So… you want instant access to your ECLIPSE data from anywhere? And you don't want to concern yourself with hackers who can steal or ransom your data? Or ISP bandwidth issues that can slow your system to a crawl?
Eclipse Practice Management Software Cost
Suppose you could inexpensively leverage the cloud from your own computer system? And all you needed was a decent internet connection to your office?
Perhaps you should begin accessing your patient data the same way we access our own client data! We use Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop (RDP). In fact, if a sales rep in Oklahoma, a software developer in New York, or a customer service rep in Indiana need to access information about your practice, that's how they look up your records. The server is physically located in our building in Weeki Wachee, Florida.
Eclipse PMS is a one of a small number of practice management systems designed to work equally well on PCs and Macs. Its strengths are its flexible and comprehensive equine billing system, a really full-featured diary which the core of the whole program, and seamless PACS integration. Eclipse EHR software for chiropractors is a quality practice management product. Eclipse is very easy to learn as you go, and it is fully loaded with all the features a chiropractor needs. Eclipse is NOT the cheapest software, but I believe it delivers a superior product.
- Remote Desktop allows you to access your own office server across the internet from virtually any computer (Windows, Mac , Android, iPad) anywhere — which means you *are* in the cloud!
- Remote Desktop is very fast. Why? Two basic reasons:
- First, the only information that moves back & forth is the screen image & your keyboard or mouse input. You're not moving data back & forth between a remote cloud server & your computer.
- Next, Remote Desktop is only limited by your connection speed. When you use software hosted in the cloud (on a remote server), you're sharing that server and subject to its bandwidth limitations. What does that mean? You're sharing that cloud server with lots of other people during the day. And all of you want data from it simultaneously! Also, your local network speed is likely to be much, much faster than your internet connection.
- Remote Desktop is not a typical hacking target (see more about this below). Server farms & large, shared remote databases present front & center targets to hackers… and the results are in the news with great regularity. In fact, it's no longer news when a large healthcare entity gets hacked — but the HIPAA fines are real enough.
- Remote Desktop is much less expensive to own & run in the long run.
- None of this would have any impact on your ECLIPSE fees. If you have further questions, please call 352.488.0081 & speak with the Help Desk.
Myths
- Companies that sell 'cloud' services like to tell you that the cost of maintaining your existing computer system and/or network will change. Not true! Whether you have one or more computers, your devices — including things like printers & scanners — must be connected to one another and/or the internet. You're likely to discover you're using exactly the same computer system you've always used — even if you're practically paperless.
- Some may tell you that Remote Desktop is not secure. Sure… if it isn't setup properly, it's not secure — just like everything else connected to the internet. However, there are a variety of ways to provide much better security without the compromises of cloud based systems (see below).
Facts
With a cloud system, you are entrusting security to your software vendor and… their hosting service and… one or more physical locations that contain the computer servers where your information actually resides. You can click here to read one example of what happens when things go wrong. If *your* patient data had been on Code Spaces' servers, it would be gone, along with all your backups! And then there are companies that simply go out of business, like this one here, with little notice & no way to get your data back. No data. No backups. No patient information. No billing. These types of problems have become ubiquitous in recent years.
Alternatives to Remote Desktop
- Multiple companies offer a hosted option for ECLIPSE. You can find links to companies like DataHealth & AriTec on our website by clicking here.
- Use programs like LogMeIn for remote access.
Keeping Remote Desktop Secure (recommendations for computer professionals)
Any cloud system is vulnerable to numerous threats, as well as problems that would never occur to you. Whether it's a compromised password or an unanticipated business closure. Here are some tips & guidelines to help you secure your Remote Desktop installation through layered controls without setting up slow-performing VPN's:
- Disable any RDP connection to the internet. This helps reduce the risk of hackers scanning your network and limits your susceptibility to brute force attacks.
- Change the default listening port from 3389.
- Update and apply patches regularly.
- Enable complex passwords and a conservative account lockout policy. (Consider customizing a more stringent policy for RDP.)
- Configure multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Limit and reduce access via RDP and consider disabling all administrative access via RDP.
- Enable logging and monitoring capabilities to alert personnel of suspicious activity.
- Ensure self-signed certificates are in place.
- Enable the following on workstations and servers that use RDP: Network Level Authentication, TLS 1.2 and FIPS compliance.
Eclipse Practice Management Software Cost
Suppose you could inexpensively leverage the cloud from your own computer system? And all you needed was a decent internet connection to your office?
Perhaps you should begin accessing your patient data the same way we access our own client data! We use Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop (RDP). In fact, if a sales rep in Oklahoma, a software developer in New York, or a customer service rep in Indiana need to access information about your practice, that's how they look up your records. The server is physically located in our building in Weeki Wachee, Florida.
