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Management software assists
you with maintaining patient records, appointments, marketing,
collections, data export, and custom report generation.
Medical Practice Management
Software
Medical practice management software offers more features than billing
software alone, yet it generally includes billing software as well,
either as an integrated component or a separate package. Management
software assists you with maintaining patient records, appointments,
marketing, collections, data export, and custom report generation.
Standard features of the billing component include HCFA 1500 and UB92
medical insurance billing, claims processing and tracking, eligibility
and status checking, and remittance reporting. Fees for services and
unit rates are included. The billing component will keep patient and
insurance balances separated. The software you choose should permit fast
and easy data entry and generate patient statements that are easy to
read.
Report Features
You can generate reports for yourself, other doctors, insurance
carriers, facilities, revenue centers, and referrals. Medical practice
management software can provide analysis of data as well, and organize
data in lists in the order you specify.
Appointment Features
You can schedule and track appointments with your management software.
Depending on the software, you may be able to color code appointment
types, or flag them in other ways. You can easily search for the next
appointment and keep track of moved, deleted, and missed appointments.
Intra-Office Messaging
In addition to billing and scheduling, some medical practice management
software includes intra-office messaging. You can network several
computers together that are using the same software, and each person
with access can accomplish different tasks throughout the day and have
the same data. Everyone can stay on the same page when changes are being
made to records.
Coding Functions
With the latest software, you have access to over 20,000 codes used in
CPT-4 and ICD-9. The databases can easily be searched to find the right
code in seconds.
Learning LytecŪ
Lytec is a powerful medical management software package. It offers an
impressive number of features that are capable of handling even the
largest practices, though a small practice may use it to advantage as
well. However, it does require an investment in time and training to be
used effectively.
Lytec's primary features include billing and coding applications with a
fully searchable database. In addition to its billing and coding
features, it offers an intra-office messaging system that allows
everyone to work on the same client records and send instant messages
with attachments to co-workers.
Because it comes with so many features, Lytec can't be used to its full
potential without training. Experienced billing and coding specialists
are capable of picking up the software in only a few hours. Online
tutorials are available for the program, as well as several Internet
resource sites devoted to tips and tricks for using the program
effectively. However, a more robust training program is needed for many
staff to fully catch on to Lytec.
Medisoft, SpringCharts
Software packages such as Medisoft and SpringCharts include forms and
templates; all your staff has to do is fill in the blanks. With medical
practice management software, you can not only do your billing
efficiently, you can also keep track of payments, and when a payment is
late, you can receive an alert.
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