Cloud Computing: DoctorsElite Lets You Access Medical Records from Mobile Devices

Grazed from Technorati.  Author: Geoff Simon.
 

Often the best ideas are bred of necessity. This is definitely the case with Gulfport, MS. based software company DoctorsElite, which among other things, allows patients to securely store medical records and access them from anywhere, in case of a disaster or emergency. The company recently announced their launch which includes an iOS app as well as other web features useful for patients, doctors and specialists. 

Looking around the Guld Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Cyril V. Bethala, DoctorsElite co-founder who rode the storm out at the Hospital he was working in at the time, saw doctors leaving town and patients fleeing to refuges nationwide. "It was impossible in that devastation for millions of patients to access records, much less connect with doctors" said Dr. Bethala in a company statement. It was solving this problem that was the catalyst and inspiration behind DoctorsElite, co-founded by Dr. Bethala and his two physician brothers, Vivian Bethala and Vasanth Bethala, both practicing physicians who are now the Medical Director and Chief Medical Information Officer, respectively…

"DoctorsElite provides unmatched resources for physicians seeking specialty care for their patients and serves as a communication hub for doctors, who can consult with fellow physicians through a secure referral platform. Doctors can also share their thoughts with their entire network via the company’s Scribbl™ tool, or communicate privately with a one-to-one messaging center. Doctors can login free and complete their physician profiles, providing information about special areas of expertise that may not be listed elsewhere," says Siva Subramanian, CTO of DoctorsElite.

Patients who join DoctorsElite can use the secure portal to store their complete medical histories, which facilitates Dr./Patient collaboration and doesn’t require individuals to piece together information from several sources including specialists, primary care doctors from the patients complete medical history. Security is a top priority according to DoctorsElite, which employs several security measures to ensure patients private medical records remain secure. Security includes SSL encryption on the servers powered by Verisign, which house medical records separately, along with standard form authentication and a privacy policy that prohibits selling any medical data to third parties.

"Accessing valuable information through Mobile/Mobile apps have surpassed the web usage in recent times and different industries have acknowledged and adapted to these changes by their mobile presence. Customers struggle finding good apps in the Health, Fitness and Medical categories that are backed by physicians and as an initiative we have launched DoctorsElite iPhone app for Patients. iPhone users can download it for free from App Store" says Muthu Arumugam, COO of DoctorsElite.