The future of technology: what NueMD and Google have in common

Wednesday, 27. August 2008

Both Microsoft and Google have, on occasions, promised users the moon; according to September’s issue of Fast Company, both companies have finally delivered it. Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope and Google Sky are both free virtual telescopes, but while Microsoft’s version requires users to download and install it to their desktop, Google’s version is available anywhere there is Internet access, and even works on mobile phones.

 These differing models are also represented in the galaxy of practice management software. NueMD, like Google Sky, is accessible from anywhere, offering rich functionality that makes lesser applications look clunky. On the other hand, many of its competitors are like Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope – possessing good features if you don’t mind being tethered to the office, but isolated and incapable of fully interacting with the rest of the health care universe.
 
Just like Google, NueMD has a business model for the 21st century. Medical practice management software may not have the same cache as a virtual telescope, but when it comes to the future of technology, NueMD is reaching for the stars too.

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2 Responses to “The future of technology: what NueMD and Google have in common”

  1. August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am

    ed Says:

    While I appreciate what this post is getting at, let’s be honest… Google Sky is available anywhere and is purely browser based. NueMD is available from “everywhere” in that it can be accessed from anywhere, but it still requires a download, along with the java package and is far from being browser based/ Like the Microsoft version, it too requires some level of tethering to the desktop if you want to keep security and privacy (i.e. the PDFs being cached and not clearing out unless being manually deleted).

  2. August 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Cassie Harman Says:

    Thanks for commenting, Dr. Figueroa! You raise some interesting points. First, you’re correct; NueMD is not browser-based. It’s actually Internet-based, which allows more robust, complex controls and features and is also faster and much more secure than browser-based applications. Second, NueMD is written in Java because it’s a “platform-independent” language. That short Java download is required precisely to ensure that NueMD can be accessed from any computer no matter what platform, operating system or browser you’re running. Finally, the security of patient information clearly requires more attention than information about planets and stars, and being HIPAA compliant would require that you use public computers with extreme caution, if at all, but this doesn’t mean you’re tethered to your desktop. You can view your schedule on your PDA in a field in the middle of Kansas, look at a patient’s chart from your laptop in Spain, or verify someone’s insurance eligibility from your computer at home. To address your last point, though: NueMD does systematically clear the cache and is HIPAA compliant.

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