A closer look at eight premier software products.
Dynamic Energy Systems
Phone: (800) 326-0314; Fax: (972) 548-0395
Web site: www.dynamicenergy.com
Product: MedAct
MedAct, partnered with InstaMed, offers solutions for DME businesses. This partnership combines the knowledge and experience of solving DME problems from MedAct and the reach as a clearinghouse and payment processor from InstaMed. The integrated solution is designed to enable DME/HME businesses to thrive in a world of instant information and compliancy standards.
Now DME/HME businesses are empowered to produce accurate claims and streamline patient receivables with real-time patient eligibility and payment processing. These enhancements deliver a balance of convenience and cost-effectiveness while helping decrease DSO.
MedAct is committed to partnering with best-in-class companies to help solve important customer problems.
MedFORCE Technologies
Phone: (866) 237-1190; Fax: (845) 426-0216
Web site: www.medforcetech.com
Product: MedFORCE 6
MedFORCE Technologies Inc, Chestnut Ridge, NY, offers MedFORCE 6, a secure process to scan/import all paper documents for instant retrieval from your PC (patient files, accounts payable, accounts receivable, HR, and faxes). Advanced technology allows for documents to be auto-filed using bar codes or custom templates with optical character recognition. UPS delivery confirmations can even be automatically downloaded and imported into a patient's file, along with GPS delivery tracking information.
The MedFORCE D&R Manager offers the ability to take full control of denials and reimbursements. MedFORCE's import of ERNs automatically saves patient-specific EOMBs in the patient's file. Never search for another file or EOMB again. You can link directly with all major billing systems. MedFORCE WorkFLOW helps clear the bottleneck in your office by providing advanced tracking of tasks and "paper" flow. Know the status, location, and next step of every document, task, or procedure at a glance. Manage your process, don't let your process manage you. MedFORCE Technologies is the developer of comprehensive, paperless office solutions, designed specifically for the DME/HME industry.
Fastrack
Phone: (800) 520-2325; Fax: (516) 349-8875
Web site: www.onlyfastrack.com
Product: Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC)
Fastrack, Plainview, NY, introduces the Ultra-Mobile PC. Fastrack has ported its delivery and clinical point of care applications to run on these and other Windows Mobile, Vista, and XP compatible devices. The delivery application allows HME and IV providers the ability to send orders to the UMPC device. The delivery personnel can scan the products to verify the correct item is being delivered; and capture COD amounts, the patient's signature, reasons for refused items, quantities, and serial and lot numbers. Upon completion of the delivery, the captured data is sent real-time back to the office—automatically confirming the delivery of the order.
Diabco
Phone: (561) 330-2662; Fax: (561) 330-2692
Web site: www.ar-express.net
Product: AR-Express™
Diabco, Delray Beach, Fla, offers the AR-Express, a Microsoft Windows-based, HIPAA-compliant product with multiprovider billing ability. AR-Express has no limit on the number of users. It is network ready, and has new Internet access available. AR-Express includes HIPAA electronic claims and payment postings for all DMAC jurisdictions, Medicaid, private insurance, patient billing, inventory, bar coding, collections, more than 150 reports, report designer, CMN printing, A/R, collections, and point of sale.
Front-end edits prevent bad claims from releasing, and alert users regarding missing claim data. AR-Express provides highly automated tools that allow for the timely and accurate submission of claims. It provides ongoing processes to administer day-to-day operations. AR-Express incorporates the analytical tools necessary to allow realization of a company's vision and growth plans. EZScan system allows users to move toward a paperless office. ME-First software allows "BIG Batch" access to CMS Eligibility files. VoiceGuide-IVR is an interactive voice-response software to expedite customer reorders. Integrated point of sale software, POS-Success, meets all retail needs.
Brightree
Phone: (888) 598-7797; Fax: (678) 775-7294
Web site: www.airsep.com
Product: Brightree Software Solution
Brightree Inc, Duluth, Ga, offers the Brightree software solution. With Brightree, you get paid, manage inventory, and receive live support 24 x 7 x 365. Brightree's secure Internet platform takes technology hassles off your plate. You own the data, we own the IT headaches. Thanks to the Internet, Brightree delivers electronic claims to 1,750+ payors, updates your price tables quarterly, backs up your data, installs product upgrades twice a year, and more.
A flat monthly fee includes unlimited access to our eClaims concierge and delivers fully integrated inventory management, bar coding, scheduling, and retail sales. You get integration for optional services like paperless CMN management and document imaging. Are you moving from another product? No worries. Brightree has converted all of the data for 500+ providers to Brightree from every competitive product on the market. Brightree delivers no-obligation online demonstrations every single day.
Authentidate
Phone: (877) INSCRYBE; Fax: (908) 673-9920
Web site: www.inscrybe.com
Product: Inscrybe™ Healthcare
Authentidate®, Berkeley Heights, NJ, offers the Inscrybe Healthcare secure, Web-based information network where all health care parties can easily exchange, update, or electronically sign time-sensitive information quickly and safely. Inscrybe Healthcare is a Web-based enterprise-class platform that brings together an integrated suite of capabilities allowing authorized health care users to securely exchange and track a variety of documents seamlessly over the Web and via fax. The network incorporates a full range of proven services for use by home health agencies and HME suppliers, hospitals, clinics, physicians, and health insurance benefits administrator payors.
Additional benefits include: ability to update or electronically sign with identity credentialing; trusted auditable online transactions; highly secure environment; support for both fax and Web transactions; authentication to assure integrity of content; and a verifiable transaction audit trail.
Computer Applications Unlimited (CAU)
Phone: (717) 541-0651; Fax: (771) 541-0758
Web site: www.cau.com
Product: Solution/One HME
To be prepared for anything, many HME providers rely on CAU's exclusive HME software integration model. Choose among three flexible, user-friendly software delivery methods: 1) If you currently own solid computer infrastructure and employ the IT staff to maintain it, upgrade to server-based Solution/One HME; 2) If you wish to outsource IT, upgrade to Web-based Solution/One HME SaaS (Software as a Service). If you want to concentrate completely on your business, leave the billing to our in-house experts. We've developed our own eBilling-Service featuring an easy online interface.
You can migrate among these three methods whenever your business needs change. Your company's resources are always optimized when you "choose the perfect shape of HME software" for your current business model. Whichever you select to start, you can rely on CAU's customer service representatives, training staff, development team, and technical expertise—all in-house and all dedicated to HME clients' success. Even system add-ons like document imaging, PDA computing, and remittance analysis integrate completely with our systems because we developed them.
Computers Unlimited
Phone: (406) 255-9500; Fax: (406) 255-9595
Web site: www.cu.net
Product: TIMS Software
Computers Unlimited, Billings, Mont, provides fully integrated software solutions for HME, closed pharmacy, and home infusion markets. TIMS software offers comprehensive claims processing, reimbursement management, denial tracking, rental equipment billing and tracking, bar code inventory control, mobile delivery, business intelligence tools, in-depth customer inquiry, and document imaging for electronic patient records.