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A revolutionary communication tool for SJMS physicians Communication between physicians can be inefficient at times and patient care can be delayed, resulting in frustration for everyone. These frustrations, however, may be shortlived. Two physicians from Texas have created a tool to help solve these communication delays — DocBookMD and now every member of San Joaquin Medical Society has free access to it. “We wanted to change the way physicians communicate. We wanted to make it easier, more efficient, and more secure,” says orthopedic surgeon and DocBookMD co-founder Tim Gueramy, MD. “We created a program that will allow physicians to talk to one another with new technology.” Dr. Gueramy created DocBookMD with his wife, family physician Tracey Haas. DocBookMD is a physicians-only iPhone app that allows physicians to: • send HIPAA-compliant text messages and photos; • assign an urgency setting to outgoing text messages; • search a local pharmacy directory; and • search the San Joaquin Medical Society directory “DocBookMD allows you to look up another doctor at the point of care. You can then either call the physician or send a text message with room numbers, medical record numbers, even pictures of wounds and x-rays. And all of this is sent securely and in a way that meets HIPAA requirements,” says Dr. Gueramy.
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The DocBookMD app is now available to every San Joaquin Medical Society member free of charge due to the sponsorship of DocBookMD by Norcal Mutual Insurance. Only physicians who are members of the society can access DocBookMD, and the app is currently only available for Apple’s iPhone. An Android version is expected in the summer or fall of 2011. Messages can then be sent using the app’s messaging priority system. Physicians can assign each message a 5-minute, 15-minute, or normal response time. “If the recipient does not answer the message within 5 minutes or if the message does not get to the doctor, you will then get a message back stating that it did not make it,” says Dr. Gueramy. “You can see and hear that the message you receive is different from any other text.” Using the DocBookMD directory, physicians can look up other physicians in their county society by first or last name or by specialty. Physicians can then contact other physicians by messaging, office phone, cell phone, or email. The pharmacy directory allows physicians to search for a local pharmacy alphabetically or find a pharmacy by zip code. Users can also create a “favorites” list of physicians or pharmacies that they contact most frequently. To register or for more information on DocBookMD, please visit www. docbookmd.com or call the San Joaquin Medical Society for more information.
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