He encourages physicians practicing
in rural Texas communities to download DocbookMD. “The app gives rural physicians direct, immediate access to their colleagues in other parts of the state. Physicians can communicate efficiently and securely without having to wait for a phone call. DocbookMD provides a support network at your fingertips that is beneficial to physicians and their patients,” Dr. Grisel said. Dr. Merryman also encourages physi-
cians across the state to download and use DocbookMD in their practices. “The more people who use it, the
more robust the network becomes, mak- ing the app more powerful,” he said. At press time, Dr. Merryman was set- ting up the CareTeam function. “CareTeam will help my office com- municate and share labs and images securely and efficiently with nurses and other staff members,” he said.
Facilitating care closer to home Dr. Grisel hopes to expand his use of DocbookMD moving forward. The app may be integrated into a care coordi- nation project for cochlear implant pa- tients Dr. Grisel is working on with Col- lege Station otolaryngologist Andrew De Jong, MD, and a California physician. Before Head & Neck Surgical Associates began offering cochlear implants, North Texas patients had to travel to Oklahoma City or Dallas for the procedure. “Some of our elderly rural patients
were reluctant to travel so far because they’d have to make several trips for fol- low-up care in addition to the surgery,” Dr. Grisel said. Over time, Dr. Grisel says he has re-
alized that providing cochlear implant patients with the best care requires coor- dination among the surgeon, an audiolo- gist, and a speech therapist. “I’m working with my partners to set up a small nonprofit organization that
will allow this type of care to be more easily provided in community settings, closer to home,” he said. He and his physician business part-
ners are creating an online database for virtual care teams. Multiple health professionals can participate in care for cochlear implant patients and access the online database system, which will con- tain secure patient information. Dr. Grisel is a member of the Walters Physician Incubator (http://physician
incubator.org), an Austin-based ven- ture established by Drs. Gueramy and Haas that helps physician entrepreneurs. (Read “Doctorpreneurs,” in the Septem- ber issue of Texas Medicine, pages 47–50, or visit the TMA website at www.texmed .org/Doctorpreneurs.) Dr. Grisel says the incubator connect-
ed him to attorneys who have helped him with forming the nonprofit orga- nization and ensuring the database is HIPAA compliant.
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