WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA – There are five myths about cloud computing as it relates to physical therapy assessment software that deserve to be busted, according to Prognition Corp., the makers of Mavenlive physical therapy software.

Here are those five myths.

Myth No. 1- Cloud computing poses security risks.
Fact- Mavenlive employs the following security measures:
– Every user account is password protected, which means only authorized users have access to patient records.
– The password to every user account must be changed every 30 days.
– Logged in users are automatically logged out after a period of inactivity to ensure that no unauthorized users have access to patient records.
– Mavenlive employs daily backups, which can easily be restored in the case of disaster recovery.
– Mavenlive encrypts all data during transmission and at rest, as specified by numerous regulations.

Myth No. 2- Lack of compatibility.
Fact- Mavenlive rehab exercise software runs in a Web browser, so there are few hardware constraints when it comes to using it. With this physical therapy software, clinics can use desktop computers, laptops, Apple iPads and even smart phones to access it.

Myth No. 3- Cloud Computing isn’t reliable.
Fact- It actually is more reliable. Having its physical therapy documentation software in the cloud provides Mavenlive with multiple redundant instances of it available for use. If an error occurs with one instance, such as a power outage, all network traffic is immediately diverted to another instance without interruption.

In today’s world, there are many portals to the Internet, so if a main connection such as DSL over the phone line goes down, Mavenlive users can connect to the Web by plugging their smart phone into their computer, using their smart phone itself, or using a USB stick that gives them wireless access to the Internet, says Dr. Jay Winburn, president of Prognition.

\”Cloud computing simply offers many more redundant systems then an in-office system,\” Winburn says.

Myth No. 4- Cloud computing has network and storage constraints.
Fact- The whole goal of cloud computing that many people don\’t realize is to provide seemingly infinite resources, says Mike Gauthier, vice president of product development for Prognition Corp. Mavenlive is setting up its infrastructure so it can scale up its network/computing resources on an as-needed basis. The same idea applies for storage, because its storage also occurs in the cloud.

Myth No. 5- The software isn\’t useful if users can\’t move everything at once into the cloud.
Fact- This isn\’t an issue because moving information to the cloud is not really much different from moving information to non-cloud software, Gauthier says.

Mavenlive staff suggest that new users start using the system by entering only their new patients, Winburn says. This eliminates the need to scan in paper charts.

In a typical physical therapy practice, treatment for most patients is completed in less than six months. That means within a short period of time, all of a clinic\’s active patients will be on Mavenlive or \”in the cloud.\”

Some potential users are concerned with integrating Prognition Corp.\’s software with their existing software that isn\’t cloud based, and that isn\’t an issue for Mavenlive. The software can export and import data from any system.

\”The bottom line is that for physical therapy clinics seeking to automate the way they prescribe physiotherapy exercises and other processes, Mavenlive\’s cloud computing software is not only safe, it is safer than paper chart systems or in-office servers,\” Winburn says. \”In-office data is available to anyone who breaks into the office, and it could be destroyed by fire, etc. Maintaining data in the cloud protects it from these potential dangers.\”

About Mavenlive and Prognition Corp.
Mavenlive was created in March 2009 by Prognition Corp., a software company headquartered in Canada’s National Research Council’s Biomedical Commercialization Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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