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4/04/03 Seattle, WA - Practice Partner, a leader in the development of electronic medical
records and practice management systems, today announced
the release of its highly anticipated Practice Partner
Medical Billing Version 8.0. Medical Billing 8.0 is
a Windows-based release of the practice management system,
featuring a new user-friendly interface and the addition
of many new and enhanced features.
Medical Billing 8.0 unveils a new graphical
user interface (GUI) that is fast, flexible and easy
to navigate. Many screens are customizable, allowing
practices the ability to configure the system to meet
their specific needs. This versatility and configurability
allows Medical Billing 8.0 to satisfy the requirements
of all types and sizes of medical offices.
Medical Billing 8.0 adds a variety of powerful
new features including:
- Seamless Integration: Medical Billing 8.0 provides
an unprecedented level of integration with Practice
Partner Patient Records and Appointment Scheduler,
allowing easy access to any of the applications with
just one click. The closely integrated Practice Partner
systems also reduce redundant data entry by providing
robust sharing of information across the applications.
This seamless integration of the Practice Partner
software makes installation and setup easier while
providing all of the tools necessary to transform
any practice into a truly paperless office.
- Powerful Demographics: Enhanced and customizable
demographics fields allow users to effectively manage
the complexities of today's families and insurance
plans. New demographics capabilities allow practices
to store additional information including email addresses,
patient photos, insurance cards, unlimited alternative
patient IDs, multiple phone numbers, name and address
history, phone notes, and patient photos. The system
can also automatically dial phone numbers and create
emails from within the demographics screens.
- Improved Account and Patient Lookup: Medical
Billing 8.0 makes it easy to find patients and accounts
within the system. There are over 20 different ways
to lookup patients including account ID, guarantor
name or ID, insurance ID, nicknames, former names,
alternative patient IDs, sounds-like patient name,
and much more.
- Customizable Ledger: The new fully customizable
ledger screens feature a spreadsheet style that allows
significantly faster posting than other character-based
and graphic-based systems by utilizing 10-key data
entry and a functional enter key.
- Electronic Encounter Form: Using Patient
Records or Medical Billing, the fully configurable,
on-screen electronic encounter form can be completed
by the provider or automatically populated from data
entered in the progress note. The billing clerk can
then easily review the charges and post them with
a single mouse-click, saving time and reducing posting
errors.
- Case Management: New case management functionality
allows practices to accurately track referrals, authorizations
and cases.
- HIPAA-Compliant Electronic Claims Submission
(ECS): Medical Billing 8.0 uses the new HIPAA-compliant
ASC x12 format for electronic claims submission.
- Powerful Reporting Capabilities: Medical
Billing 8.0 provides a full suite of reporting tools,
adding new reports such as expected payment analysis,
analysis of diagnosis and provider recap reports.
A powerful graphic-based report writer is also available
and practices can now use Crystal Reports or Microsoft
Excel for creating custom reports.
"Practice Partner Medical Billing Version 8.0
represents a tremendous step forward. With the release
of a Windows-based practice management solution, we
are providing an easy-to-use application that is not
only tremendously flexible and powerful but is also
fully integrated with Practice Partner Appointment
Scheduler and Patient Records to offer practices
a complete software solution," said Dr. Andrew
Ury, President of Practice Partner.
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