ingoldsby@calgary.UUCP (02/11/87)
I have a friend who is about to set up his own (medical doctor's) practice and is looking for an office system to handle the billing of patients, filling out the standard insurance forms, etc. He doesn't feel that there is too much different in running a doctor's office as opposed to, say, a plumber (at least in terms of the bookkeeping). There is a great deal of good software available to do this on IBM PC's, but unfortunately this doctor is quite literate in computers and would probably suffer a seizure if forced to work for very long on MS-DOS :> so I am looking for software that will run under a decent operating system on a readily available computer. I am personally a great fan of OSK (OS9/68K) and was wondering about the price/availability of this for popular machines, and what software is available. I would be open to suggestions for other DOS's as well, since almost anything is better than MS-DOS (except toggle switches). Please be specific in your replies (ie. price, names and addresses of firms supplying such software, etc.). Many thanks in advance. Terry Ingoldsby ...!ihnp4!alberta!calgary!ingoldsby
EWTILENI@PUCC.BITNET (02/14/87)
>I am looking for software >that will run under a decent operating system on a readily available >computer. Terry, while the computer is new, and there's not too much available software yet, my vote for best goes to the Tandy Color Computer 3 (CoCo 3). It's new OS-9 Level II operating system, plus 512K RAM, efficient processor, good graphics, 40/80 column, and compatability with most all the existing Color Computer software out there make it the best buy around. The CoCo 3 is available (w/ 128K) for under $200, and you can pick what monitors, disk drives, printers, etc. YOU want to add... See THE RAINBOW, which is avail in many bookstores, for tons of ads and information on the CoCo 3 you won't get from Radio Shack. I know of several accounting/billing packages out for the CoCo 1/2, and there are a few more being developed for the 3 now, if you're friend can wait. Try Mark Data Products (see ad in Rainbow) as one source for acct. sft. - ERIC - "I'm taller than you UUCP : ALLEGRA!PSUVAX1!PUCC.BITNET!EWTILENI and therefore must ARPA : EWTILENI@PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU know better." BITNET: EWTILENI@PUCC.BITNET DELPHI: TILENIUS (ALSO MCI MAIL) VOID WHERE ILLEGAL. PHONE : 609-734-0048
klieb@uicsl.UUCP (02/16/87)
Your note doesn't mention what hardware you are running OS-9/68k on, but perhaps you have heard of Hazelwood computers in Missouri? They make various 680XX computers, including the ones marketed by Frank Hogg Labs in New York. One of the founders of Hazelwood is Dave Bridger, and I am told that he was the original author of MUMPS. I believe that MUMPS is precisely the sort of program you are looking for: it manages medical offices, as I recall. I also seem to recall that Dave no longer has any connection with MUMPS, and some company has taken over its distribution and update. You might try writing to Dave at Hazelwood (sorry, I don't have the ZIP): Dave Bridger Hazelwood Computers Highway 94 at Bluffton Bluffton, Missouri Hope that this helps. BTW, Hazelwood recently got their 68020 screamer running... 16 MHz, real DMA, FPU, and only $2195 for a board with OS-9/68k, a C compiler, plus some more goodies. The board is designed to be dropped into a PC clone chassis. Hope this helps. Kurt Liebezeit ...!ihnp4!uiucdcs!uicsl!klieb