Eclipse PMS is a one of a small number of practice management systems designed to work equally well on PCs and Macs. Its strengths are its flexible and comprehensive equine billing system, a really full-featured diary which the core of the whole program, and seamless PACS integration. Eclipse EHR software for chiropractors is a quality practice management product. Eclipse is very easy to learn as you go, and it is fully loaded with all the features a chiropractor needs. Eclipse is NOT the cheapest software, but I believe it delivers a superior product.
- Remote Desktop allows you to access your own office server across the internet from virtually any computer (Windows, Mac , Android, iPad) anywhere — which means you *are* in the cloud!
- Remote Desktop is very fast. Why? Two basic reasons:
- First, the only information that moves back & forth is the screen image & your keyboard or mouse input. You're not moving data back & forth between a remote cloud server & your computer.
- Next, Remote Desktop is only limited by your connection speed. When you use software hosted in the cloud (on a remote server), you're sharing that server and subject to its bandwidth limitations. What does that mean? You're sharing that cloud server with lots of other people during the day. And all of you want data from it simultaneously! Also, your local network speed is likely to be much, much faster than your internet connection.
- Remote Desktop is not a typical hacking target (see more about this below). Server farms & large, shared remote databases present front & center targets to hackers… and the results are in the news with great regularity. In fact, it's no longer news when a large healthcare entity gets hacked — but the HIPAA fines are real enough.
- Remote Desktop is much less expensive to own & run in the long run.
- None of this would have any impact on your ECLIPSE fees. If you have further questions, please call 352.488.0081 & speak with the Help Desk.
Myths
- Companies that sell 'cloud' services like to tell you that the cost of maintaining your existing computer system and/or network will change. Not true! Whether you have one or more computers, your devices — including things like printers & scanners — must be connected to one another and/or the internet. You're likely to discover you're using exactly the same computer system you've always used — even if you're practically paperless.
- Some may tell you that Remote Desktop is not secure. Sure… if it isn't setup properly, it's not secure — just like everything else connected to the internet. However, there are a variety of ways to provide much better security without the compromises of cloud based systems (see below).
Facts
With a cloud system, you are entrusting security to your software vendor and… their hosting service and… one or more physical locations that contain the computer servers where your information actually resides. You can click here to read one example of what happens when things go wrong. If *your* patient data had been on Code Spaces' servers, it would be gone, along with all your backups! And then there are companies that simply go out of business, like this one here, with little notice & no way to get your data back. No data. No backups. No patient information. No billing. These types of problems have become ubiquitous in recent years.
Alternatives to Remote Desktop
- Multiple companies offer a hosted option for ECLIPSE. You can find links to companies like DataHealth & AriTec on our website by clicking here.
- Use programs like LogMeIn for remote access.
Keeping Remote Desktop Secure (recommendations for computer professionals)
Any cloud system is vulnerable to numerous threats, as well as problems that would never occur to you. Whether it's a compromised password or an unanticipated business closure. Here are some tips & guidelines to help you secure your Remote Desktop installation through layered controls without setting up slow-performing VPN's:
- Disable any RDP connection to the internet. This helps reduce the risk of hackers scanning your network and limits your susceptibility to brute force attacks.
- Change the default listening port from 3389.
- Update and apply patches regularly.
- Enable complex passwords and a conservative account lockout policy. (Consider customizing a more stringent policy for RDP.)
- Configure multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Limit and reduce access via RDP and consider disabling all administrative access via RDP.
- Enable logging and monitoring capabilities to alert personnel of suspicious activity.
- Ensure self-signed certificates are in place.
- Enable the following on workstations and servers that use RDP: Network Level Authentication, TLS 1.2 and FIPS compliance.
Eclipse Practice Management Software Reviews
ECLIPSE is an EHR suite that is used by thousands of chiropractic, physical therapy and medical offices across the US. Designed to speed up workflow and improve patient outcomes in practices of all sizes, it is mainly used on large sites with hundreds of users and up to 150,000 patients.
ECLIPSE is also used by many small practices thanks to its user-based pricing plan. It boasts a host of integrations allowing users to create custom forms, manage patient workflows and billing, check eligibility and the ability to sync its scheduler with a smartphone in real time via the Google calendar.
One of its main features is the ability for a user to open multiple patient files without having to close others, retrace their steps or undo previous actions. ECLIPSE says that this reduces the number of clicks that a user has to make to access data of interest and makes it easy to use for front-desk staff.
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All data is updated in real time, so documents open at multiple locations are all updated instantaneously, allowing more than one member of medical staff to be working on a patient record at the same time.
Software features
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- Appointment Management
- Billing Management
- Clinical Workflow
- Document Management
- Medical Templates
- Patient Demographics
- Patient History
- Patient Portal
- Reporting and Analytics
- Scheduling
