Medical Practice Management Software: EHR and Billing Integration
Medical billing and practice management have long been and still are a daunting and time-consuming reality of running a healthcare facility. Many providers suffer from a heavy load of administrative tasks and massive amounts of paperwork required for medical billing.
This is where digital technology comes into play. A powerful integration of EHR solutions and medical billing software can help providers fully automate all daily time-consuming operations, ensure anytime, fast access to healthcare and billing information, and lower costs.
Challenge
Solution
The software provides the following functionality:
- EMR — digitally stores and displays patient charts in compliance with ICD10, CPT/HCPCS, and NDC codes;
- Patient dashboard — allows the user to view, search and update patient information;
- Diagnosis, treatment plan, and allergies for each patient;
- Drug prescription — the user can specify patient prescription information;
- Insurance eligibility verification — the user can check patient coverage;
- Patient history — chronologically displays doctor-patient interactions;
- Calendar — allows the user to schedule consultations and appointments, track upcoming patient visits, set parameters for calendar events, set up and send notifications;
- Tasks — the user can assign tasks and track their completion;
- Reminders — email, SMS, or voice notifications about scheduled tasks or upcoming events;
- Superbills — the user can view information about medical services rendered and submit it to the billing provider for further processing;
- Reports and statistics — real-time detailed reports and metrics;
- Integrated scanner — allows the user to scan patient documents (IDs, insurance cards, etc.) directly into the patient's account;
- Templates — the app provides customizable templates for over 25 medical specialties
- Meaningful use compliance;
- User authorization — access to the app is restricted to verified users;
- Role-based access control — all users are divided into multiple groups with different access rights;
- Multiple security levels — define privileges for each user;
- Searching — the app provides capabilities for keyword search and filtering;
- Data import/export — the app supports PDF, XLS, RTF, and HTML file formats;
- Intuitive UI — customizable Microsoft-like interface makes the app easy for newbies and tech-savvy users.
Softarex offered training in the new EHR and Medical Billing Software and Meaningful use-related tasks to the customer's staff. We also provided an implementation team to ensure our solution's smooth and fast roll-out.
Project Results
EHR and Medical Billing Software developed by Softarex has empowered healthcare providers to achieve the following:
- An 85% reduction in the paper workflow;
- Up to 30% time savings;
- Improved data exchange;
- Enhanced healthcare data security.
Technical challenges
- Writing software requirements specification in compliance with all necessary standards;
- Integration of large set of external services for ICD10, RxNorm, e-prescription, etc.;
- Development of software fully compliant with Meaningful use.