Hello Everyone,
Just joined the group and saw redboots5674's cry for help. I'm
currently working full time, half of which is from home. Two others
in the Registry are also doing so. We're able to do complete
abstracts as the hospital has allowed us to be on-line with
everything we need, including complete patient records. Was at NCRA
in Pittsburg, but found the panel that discussed this topic wasn't
very helpful. When the moderator asked for questions/responses, I
did speak about our experience here and was surprised at the many
questions I received. Concerns over HIPPA were, of course, major.
Our Information Sysytems department supports all the software except
our MRS software, but was willing to work with us the one time we had
an issue with access. They provide the firewalls and passwords to
cover the hospital systems and I personally had an extra password
added to my laptop so it can't be used inadvertantly by anyone else.
The security developed by IS covers HIPPA requirements and as
employees of the hospital, we are personally covered.
I don't know what questions anyone has, so please feel free to e-
mail me. I would be happy to share what I can as I feel this is
really the future for a lot of us.