This week we all sprung ahead to Daylight Savings Time. Has your body figured it out yet? Surprisingly I've been getting up earlier this week than normal. I guess that small of a change didn't affect me so much.
There are many more things going on in these changing times of health care. You're got proposed health care reform, PQRI measures being implemented, and of course the ARRA Program encouraging providers to consider EHR adoption.
Since I've been in the medical software business there have been many changes. When I began, there were blue HCFA forms and bisync electronic claims modems. Now there are CMS Incentive programs for EMR adoption, electronic prescriptions, and Internet electronic claims.
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation has two state-of-the-art products that handle everything listed above and more. Intergy by Sage and Intergy EHR by Sage will change the way your office cares for patients. To find out how you can benefit or to schedule an EHR demo, give our sales department a call at 317-713-2065.
Cheers,
Mike
Even with all the talk about incentives and mandates, many are still wondering why they need an
EHR system. Here are just a few of the obvious reasons.
• Improved Coding - With better documentation tools, your coding will be more accurate, leading to better reimbursements.
• Storage - Keeping paper charts on-site takes up too much space and keeping them off-site takes up too much of your money.
•
e-Prescribing - Did you know that, on average, your staff spends 10 minutes handling prescription refill calls alone? How many of these calls are they taking each day?
• Malpractice Premiums - Some insurance carriers offer discounts to those providers using
EHR.
• No More Chart Pulls - This one speaks for itself. :)
If you wait until you are forced to implement an
Electronic Health Records system, chances are that you'll end up with one that is not a good fit for your practice or specialty. Start looking now and remember to look only at those that are CCHIT certified.
It's not a question of "if", it's a question of "when".
An exciting new product in the
Intergy by Sage line is the Intergy Practice Portal. This product allows patients to interact with your practice in a brand new way! Whether it's on line or via a kiosk, patients can pre-register, view their information and results, and much more. A few of the features of this product include:
- Providing patients a convenient, secure on line option for submitting new patient registration forms, pre-visit questionnaires, appointment requests and prescription refills
- Empowering patients to view their lab results, immunization data, medications, health conditions and more
- Reducing staff phone time by exchanging real-time, secure email messages with patients instead of phone calls
Call
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation today to see how the Practice Portal feature of Intergy by Sage can increase satisfaction and reduce waiting times for your patients! Reply to this blog or call us at 317-713-2065.
Cheers,
Mike
The Big 10 tournament is here in town so I thought I'd run down the top 10 reasons why Intergy by Sage and Intergy EHR by Sage will transform your office:
- Bradford-Scott can help you qualify for EHR Stimulus money
- Sage Intergy EHR v 5.5 is CCHIT certified
- Go paperless
- EHR adoption is contagious, get started now
- BSDC provides Indiana EMR, Ohio EMR, Illinois EMR, Kentucky EMR and Michigan EMR
- CMS Incentives, Medicare Incentives, and Medicaid Incentives for EMR adopters
- Electronic prescriptions from your exam room.
- Comply with physician quality reporting initiative (PQRI) measures
- We offer the best training in the Midwest
- We offer the best support and service in the Midwest
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Purdue is my home team in the Big 10, and
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation is the home team among EHR companies in the Midwest. Call us to schedule an EHR demo!
Boiler Up!
Cheers,
Mike
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has published a survey showing that the "Meaningful Use" segment of the ARRA Regulations will spur health care IT spending in 2010. Nearly 3/4 of respondents report that their practice will increase their spending this year, largely driven by the CMS Incentive program.
Thirty-five percent of respondents said they plan to have a fully functioning electronic health records (EHR) system within two years. Under ARRA rules, health care companies that make meaningful use of electronic medical records and electronic prescriptions will be eligible for Medicare incentives and Medicaid incentives.
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation offers 2008
CCHIT-certified Sage Intergy EHR v5.5. If you want to find out how you can take advantage of the EHR stimulus money set forth by the ARRA program reply to this blog to schedule an EHR demo. It's looking to be a busy, busy year for EMR adoption and we're ready to help you.
