Allscripts Remote (access your EHR using a smartphone)

The other day, I got into a conversation regarding the use of smartphones to access electronic health records (EHRs). We had been talking about Epic, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion, NextGen, GE Centricity, AthenaHealth, and a few other major EHR solutions. Then the conversation shifted to Allscripts Remote. Are you familiar with this solution? Here's a snippet from the Allscripts website:

Allscripts Remote™ enables providers to remotely control their Allscripts Enterprise EHR or Allscripts Professional EHR from any location. In a matter of seconds, providers can access the power of their practice’s EHR through their Apple® iPhone™, iPod Touch®, BlackBerry®, or Windows Mobile device.

With Allscripts Remote, difficult medical decisions that need to be made while out of the office, at the hospital, on call or on personal time can be made more effectively – thus helping providers take control of their time. And with Allscripts Remote, these decisions and actions are recorded in the Allscripts EHR for an immediate, complete and accurate patient record.

Compatible with Enterprise EHR v11 and Professional EHR v. 8.1 and higher, Remote is offered at no cost to physicians for a free thirty day trial.

You can learn more about Allscripts Remote by visiting the corporate website here. I wonder when they will release a native app for smartphones running Android.

Here's some more information about Allscripts Remote: