HealthTech has a really terrible write up of the latest EHR vendor to put out a Google Glass EHR implementation. The iPatientCare EHR application is called miGlass. However, the article states that it’s the first wearable EHR App for glass, but we’ve already written about one from DrChrono and Kareo’s Google Glass implementation was probably the first one that I saw. Plus, there are a number of hospital based EHR implementations that have happened as well. Maybe iPatientCare was the first and they just didn’t get any coverage until now.
Timing aside, the article lists the technology available on this new Google Glass EHR application, miGlass:
- Web browser based EHR and PM System
- Microsoft .net Technology
- Services Oriented Architecture
- HL7 CCD and ASTM CCR for Interoperability
- HL7 Integration with leading Lab
- Information Systems
- SureScripts/RxHUB Certified ePrescribing
- Reporting & Analytics using Cognos and Business Objects
- Available on iPhone and iPad
Maybe the article just made a mistake (I make them all the time as you know), but that list seems like a list of EHR technology and not Google Glass application functionality. iPatientCare also has a video that’s not even worth linking to since it doesn’t say anything about what the Google Glass application really does.
While I love to see EHR vendors experimenting and testing the integration of Google Glass into their EHR, I still haven’t seen the killer use case in action. Although, there are a few hospital EHR Google Glass implementations that I’d like to see in action. I do love the potential of Google Glass. There’s something beautiful about an always on, always connected application that’s sitting there waiting for you when it’s needed. Plus, as the camera recognition technology gets better, the workflow will get better as well.
Imagine walking into an exam room and as you do it, your Google Glass scans a QR code on the door and pulls up the patient waiting for you in the room. Hopefully that’s the naive and simplistic view of where the technology is going to be taken. As more EHR vendors tinker with the technology it will be really interesting to see what becomes a reality.
John-You have probably been too busy to keep track of the events, such as, HIMSS 2014 where iPatientCare released the Google Glass Med Adherence app and received great response at our booth. It’s been a success and we have moved on with the upgraded version of the app too. We would keep you in the loop as we keep on taking rapid strides. Thanks for finding time to review the article and we appreciate your comments and views. Looking forward to keeping in touch.
Udayan,
Very possible that I was busy;-) Glad you’ve been working on it so long. I’ll definitely be interested to see how it evolves.