Cheers,
Mike
The
Intergy Practice Portal provides an online communication solution between your patients and your medical practice. Access to the portal is as simple as opening a web browser. Through a secure login, your patients can access real-time information right out of your system.
Not only can the patient access practice specific information such as office hours, locations, etc. but also the following features:
- Patient Specific Medical Information
- Personal Medications
- Pharmacies
- Health Conditions
- Online Patient Services
- New Patient Registration
- Appointment Requests
- Prescription Refill Requests
- Pre Visit Forms
Another feature is secure messaging that will allow you to communicate with patients about lab results and action plans straight from the Intergy EHR system. Any information in the secure messaging can also be saved easily in the patients medical chart for future reference.
For more information contact
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation.
Are you participating in the 2010 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program? No? What is it? It's an incentive plan separate from and in addition to the physician quality reporting initiative (PQRI). Eligible providers do not need to participate in PQRI to participate in the e-prescribing incentive program. Here are some things you need to know about this program:
- Providers must have and use a qualified eRx system and report on his or her adoption and use of electronic prescriptions
- Providers must meet the criteria for successful electronic prescriber specified by CMS for a particular reporting period
- At least 10% of a successful eRx provider's Medicare Part B covered services must be made up of codes that appear in the denominator of the eRx measure.
To participate in the 2010 eRx Incentive program, providers may report on their adoption and use of a qualified eRx system to CMS via a qualified electronic health record (EHR) product.
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation is proud to offer
Intergy EHR by Sage as that product. For information regarding EHR/EMR, electronic prescriptions, or to schedule an EHR demo, contact us at 317-713-2065 or reply to this blog.
Cheers,
Mike
There is Government Stimulus Money to be had! Are you in interested in being a recipient? If so, you must implement and prove "Meaningful Use" prior to 2014 to get anything. And, the sooner you participate, the more money you will be eligible for.
However, what is "Meaningful Use"? Well, the government has put out a proposed list of 25 stage one objectives for meeting Meaningful Use with any EHR System:
- Use CPOE
- Implement drug-drug, drug-allergy, drug-formulary checks
- Maintain an up-to-date problem list of current and active diagnoses based on ICD-9-CM or SNOMED CT
- Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically
- Maintain an active medication list
- Maintain an active allergy list
- Record demographics: preferred language, insurance type, gender, race, ethnicity, and date of birth
- Record and chart changes in vital signs: height, weight, blood pressure, calculate and display: BMI, and plot and display growth charts for children 2-20 years, including BMI
- Record smoking status for patients 13 years old or over
- Incorporate clinical lab-test results into EHR as structured data
- Generate lists of patients by specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities and outreach
- Report ambulatory quality measures to CMS or the States
- Send reminders to patients per the patient's preference for preventive/follow up care
- Implement five clinical decision support rules relevant to specialty or high clinical priority, including diagnostic test ordering, along with the ability to track compliances with those rules
- Check insurance eligibility electronically from public and private payers
- Submit claims electronically to public and private payers
- Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information (including diagnostic test results, problem list, medication lists, allergies), upon request
- Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, allergies) within 96 hours of the information being available to the EP
- Provide clinical summaries for patients for each office visit
- Capability to exchange key clinical information (for example, problem list, medication list, allergies, diagnostic test results), among providers of care and patient authorized entities electronically
- Perform medication reconciliation at relevant encounters and each transition of care
- Provide summary care record for each transition of care and referral
- Capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries and actual submission where required and accepted
- Capability to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual transmission according to applicable law and practice
- Protect electronic health information created or maintained by the certified EHR technology through the implementation of appropriate technical capabilities
Although these objectives have not been finalized, you should be considering whether your current EHR System can handle them. Our Intergy by Sage EHR Software CAN meet all 25 objectives. If you would like peace of mind, contact
Bradford Scott Data Corporation for more information.
What would Sheldon Cooper do? Sheldon Cooper is one of the main characters on the Big Bang Theory. It is a great comedy that revolves around the lives of some university research scientists.
