Medical Office Software

Physicians face a number of challenges when trying to run an effective and efficient practice. From the complexity of getting paid to management of patient records to staying on top of the latest medical literature, providing quality care while remaining profitable is no easy matter. Fortunately, medical office software can help by streamlining operations, automating administrative tasks and helping to manage the large amount of patient data and healthcare literature that is part of every medical office.

While there are a great number of medical office software solutions available today, a lot of electronic medical software is impractical for the smaller practice or independent clinician. Many medical office software suites require a large cash outlay to purchase software and hardware, as well as significant IT resources to install the system and maintain and upgrade it as needed. The complexity of many systems and the time required to transition and train is prohibitive for the smaller practice.

With these challenges in mind, GE Healthcare has developed a Web based medical office software solution that can be deployed quickly and easy to use, providing the smaller practice with an affordable solution.

Centricity Advance: Web based medical office software for the smaller practice.

Centricity Advance from GE Healthcare is a Software-as-a-Service solution developed specifically for practices with 10 or fewer physicians. As a web based solution, Centricity Advance is available for an affordable monthly subscription – there is no expensive hardware or software to purchase and install. The software is maintained and upgraded by GE Healthcare, meaning the practice can avoid hiring an IT staff to support the system. And because Centricity Advance requires minimal installation and is quite easy to use, the medical office can begin using it immediately, train staff quickly and be fully functional in as little as four weeks.

A comprehensive solution: electronic medical records, office management tools and a patient portal.

Centricity Advance medical office software not only includes powerful practice management tools, but electronic medical records software and a patient portal as well. With Centricity Advance the medical office can:

• Manage the revenue cycle more effectively by filing more accurate claims and reducing the cost of transcription, dictation and printing
• Improve cash flow management by tracking co-pays, accelerating payments with electronic transactions, and handling claims more efficiently
• Do more work with fewer staff by automating routine tasks and streamlining operations
• Put patient information at physician's fingertips for more informed decision-making, better preventive care and greater productivity
• Integrate clinical, financial and administrative data so information entered at one point is seamlessly available throughout the office
• Give patients online access to view their medical records, schedule appointments, request refills, get lab results and communicate with their physician

Because Centricity Advance has been certified as a software solution that is a 2011/2012 Complete EHR for Meaningful Use Stage 1ⁱ, practitioners using Centricity Advance may qualify for financial incentives from the federal government.

Learn more now about Centricity Advance medical office software, EMR implementation and practice management services.

ⁱCentricity 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