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Services for Physicians
Advantages - Electronic Health Record
- Qualify for up to $44,000 in government stimulus money
(if implemented by 2011, paid over five years) Only if your
EHR system is CCHIT certified!
- Avoid government penalties set to begin in 2015.
- Going paperless will improve office efficiency. Pulling
medical charts will be a thing of the past. And the issues
related to charts that are misplaced, misfiled or at another
location will also be a thing of the past. Patient
information is at your fingertips and just a click away.
- Automating lab and prescription procedures reduce
administrative tasks and decreases errors, including
alerting pharmacists to drug-to-drug interactions or
allergic reactions.
- Improved collections and cash flow because of the
increased efficiency in claim submissions with correct
coding edits.
- Automated insurance verification can be scheduled one to
two days prior to patient’s appointment, confirming active
insurance coverage, alerting you to changes in coverage, and
allowing you to be aware of self-pay patients immediately.
- Reduced operating costs – eliminate the cost of
transcription, purchase and storage of paper charts and
forms, etc. No more printing, mailing, or faxing letters,
correspondence can be sent directly from system.
- Improved clinical reporting to insurance carriers.
- Ability to provide in-depth practice analysis by
provider, location, procedure, diagnosis, and insurer.
- Personalized patient education.
Purchasing Software
vs. Software as a Service
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Purchasing Software |
Software as a Service |
Cost is upwards of $35,000 |
Standard Monthly Fee |
Additional charges for maintenance,
training, hardware and software upgrades |
Included in your monthly service contract |
Software vendor will provide instruction
on how to created templates |
Customized templates are created as part
of service |
May not be compliant with government
regulations |
Full government compliance guaranteed |
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