Sheldon would certainly want to work with the latest and greatest research tools. If Sheldon were selecting a practice management software solution and an EHR system, I am confident that he would want a system that is completely integrated. Intergy by Sage is just such a solution. I am sure that Intergy by Sage is an option that Sheldon would consider. He would certainly plan it all out on his white board and list all the big benefits they might include some of the following features and benefits or the medical office billing software and EHR.
- It automates access to patient information
- Enables providers to make better decisions & provide better care
- Improves the accuracy of medical records
- Reduces the incidence of medical errors
- Reduces duplication of tests
- Reduces delays in treatments
- Health information is readily available
- Electronic prescriptions sent to pharmacy of your choice
- Prescriptions printed making them easier to read by you and the pharmacist
- Reduces the amount of paper in the office & in patient records
- It is an electronic version of a patients medical history, including medications, vital signs, past medical history immunizations, lab data, etc.
- Electronic prescriptions and incentives for using it. Intergy EHR is part of Stimulus package.
For more information about our EHR please follow this link http://www.bradfordscott.com/med_prod_ehr.php
The world has become the greatest witness to all that has happened and occurred since the world started evolving. Great historical events, famine, revolutions, liberation, natural calamities are just some facts that are few to mention. When it comes to technology, I believe that necessity is truly the mother of all inventions, and I also believe that we should all honor the inventors that have answered all these needs. They have provided us Technology that was only imagined ages ago. The medical field is one fastest changing fields in the entire industry. Electronic medical software is seeing changes almost as fast as the actual diagnosis and treatments the Providers are practicing. In the high-tech world we live in these days, it is our duty and responsibility to take good care of how we use it, and how we affect others. Awareness is the key to using it properly and how we could benefit from it proactively.
Personal files, important government documents, medical records, etc. have to be safe and secured at all times. Just think of the time, resources and trouble we could save, when these things are safe and in order. If an office can save time and money in these areas, just imagine what it could do for the nation, or the whole world. During January 2010, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake. All the victims, rich and poor, became helpless as they witnessed their properties and livelihood devastated. Natural Calamities like these and other remind us how easy it is to lose all of our valuable possessions. Business's are no different, because they have very important documents that are essential to their existence and continuity of providing service. At Bradford Scott, we have Electronic Health Records and the latest technology to help your office be more efficient, save money and keep patient records accessible and safe.
So, why not go paperless?
Advantages and Benefits
- Fast document retrieval
- Elimination of paper
- Eliminating filing systems
- Everyone can access the documents and patient records
- Easier to read records
- Eliminate transcription costs
- Free up time on phones with pharmacies and labs
- Huge time saver
- Huge space saver
- Reduce expenses
- Reduces errors
- Reduces duplicate tests
- Electronic prescriptions and incentives for using it
You can contact Bradford Scott Data Corp:
for all the details http://www.bradfordscott.com/index.php
Indianapolis is in the middle of our first big winter storm and the drive into work was nothing but start, stop, and slide. For most of the people at
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation, it took about 2 or 3 times their normal drive-in time.
That made me think of the differences between paper charting and electronic medical records. Paper charting, messages, and the hunt for the missing chart all add up to more time and more cost to you as the physician.
Make the change to Electronic Medical Records (EMR) with Intergy by SAGE and watch the changes unfold in your practice:
- Charts are available in seconds
- Flowsheets show trends
- Patient health reminders
- Tasking messages, results and sign-offs can all be done with a few simple clicks and are documented for the patient chart
- Electronic prescriptions
Suddenly, your office is becoming more efficient, patient care and follow-up is improved and your reimbursement level is increasing as all findings, treatment plans are documented and checked for coding levels in the Medcin database.
Not only is Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified, templates are available for over 25 specialties that can also be customized for your workflow - including Cardiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, OB-GYN as well as Family Practice.
As a Channel Partner for SAGE, we offer Intergy EMR, Intergy Practice Management along with Enterprise medical software capability and Practice Analytic software. Give Bradford-Scott Data Corporation a call and let our medical consulting staff get you started!
