I would like to know about the platform the software is built upon, support, features, and technical aspects as well as ease of use, features, price, and upgradibility… Thank you!
As for tips in selecting, the big key right now is interoperability. It is not just that systems have ease of use, it is their ability to communicate with other systems along the same line, or ancillary systems that may be from another vendor (pharmacy, laboratory, etc).
Personally, I am not a huge fan of “one stop shopping”, that is why interoperability (in real time) is such a critical factor. While you can live with batch interfaces in physician practices, when it comes to hospitals (labs, radiology, pharm, etc…) you want/need real time.
Also… You’ve just finished meeting with the sales person. It’s going to take $50,000 and 6 months to implement. Plan on $75,000 and 9 months. “Oh, you want to actually be able to print the patient information. That costs extra.” I may be exagerating a little on that one, but take it from experience — something will cost extra. Being a solo doc, it may not be that bad though.
Keep asking around though. Other doctor’s who have been down that road are your best resource.
BTW… I didn’t directly answer your question because I have never directly used any of the software. I have just worked with doctors, labs, etc.
AdvancedMD is a web based solution that is tailored to different sizes of organizations. I think this would be the most likely candidate for what you’re in need of.
Sage software offers a multitude of different practice management solutions the one I think would be the best fit for a smaller practice would be MedWare.
Last I’d mention something a little less specialized, but with more top of mind recognition. Quicken offers a line of healthcare management products. These would likely be the best choice if you’re desire is to go with someone a little more mainstream.
The reputed top-selling solutions are Medical Manager and Medisoft – but one is very high-priced and out of reach of many small practices and billing services, and the other is not a viable solution for any provider needing to utilize UB04s (although some vendors have managed to come up with a solution) and has quite a long learning curve and not much support from vendors. So what may be “best” for on buyer is completely unworkable for another.
You’d get a more productive answer if you made a list of your basic requirements including platform, price range, features particular to the provider type, etc. – but even at that you’re still only going to get other people’s opinions – you’ll still have to demo all of them to see what’s right for you.
Lytec software is good as far as i am concerned. Its easy to use and simple.
I think choosing medical billing software depends on your requirement.
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