I would like to see maybe a collaborative project between you and our website to where we could use these forms as database field place holders for history that a patient can fill out at their home prior to coming in and this information would integrate into the Report Master form when we give it a patient number. I would like to have three exam forms, a brief, extended, and comprehensive form online in this way. Where we could fill it out online giving it a patient number and then the results go into the Report Master. Also, Do you in vision any time where we might be able to use a handheld such as a Blackberry Storm and it networking with our Report Master? Spike Stallings

We need to be able to open more files for each patient. At this time we are only able to open one file for each patient with the same social security number. We have patients that have more than one file in our office, such as patients with a PI case, work comp case and an existing insurance case, all at the same time. We treat the patient for neck pain for the accident, hand pain for work, etc. We need to open different files for the same patient. This is causing a lot of problems. What we do currently is that we use the patients telephone number aside from the social security number to open another case. We also alter the name by putting or omitting the middle name to differentiate the patient and the case as we are selecting it from the other patients. But it is very limiting and frustrating.

This idea, would in my opinion take RM to a new level.

When going to the print report screen have an option to print a report of findings (ROF)

I think it would take RM to another level of usefulness and would be an incredible tool for pt compliance. DCs that do well verses other that have a hardtime with compliance usually have a good ROF on the second visit. And having one that is in report type format that we can go through with the pt can be very powerful. And it would answer pt questions, ones that left unanswered causes them to dismiss themselves from care before results are attained leaving the DC with people not complying or referring. This is so important for a practice.

It would be an option on the print screen and would take the pts report and explain it in layman’s terms the cause the pts problems and how it is treated. Certain area could be tailord like with auto codes for treatment modes specfic for that doctor.

It could have the treatment plan, goals and home instructions, and even area specific exercises printed that the Dr. selects (quite a simple add on)

You could tailor it by clicking the areas of concern and diagnosis and a preset simple explanation for these would show up.

So if you tell the pt they have a subluxtion it would explain what a sublux is and how it is treated. But it would be in simple laymens terms to educate the pt. It could do the same for ddd, sprain/strain, scoliosis or any condition the pt has. If a pt showed muscle weakness it would explain what causes this. It may begin with a simple explaination of the spinal anatomy.

It could include things like range of motion, outcome assessment information, and other measurable info. After a set treatment plan another print out (Interim or Final ROF) would compare these and show the changes attained (hopefully positive) which can motivate patients to continue care, refer others, or just “see” that they got something for their money. Showing results is a powerful tool.

As far as exercises and home care (patients love this stuff). If the pt had a lumbar issue the Doc could “click” certain core exercises that he want the patient to do with goals and it would be printed out with the ROF or separately if needed.

To make it professional you could use pie graph for ROM showing theirs compared to normal, graphs for outcome assessments (SF 36 would be a good general one for all pts.

This ROF could be preinted out for any pt, and gone over before a treament plan.

This would actually be an easy addition IMO, and would help explain it with an example report if you like.

I know this is a good idea, and would be a great help in pt compliance and make an office look very professional.

For orthopedic test you should have more specific descriptions. So instead of just a positive test for what ever the description is, we should be able to pick level of pain (+ mild/ ++mod / +++marked pain), and if it for neck or upper extremity or both. For example a positive test for neck compression is only with radicular pain (pain in arms) but many times the pt will just have severe pain in left neck (This shoud be an option, otherwise you are saying the test is negative for someone that has a lot of neck pain during the test. (test is ONLY positive by the book, with arm pain)

With Report Master you are unable to add or delete a date without starting at the last date entered. On occasion we have had to enter a missing date of service only to find that if we put a previous date in it doesn't automatically sort itself with the visit number. In order to add a back date you have to start with the most recent date and then work backwards to add the date. Same with deleting a date. You can't delete a particular date if it's in the middle, you can only delete the most recent visit. Seems tedious. We should be able to add/delete dates and have the program sort in with the appropriate visit number.