I do remember Relay Health. I looked at a website today called MedFusion. Looks pretty good. Of course, they go out of their way to hide the cost. I believe they quoted 60 cents per transation. And, according to them, based on the ROI, you would save roughly 2 1/2 million dollars per month.
http://www.medfusion.net/medical_pre_registration.htmlI guess although there are many things it does, you could ues it only for registration, then you would have to decide it the 60 cents would be a savings there. You can do virtual office visits, etc.
It always kills me when it says, "We were able to educate the patient, and therefore save an office visit." I guess that's OK with an HMO, but if it's fee for service, you have just lost that visit amount.
George, you make a good point about the email or date being on a secure server, but I think this is very much like CertifiedMail which also has its limitations due to the doctor has to email the client first. Of course, it could be done in a different fashion.
This MedFusion looks very promising if the actual ROI is helpful. Again, to Wayne and joseph2, even if you used only the registration form, it would be worth it. I may even look into it. Of course RelayHealth is doable as well.
