The changes should be ready within a couple of days, and I will be testing it on a fake patient database before doing a live billing trial in my office.
Labs module is basically going to happen at the same time.
Great news for people interest in OSCAR.
I am aware that only 3 vendors are "approved" vendors for Alberta for POSP funding. I had considered making OSCAR "VCUR compliant" so that it can be qualified as a 4th vendor.
I might just go ahead and do that.....but I can't think of any reason to bother.
The paperwork and administration involved in getting POSP funding to cover a measly $250 per month for OSCAR support (including billing) is not worth the painful time and effort to get and maintain POSP funding.
I have had many inquiries from Physicians who are ready to leave POSP behind in favour of OSCAR.
We'll see how things transpire - but I think that in the long run, OSCAR will take over in Alberta and the POSP office will have to evolve to keep up with it. I would welcome a collaborative effort, but there is currently an understandable lack of interest from their end.
That will hopefully change over the next couple of years.
OSCAR actually both meets and exceeds VCUR standards.....which is why it will soon be the only EMR in Canada that is ISO certified.
ReplyDeleteI have not bothered with VCUR compliance mostly because I have needed to concentrate on the billing and lab module. We will then incorporate Netcare compatibility - and then lastly we will tackle VCUR compliance.
VCUR compliance has not been a priority because all it does is allow MD's to get funding to install OSCAR. The thing is that OSCAR is so inexpensive, that the paperwork needed by the POSP office to offset OSCAR's costs - is simply not worth the effort of any MD or their staff (and the paperwork for getting POSP funding is horrendous).
Every healthcare provider should switch to an EMR solution. Paper based records and prescriptions are a thing of the past now and it would be best for both doctors and patients to take advantage of their features and accessibility.
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