Physician Micro Systems, Inc. Launches Total Practice Partner Version 8.1
Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI), a leader in the development of electronic health records (EHR), practice management, and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software, today announced the launch of Total Practice Partner Version 8.1. Total Practice Partner is a fully integrated EHR and practice management package that includes Practice Partner Patient Records, Order Entry, Medical Billing, and Appointment Scheduler.
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 1, 2004 - Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI),
a leader in the development of electronic health records (EHR), practice
management, and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software, today
announced the launch of Total Practice Partner Version 8.1. Total Practice
Partner is a fully integrated EHR and practice management package that includes
Practice Partner Patient Records, Order Entry, Medical Billing, and Appointment
Scheduler.
Version 8.1 provides an increased level of integration between
the applications. Total Practice Partner runs on a single database, enabling
integration features such as common registration, shared internal messaging,
electronic encounter form generation, and other information sharing between the
applications. As a result of the close integration, new versions of the Practice
Partner applications are now released together, as Total Practice
Partner.
Total Practice Partner 8.1 also introduces a number of features
in the individual applications. New and enhanced features in Practice Partner
Patient Records 8.1 include:
· Sophisticated Health Maintenance: New health
maintenance protocols create reminders based on diagnoses and medications.
Protocols based on age and sex have been enhanced with sophisticated new overdue
rules.
· New Device Interfaces: Clinicians can use the IQMarkTM Digital
Spirometer from MidMark Diagnostics to perform spirometry tests from within
Patient Records and automatically store the reports in the patient’s electronic
medical record. A new interface with Welch Allyn® allows users to electronically
acquire, store, and display vital signs results from Welch Allyn vital signs
monitors.
· Integrated Voice Recognition: Full integration with Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® Medical Solutions allows clinicians to effectively dictate
directly into the progress note and other chart sections.
· Enhanced Progress
Note Editor: New features include the ability to create notes, letters, and
messages with bold, underline, and italic text using a choice of fonts. The new
progress note editor also allows clinicians to create and insert tables into
progress notes.
· Advanced E&M Coding Assistance: Evaluation and
Management (E&M) coding labels and assistance within progress notes help
clinicians to accurately code patient visits.
· PDA Export: Users can now
export patient data from Patient Records to a Palm or PocketPC device for easy
access during hospital rounds or while on the move.
New features in
Practice Partner Order Entry 8.1 include:
· Order Rules: Customizable order
rules help prevent medical errors by displaying warning, authorization required,
or denial messages for orders. Clinicians can use complex logic to create order
rules based on lab values, vital signs, current medications, problems, other
concurrent orders, and more.
· Order to Electronic Encounter Form: Order
Entry 8.1 automatically sends procedure codes from an order to an electronic
encounter form for fast and accurate posting by the billing clerk. This feature
saves time and prevents billing omissions.
· Recurrent Orders: Users can now
enter repeating orders using flexible criteria.
New features in Practice
Partner Medical Billing 8.1 include:
· Collections Module: The new
collections workflow module helps practices to efficiently monitor and work
collections accounts. Ticklers (collection notes) make it easy to track and
follow up on both delinquent accounts and late insurance payments. Users can
create individual collection notes on the fly, or use reports to create
collections notes for multiple accounts at once.
· To-do Lists: Users can
assign various tasks as “to-dos” for other staff members, with accompanying
categories, priorities, expiration dates, and more. These to-dos create user
work lists that improve staff communication and help users to prioritize and
manage their tasks.
· Integrated Claims Scrubbing: PMSI partnered with
UnicorMed to integrate Practice Partner CodeWizard, a claims scrubbing and
coding assistance software tool. Features include sophisticated procedure and
diagnosis code lookup as well as comprehensive claims scrubbing directly from
the charge entry screen.
· Electronic Remittance Advice: Practices can
download HIPAA-compliant electronic remittance advice (ERA) files and
automatically post these payments in Medical Billing. Payment posting using ERA
saves time and improves accuracy by allowing users to post batches of payments
in just one step.
New features in Practice Partner Appointment Scheduler
8.1 include:
· Protocol Scheduling: Scheduling staff can accommodate complex
patient visits by using protocol scheduling to schedule a series of appointments
across days, providers, resources, and practices – while handling dependencies
and team requirements.
· On-call Provider Tracking: Users can easily assign
and track multiple on-call providers. On-call provider(s) are displayed on each
schedule.
Total Practice Partner Version 8.1 demonstrates PMSI’s focus on
bringing together the clinical, financial, and logistical aspects of physician
practices – helping to improve both the quality of care and office efficiency.
“Version 8.1 not only includes many important new features, but also offers a
new level of seamless integration between the applications,” said Dr. Andrew
Ury, M.D., founder and president of PMSI. “Because Total Practice Partner is an
integrated solution running on a single database, physicians and office staff
are able to enjoy information sharing and workflow benefits that are just not
possible with other systems.”
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