Virutal House Calls - a new tech twist

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digital-doc Posted: 06-09-2007 8:50 AM

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A new potential tech twist to the doctor patient relationship. The Whistlebox Virtual House Call. Whistlebox is a browser based video audio communication program. Nothing to download or upload. The catch appears to be one must have a computer and a web cam the rest is basically automatic. Whistlebox can be integrated into your intranet or portal, or as an add-on to your own products and services. Why is whistleBox different?

Three main reasons: User Speed & Ease - no downloads, no plug-ins, no hassle to watch and enjoy immediately! And, with web cameras, users don’t have to shoot, edit and upload video, your audience is a click away from creating content & participating in an online video community. Integration Speed & Ease – the whistleBox platform is quickly & easily integrated into client servers; and, into client sites as it sits on a layer on top of your site once clicked. No reason to redesign your site, whistleBox is easily skin-able to match the look and feel of your site.

Whistlebox, which is now in beta, was built over the last 12 months by a pair of programmers using Java, MySQL, Flash Media Server, and Flex for Flash 9, and can be made to work with most content distribution networks. The interface can be totally customized and re-branded as needed. The word "Whistlebox" need never appear. http://development.whistlebox.com/dveg/WhistleBETA/default.jsp

Chris Wilkerson, D.C.
Carson Doctors Group
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alborg replied on 06-13-2007 5:47 AM

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That is so cool, Chris! I'm going to see how far I can get with this- many of my patients are tech-savvy and would love to post in it. Heck, some even come to emrupdate.com to see my "dungeon" articles!

Al Borges, M.D.

Internist/Oncologist in a Small Group Practice in Virginia
Columnist, MDNG magazine (“HIT Realist”)
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techguy replied on 06-14-2007 3:01 PM

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That's really cool. Telemedicine is the research term for this and there has been a lot of research done on the subject. Although, this is kind of a Web 2.0ish method of implementing it.

I've always wondered why the web cam technology hasn't grown and improved faster than it has. Mostly because I would have thought the porn community would be pushing the envelope on this technology.

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Virutal House Calls - a new tech twist

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