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Many of the great smaller physician practices have to fight hard to survive in these trying transitional years and the economic downturn has only made the challenges they face more difficult.

Research shows that around 800,000 small practices are registered in the USA. Many of these practices, that represent the back bone of health care delivery in the USA, are reporting continuing challenges and they are looking to Health Information Technology to provide the solution to their problems.

As a Physician yourself, you will be well aware of the scale of the challenge caused by today's tough economic environment. You are likely to have hundreds of patients and referrals to track and manage, new patients to schedule and assess, and important hospital and clinic relationships to cultivate and maintain.

How do you overcome these complex problems while maintaining a positive focus on your core practice?

It may be difficult to find find the answer in traditional server-based IT infrastructures. Many physicians have been promised systems that will drive revenue generation and competitive edge but instead find themselves lumbered with solutions that are expensive and difficult to manage and that fail to deliver expected value and return on investment (ROI).

An alternative approach you may not have considered is cloud computing. 'Moving to the cloud' has become a much used industry buzz term over recent months. A first wave of Physicians are now beginning to reap the rewards of this new IT methodology. Others, though, remain lost in a cloud of confusion as to what the new technology is all about.

By way of explanation, cloud computing is based on the concept that IT should largely be delivered as a service over the internet.

Documents, emails, lab results and other clinical data will be accessed online or 'in the cloud,' making them available from any PC, laptop or mobile device, and importantly, in real-time. Cloud computing offers attractive benefits to Physicians, especially at a time when many are looking to do more for less.

To run traditional, expensive server-based EMRs, Physicians would previously have needed high-spec PCs and servers in-house. Internal networks would also have required investment and management.

TODAY you can access all the data and tools you need in the cloud.

Web based or Cloud applications, in contrast, require no more infrastructure than an internet connection and can even work wirelessly on a range of mobile devices. This capability will enable your organization to greatly reduce upfront capital expense - a key consideration in the current economic downturn. They are as easy to use as online banking.

Cloud computing offers scalable services that let you select your own level of engagement and upgrade easily at any future point. Mitochon's service offers you an easy to sign-up, intuitive to use FREE CERTIFIED EMR.

By switching to Mitochon's cloud service, you also cut maintenance costs because our services are free and run over a web connection. Equally, unlike other more traditional client-server EMR approaches, cloud applications do not consume your valuable internal resources. Instead, your office team can now focus on your patients, work flow, referral network and billing, while delivering new projects that drive benefits and innovation within your practice.

Benefits of Cloud Services

• Speed of implementation and free seamless upgrades (usually promoted over a weekend)
• The opportunity to connect to other physicians and patients
• Cloud computing helps facilitate connectivity and agility
• Cloud-based services can be operational in a few minutes after sign on (Sign up here)
• Migrating to the cloud allows your office to try our service risk free, safe in the knowledge that your account is secure (Mitochon is hosted on the Amazon EC2 HIPAA compliant Cloud) and performance enhancements are made available automatically at no additional cost
• Instant sign-up and ease of use means competitive advantage in today's difficult economic conditions

Software tools delivered via the internet also enable you to be more mobile.

You are not tied to particular desktop PCs where specific software is installed. As long as you can get online, you can access your Mitochon account.

The Cloud leaves you FREE TO CONNECT, FREE TO COLLABORATE and FREE TO COORDINATE CARE.