Dear AuntMinnie.com Member,
Are you looking for a better way to stay in touch with your referring physicians? If so, AuntMinnie.com may have a solution for you -- Physician's Instant MessengerTM, a brand-new communications application we've developed specifically for the radiology market.
If you're not familiar with instant messaging, it's a rapidly growing technology that's not just for chatty teens anymore. All types of businesses are discovering that instant messaging is the perfect medium for communicating in real time with colleagues distributed across multiple locations.
Instant messaging enables you to get quick answers to questions and carry on several conversations at once, right from your PC desktop -- something you can't do with phone, fax, or e-mail. And you can communicate with someone in real time, whether they're across the street or on the other side of the world.
Which is what makes AuntMinnie's Physician's Instant Messenger
the perfect communications vehicle for radiology. Imagine being
able to consult with multiple referring physicians in the amount
of time it would take for a single phone call. Eliminate errors
caused by unclear communication. You can even send reference images.
And Physician's Instant Messenger includes protections to ensure that
your communications are secure, something you don't get with off-the-shelf
instant messaging applications.
Interested? Then join the ranks of AuntMinnie members who are becoming beta testers of Physician's Instant Messenger. You'll be able to use the program free of charge during the beta-test period, and you'll qualify for six months of free service when the service is officially launched. All you need to do is provide us with your feedback on the usability of the service.
To sign up, just go to here , where you'll be able to download the application from our partner firm, iAtrogenixTM, Inc. a developer of secure, private, and trusted communication platforms for the healthcare industry.
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