Medical billing systems are used by physician practices and third-party billing services to manage charge capture, claims submission and collections. A physician practice will use these systems in conjunction (more…)

In our role as software advisors, we talk to a wide range of physicians and their staff to help them determine which EMR software is right for their practice. One things is clear: while most every practice (more…)

Pediatricians have unique medical software requirements and need a system that will handle the specific demands of their practice. Examples of pediatric-specific EMR requirements include: (more…)

Urologists have many of the same requirements as other EMR buyers, but there is an long list of urology-specific requirements that must be met as well. Examples of urology-specific templates and requirements include: (more…)

Obstetricians, gynecologists and other women’s health professionals have unique EMR software requirements, which is why they should take a hard look at EMRs designed specifically for their specialty or those well-established systems that (more…)

Medical PDA and Tablet PC software can streamline workflow, improve office efficiency, and assist in personalizing the patient encounter. Designed to give physicians access to patient records wherever and (more…)

If your view of web-based medical software was formed five years ago - or even one year ago – it’s time to look again. Web-based, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), applications have gained tremendous momentum thanks to Microsoft, Google and (more…)

Psychologists, psychiatrists and behavioral health providers need an EMR system that will meet their unique practice management demands. Fortunately, there a a number of EMRs built specifically for mental (more…)

Chiropractors have unique software requirements and also tend to have limited information technology budgets. Systems designed for the requirements and budget of a larger primary care practice may not be a (more…)

Your degree is in medicine, not computer science. Why then are so many physicians finding themselves focused on software these days? Government, payers and market forces are all pushing physicians to consider (more…)

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) has gained substantial momentum since the organization’s founding in 2004. As a result, buyers of electronic health records (EHRs) – or electronic medical (more…)

Patient scheduling software helps your front desk staff schedule patients for multiple providers, examination rooms and resources such as diagnostic equipment. Most physician practices deploy (more…)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) model of deploying software has come of age and is gaining traction in medical practices. Physicians are adopting this Internet-centric model to offload the burden of server (more…)

As a physician, you earned an MD, but probably not an MBA. But in today’s health care environment you have to run your practice like a business in addition to providing great patient care. It’s critical to have (more…)