Practice in Virginia
● My website URL: http://msofficeemrproject.com/
Mike is offline for a few days, but I will make sure the question gets passed to him and will post his reply here.