As a busy plastic surgeon, trying to meet the competing demands of managed care, patient care, efficiency, and financial stability, being able to track patients at different sites of service, code their procedured, and get that information to my billing office within a reasonable period of time I have been working with several systems.  Recently, after my 6 year old Pocket Doc stopped being supported, and updated by its company, I discovered Curon's Palm based patient data and coding system.  Now, on one device (actually a Handspring), I have my roster, dates of service, procedure and diagnosis codes, right alongside my agenda, address book and the indespensible ePocrates.  Curon has worked diligently with me to make the system work, and include the codes that I need for my practice.  They have created a program that really works for the doctor, easy to use, not too time consuming, and very helpful.  I would really recommend it to anyone who works outside of their office, or does more than 10 different procedures in their practice.

Jane Petro, M.D., FACS

Professor of Surgery

New York Medical College