I had my meeting with my allergist’s office manager this morning at 8am to go over what I could do for their website. It went over well, although I have the feeling it’s going to take some pushing to finally close the deal. The office manager had a few questions about pricing and some concerns about HIPAA compliance as relates to any information transmitted from the patient to physician online. I was prepared to handle these concerns since I did research on what other physician websites were offering in terms of online appointment scheduling, etc. I can understand their hesistance to step into any proposition that could conceivably entail legal liability, yet this is something many physicians are starting to offer, and it is beneficial to both patient and physician. The point is, they wouldn’t be pioneers. At any rate, there will be many concerns I’ll need to address if this is to go smoothly.
Note to self: focus on less regulated industries
HIPAA sucks, though it’s necessary. I had to deal with it all the time at the Acupuncture Center. I wasn’t even allowed to tell a father that his adult daughter was getting a treatment just before he was…