WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA – There are several myths about cloud computing as it relates to physical therapy assessment software that deserve to be busted.
Prognition Corp., the makers of Mavenlive exercise software, are busting five of them.Myth: Cloud computing poses security risks.
Fact: Our rehab exercise software provides password protection for user accounts, meaning only authorized people have access to patient records. User account passwords must be changed every 30 days. Our users are automatically logged out during inactivity to ensure that unauthorized users have no access to patient records. We employ daily backups, which can easily be restored in case of disaster recovery. We encrypt all data during transmission and at rest, as specified by numerous regulations.
Myth: Lack of compatibility.
Fact: Our rehab software runs in a Web browser, so there are few hardware constraints in using it. With our physical therapy documentation software, clinics can use desktop computers, laptops and Apple iPads to access it.
Myth: It isn’t reliable.
Fact: Having our physical therapy software in the cloud provides multiple redundant instances of it available for use. If an error occurs with one instance, such as a power outage, all network traffic would be immediately diverted to another instance without interruption.
In today’s world, there are many portals to the Internet, so if a main connection- such as DSL over the phone line-goes down, our users can connect to the Web by plugging their smart phone into their computer, using their smart phone itself, or using a USB stick that gives them wireless access to the net, says Dr. Jay Winburn, president of Prognition.
“Cloud computing simply offers way more redundant systems then an in-office system,” Winburn says.
Myth: It has network and storage constraints.
Fact: The whole goal of cloud computing that many people don’t yet realize is to provide seemingly infinite resources, says Mike Gauthier, vice president of product development for Prognition Corp. We are setting up our infrastructure so we can scale up our network/computing resources on an as-needed basis. The same idea applies for storage, because our storage also occurs in the cloud.
Myth: The software isn’t useful if you can’t move everything at once into the cloud.
Fact: This isn’t an issue because moving information to the cloud is not really much different from moving information to non-cloud software, Gauthier says.
At Mavenlive, we suggest that new users begin using the system by entering new patients, Winburn says. This eliminates the need to scan in charts, etc.
In a typical physiotherapy practice, treatment times for most problems are less than 6 months. That means within a short period of time, all of your active patients will be on Mavenlive or “in the cloud.”
Some potential users are concerned with being able to integrate our software with their existing software that isn’t cloud based, and it isn’t a problem for Mavenlive. Our software can export and import data from any system.
“The bottom line is that for physical therapy clinics seeking to automate the way they prescribe physiotherapy exercises and other processes, Mavenlive’s cloud computing software is not only safe; it is safer than paper chart systems or in-office servers,” he says. “In-office data is available to anyone who breaks into the office, and it could be destroyed by fire, etc. Maintaining data in the cloud protects it from these potential dangers.”
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