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Old 10-23-2016, 12:50 PM
 
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Can you ask the techs at a doctors office? They will likely have researched this to death.
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Old 10-23-2016, 12:53 PM
 
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Have you signed the HIPAA agreement yet? That is one humdinger of a document.
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Old 10-23-2016, 01:47 PM
 
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each facility/employer has their own HIPAA policies that we go over and sign for agreement. i've asked one employee in that new building and she uses a surface tablet.
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Old 10-23-2016, 02:20 PM
 
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which ones would you know would be quite nimble to security upgrades? protecting patient information is of utmost priority.
If you wish secutity as a base than:
The Debian Med project is a Debian Pure Blend created to provide a co-ordinated operating system and collection of available free software packages that are well-suited for the requirements for medical practices and medical research. Debian Med does not create or program software, but integrates software available under a license conforming to the DFSG into Debian and also extends Debian to be a better platform for this field of interest. The Debian Software Repositories contain 36500 packages. Debian Med serves as a magnifying lens to categorize all those packages, that as suited for the field of medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian-Med

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Old 10-23-2016, 02:23 PM
 
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Old 10-23-2016, 02:50 PM
 
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i hate to have to create a separate thread for a similar topic, so i'm "high-jacking" this one.

i need a new laptop, or maybe a tablet with a capacity for an external keyboard, for work purposes. will be starting a per diem job and my current laptop is now 4 years old, won't let me access work stuff remotely from home anymore. i need a laptop that can handle the electronic medical documentation programs of both employers (while in the building and remotely from home) that i can handle both paperwork as fast as i can.

been using a Dell i bought brand new in 2012 and love it. i'm now thinking against tablets since they don't have much memory for microsoft programs that i need to use time to time for work. i also need to use keyboards since i have a harder time doing such on touch screens for documentation.

i'm not tech savvy at all, so all this tech talk here is just way too much for me to catch up right now lol, but would really appreciate some suggestions as to which laptop would best serve my needs.
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If you wish secutity as a base than:
The Debian Med project is a Debian Pure Blend created to provide a co-ordinated operating system and collection of available free software packages that are well-suited for the requirements for medical practices and medical research. Debian Med does not create or program software, but integrates software available under a license conforming to the DFSG into Debian and also extends Debian to be a better platform for this field of interest. The Debian Software Repositories contain 36500 packages. Debian Med serves as a magnifying lens to categorize all those packages, that as suited for the field of medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian-Med
Looks like the software has already been determined.

OP, I'd guess any of the computers mentioned in this thread will work, but if I were you I would ask about talking with a tech or see if they have a list of compatible computers already.
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Old 10-23-2016, 03:43 PM
 
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if they have a list of compatible computers already.
smart suggestion
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Old 10-23-2016, 04:03 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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i hate to have to create a separate thread for a similar topic, so i'm "high-jacking" this one.

i need a new laptop, or maybe a tablet with a capacity for an external keyboard, for work purposes. will be starting a per diem job and my current laptop is now 4 years old, won't let me access work stuff remotely from home anymore. i need a laptop that can handle the electronic medical documentation programs of both employers (while in the building and remotely from home) that i can handle both paperwork as fast as i can.

been using a Dell i bought brand new in 2012 and love it. i'm now thinking against tablets since they don't have much memory for microsoft programs that i need to use time to time for work. i also need to use keyboards since i have a harder time doing such on touch screens for documentation.

i'm not tech savvy at all, so all this tech talk here is just way too much for me to catch up right now lol, but would really appreciate some suggestions as to which laptop would best serve my needs.
Budget?
If your colleague uses a Surface then any old laptop should work. Not sure why your current one "won't let me access work stuff remotely from home anymore".
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Old 10-23-2016, 06:35 PM
 
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I would get a quad core processor laptop on newegg for less money. I got my mother one and she's much happier with the speed of the quad core. I can give you the make and model if you're interested but I don't have it on me. The screen was also much nicer on the model with less backlight bleed than the one she originally bought at Best Buy, a dual core.
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Old 10-23-2016, 08:40 PM
 
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I would get a quad core processor laptop on newegg for less money. I got my mother one and she's much happier with the speed of the quad core. I can give you the make and model if you're interested but I don't have it on me. The screen was also much nicer on the model with less backlight bleed than the one she originally bought at Best Buy, a dual core.
please give me the make and model. thanks!
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