could run a report on all patients seen during the past 1,2,3 years...use that for the mailing.
Yes, mailing letters to all "active patients", i.e. those seen over past three years, is required and made easier in AC by selecting a patient, letter writer to patient, template "I am retiring...etc" and print. Not a big deal but it would be nice to instantly bring up a number who actually have been seen over say the three year period. AC assigns each patient an identifying number as they are logged in for the first time. One can't go by that absolute number as some came in once 4 years ago and never again. Others had data logged, a number assigned, and then were "no shows" as new patients. (the latter a not infrequent happening for a specialist). It looks like I'll just guess and buy a bunch of "Forever Stamps" The way postal rates go up any extras will "pay" better than a money market over time.
My understanding is that generally when a practice is purchased, the buyer takes over the records and responsibility....THEY are responsible for sending out copies and otherwise managing the records.... What do you think?
Yes, very true once they are in physical possession of the records. They can access, so to speak, the contents of the records but only after they have received a medical release of information form from the patient directing them or establishing a doctor-physician relationship. The rub is only one entity can physically possess said records at a time (we are not partners or members of an association/group). So their responsibility and, one might say, ability starts on my stop date (5 months hence).
As to their making changes after possession not being a problem that's reassuring.
Thanks Jon
I don't mean to belabor this but I suspect a number of AC users are solo practitioners and perhaps information gleaned here will help in the future. We all retire eventually except, of course, for Bert.
