I have watched this thread with interest - we each have items that we want fixed, expanded, changed. Unfortunately I agree with Wendell it only made sense to succumb to federal mandates (I attested to 90 days of MU today and am waiting for my check) as things like CCHIT and then MU certification meant a lot to different people.
The letter writer is basic - many of us would like fancier fonts, letterhead, graphics, etc but it does a basic letter with it being easy to put any part of the exam, history, old meds, new meds, assessment and plan in it - I often give patients list of diagnoses, meds, plan etc and sometimes write referral letters to specialists - since 'consult' codes have gone by the wayside more and more of the specialists I know send me a generic letter with 'thanks for consulting' and the plan along with a office note attached. I think that if we as physicians concentrated more on accurate records and less on our letterhead, etc then EMR records would be better.
I hope that someone dissatisfied with AC finds one to their liking unfortunately I think that over the next 6 months they may find that the EMR they chose does not follow the direction they want... Good luck.
I have used AC for almost 10 years and have played with many, many versions including almost all alpha, betas and general releases. It does a good job and is constantly evolving.
P.S. I love my Ipad but wonder why their 'innovative design' did not include a camera.....maybe to put out version 2 a year or so later with a camera. Don't get me wrong I love tech and my Blackberries, Droids, Ipads, Iphones, and myriad of other gadgets will attest that I buy a lot of them. You just have to wait to see what comes next.
