[optimal] Re: Spectralis OCT volumes and how to facilitate the most in a day
- From: Michael Turano <turano@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:54:30 -0400
Stuart and All,
It seems you have a older model Cirrus that runs a dual core processor that is
incapable forum in W7 and Cirrus Hardware.
In this case you would need to upgrade hardware.
For customers running newer 4000 models with Quad Core processors the upgrade
path is much less costly.
I'd rather help you find another way, but why would you have to scan the PDF
files? You could worse case export them to a thumb drive and bypass scanning.
I'm sure there is a way your IT could lock down the unit and at a minimum allow
you to export to a shared folder on another PC
to send to MDI.
With technology on OCT changing rapidly we have some new options available. I'm
just pushing back on a flight to ASCRS but would be happy to chat if you want
to call me around 11:30am.
Michael Turano
C 856.340.5675
C 917.826.9506
F 917.591.1841
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On Apr 24, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Stuart Alfred <stuart.alfred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sandor you never miss a stitch! Way to be. I certainly am speaking to my boss
our COO/executive administrator about that very subject. Not sure on OPTIMAL
is where I want to delve into this, but I do believe in freeflowing of
bio-medical caregiving information.
Our IT team has been working with Matt at Zeiss. here is what I have from our
IT emails: per Matt
1 - take the machine off the network connect a printer up to it and have them
scan the tests into MDI
2 - there is a $25,000 trade-in value for the machine, purchase a refurbished
Quad-core OCT machine, the cost for that would be $21,000 - this machine would
have Windows 7.
3 - purchase a new OCT 5000 - you still get the $25,000 trade-in and if I
heard the numbers correctly the cost would be $40,000
(of note, our Institute -or the retina practices- own including our Cirrus
here: 3 Cirrus and 1 Stratus.)
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Sandor Ferenczy <sandorferenczy@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> What is does Zeiss say in regards to the EOL of Windows XP?
>
> -sandor
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Stuart Alfred <stuart.alfred@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Morning fellow imagers,
> > After relocating one of our Cirrus instruments from another office two
> > months ago to replace the Stratus (with the help of a Zeiss rep.) we now
> > find that the XP OS will no longer be supported so we will have to remove it
> > from our network! Our EMR will also no longer support it starting July 1
> > (MDI). Having two SD devices in this office was intended to easy congestion.
> > Options being thrown around include connecting a printer to the Cirrus and
> > yes, PRINTING out the pdfs and then, yes you guessed it, SCANNING them in
> > manually. An option I find infuriating. There are some other forces at
> > work in which practices own equipment and don't want to invest in new, but
> > in the end, before I offer to handle such a transition, I wonder if I can
> > singularly handle 30 OCT per day (8am to 3pm), with perhaps 12 FAs in there
> > as well? It doesn't seem daunting to me, I regularly do 10-12 FAs a day and
> > 20+ OCTs.
> > I'm aware practices (Wolfe/Jay Rostovald) handle such volume daily. We have
> > one Spectralis at this satellite office, and I am the singular imager
> > designated to cover imaging here. So those of you who handle such volume:
> > what specific steps do you take to keep the schedule on time?
> > TIA,
> > Stuart
> >
> > --
> > Stuart Alfred, CRA, OCT-*C*
> > *
> > cell 317 517-9455
> > 528 N. Bauman St.
> > Indianapolis, IN 46214-3618
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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Stuart Alfred, CRA, OCT-*C*
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cell 317 517-9455
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