Medical Office Management Software

Selecting the appropriate medical office management software is one of the keys to running a successful medical practice. From scheduling appointments to billing patients to submitting insurance claims, medical office management software can help make the practice run more efficiently and profitably, while allowing practitioners to spend more time with patients and less time with paperwork and administrative tasks.

There are many medical office management software solutions on the market today. The better software packages provide easy-to-use tools that can help automate scheduling, billing and patient communication. Superior management software integrates administrative data with clinical and financial data so that all information can flow freely throughout the organization, helping to simplify practice management and streamline operations. Some medical packages also support patient self-service initiatives, giving patients more access to the medical information and allowing them to more easily schedule appointments and request prescription refills online. Many medical office software suites also include electronic medical record software, allowing the practice to take advantage of the many benefits of electronic records and to potentially qualify for financial incentives offered by the U.S. government.

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Smaller practices rely on web based medical office management software

Selecting the right medical office management software depends on the size of your practice. For the independent clinician and smaller medical office environments that can't afford a pricey software/hardware package and don't have the IT staff onboard to install and maintain it, web based software may be the answer.

A web based or Software-as-a-Service solution provides access to an application via the Internet – there is no software to purchase, install, maintain and upgrade. Users can access the application online from any computer – at the office, at the hospital, even from home. There is no installation – users can begin working with the software immediately. Rather than needing to make a large upfront software purchase and hire IT staff to manage it, web based solutions are available for only the cost of a monthly subscription, making it a more affordable solution for the smaller medical office.

Centricity Advance: leading online software for electronic medical records and office management.

Understanding the needs and limitations of the smaller practice, GE Healthcare has developed Centricity Advance, a fully integrated electronic medical record (EMR), patient portal and medical office management software solution. Centricity Advance has been certified as a 2011/2012 complete EHR for Meaningful Use Stage 1*, enabling medical practices using it to qualify for financial incentives. Offered as a web based solution, Centricity Advance is a comprehensive and affordable solution for the smaller practice. With Centricity Advance, the medical office can:

• Manage the practice more efficiently. With embedded workflow and tracking tools, Centricity Advance enables you to easily analyze, track and manage patients, billing and insurance claims.
• Improve revenue cycle management. Centricity Advance helps you manage cash flow by providing tools to verifying payer rules for more accurate claims submissions, reduce invisible losses by helping to track write-offs, and speeding up payments with electronic transactions.
• Use EMR to help enhance the quality of care. Centricity Advance includes EMR functionality that allows you to quickly capture patient information, search and access medical records from anywhere, get instant access to medical literature and drug interaction information, and ease prescription workflow.
• Give patients the keys to their care. Centricity Advance features a patient self-service portal that enables patients to log in from anywhere with Internet access to schedule appointments, request prescription refills, access billing statements, view lab results, communicate with their physician and view medical records online.

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* Centricity Advance version 10.1 (certification # CC-1112-470465-1)  was certified as a Complete EHR on October 1, 2010 and meets the following clinical quality measures: NQF 0013, NQF 0024, NQF 0028, NQF 0031, NQF 0034, NQF 0038, NQF 0041, NQF 0064, NQF 0421