First, we as an AC community along with Jon, since I know he was open to this in the first place, can do our best to stay away from the attonney's medicolegal bul...... I realize it has to be there, but please, worrying about litigation because someone prescribed from an older database that was used "as is." Everyone knows I agree with Roy. I don't want to offend anyone but the databases as they are, are terrible at best, and horrific at the worst. They are basically unusable. My biller can never go into my progress note to see an ICD-9 code as she would't trust it.
I also think the current EULA would be difficult to enforce as far as losing one's license if not upgrading. That is why this forum is helpful and I applaud Jon for doing it.
There are some client programs which are purchased that are run in a subscription service especially those that utilize the Internet on a daily basis. Symantec and other companies, while the software is yours forever, it is useless if you do not purchase the definitions. But, when you take an example such as Adobe, once your purchase it, it is my understanding that it can never be taken away from you (that version). Maybe if the company has an incredibly bad runin with you, they could keep you from purchasing a newer upgrade, but it would be hard.
As far as the ASP's go, I have looked at them since Logician Internet went under. If everyone had an ASP, sharing information would be so much easier. There is a way to use an ASP and not worry and that is by using one which allows one to download their info each day.
I probably shouldn't write this, but if my AC was taken away, the databases are such that the info would be fairly easy to retrieve.
As far as printing out notes (and Leslie this is nothing against you -- to each his/her own, and I certainly understand), but I simply refuse to print out a note. Completely paperless. Of course, the backups are extremely redundant.
But, getting back to the main point, the EULA is concerning to me, but if it stayed in its current state, it would make more sense if certain things were spelled out. Such as is this a subscription service or a one-time license program (for the current version).