I have to say that on the whole, we really are a funny race - simply because we are so contradictory. Take a look around and you will see someone with an ipod, cell phone, playing video games, watching TV or using a computer - after all, it is the age of technology. Right?
Hmm, look at the health industry. When it is so vital that the patients' information about their condition, medicines, etc be accurate and available, we are bound by columns of paper charts(if you can find them), sticky notes for patient messages, illegible notes and prescriptions.
What is everyone waiting for? Here are some of the reasons I've heard:
- No time
- Costs too much
- Heard too many stories of failed implementations
Stop and take a look at the facts.
Studies have shown that using an electronic medical records system, EMR, will increase your efficiency, decrease office costs and improve patient care.
Still concerned about cost?
The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) offers an incentive (up to $44,000 over 5 years) for physicians to implement an approved electronic medical record system.
Failed implementations? yes, there are some out there. A successful implementation takes 2 things -
- commitment from the office - from the doctor on down and
- a vendor who provides excellent support and training
Bradford Scott Data Corporation has a reputation of providing excellence to our customers for over 25 years. Our medical team has what you need to provide consulting, training and ongoing support to help you get the most value out of your system - customized for your practice. Talk to one of our medical consultants today and find out how you can make a change!
Kids are great! They say the darnedest things and keep us all young. They are just little people, but need very different care. Pediatrics is a very important specialty of medicine and Pediatrics EMR (Electronic Medical Records) or EHR (Electronic Health Records) can make your practice even more special. Our Sage Intergy EHR product is designed to handle a myriad of specialties, including pediatrics. To help you care for your little people, it will provide you:
- Immediate access to patient information and medical history.
- Information and history of other children in the family you also care for.
- The Medcin Data Base to make sure you are accurately coding your visits and have the documentation to back them up.
- Electronic prescriptions that not only save you and your patients time, but provide you with security that you are prescribing the right dosages.
- Electronic Growth charts to make sure your little people are getting big.
- Tracking of Immunizations.
- Forms customized to the needs of your practice.
- Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified.
For more information on our Sage Intergy EHR product contact us at (317)713-2065 or visit our website at
www.bradfordscott.com. We would be happy to set up a demo for your office. And remember, kids say the darnedest things!
What are the most important things I should look for in an EHR/EMR? It seems like this is a common question. With all if the
ARRA (Stimulus) talk, it's even more important to be prepared and know whet you're really getting. Too many times we hear of a practice getting a CD and the EHR never goes live, or they vendor installs the system but isn't there when they need support. What about the content? Shouldn't it work around you, not the other way around? I started looking around at these questions and here's what I have gathered...
1.
CCHIT Certification - With a
CCHIT certified EMR/EHR you can expect:
• Functionality
• Interoperability
• Security
2. Integration - A fully integrated EHR/EMR and Practice Management system will share the same database, the same vendor, and the same support.
3.
Electronic Prescriptions & PQRI - e-Prescribe eliminates time consuming calls to/from the pharmacy and gets you Medicare bonuses too! Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) also receives another Medicare bonus!
4. Customization - Time is important and being able to customize means that you'll have what you need, right where you need it.
5.
Vendor - This is one of the most important requirements! Your vendor will be the one surveying your needs, watching your work-flow, and building you a personalized implementation program, while holding your hand through the entire process. They should be able and willing to provide:
• Software
• Hardware
• Training
• Support
• Maintenance
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation is your turn-key vendor and is proud to be offering
Intergy EHR (Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified) and
Practice Management. With over 25 successful years in the industry, an average support call response time of 7 minutes, and a customer survey score of 9.4 out of 10, you can feel confident knowing that you have the best on your side. No worries, just confidence - that's
Bradford-Scott!
There are so many EMR Vendors out there. How can you choose between them? What makes one EMR Vendor better then the rest?
At Bradford Scott Data Corporation, we feel like we are the best of the best. Supporting Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky with our Sage Intergy EHR product. Our Intergy EHR product can offer you:
- An integrated solution with our Intergy Practice Management System
- Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified
- Electronic Prescriptions
- Secure Electronic Medical Records
- The Medcin Database to support your documentation
- The BEST customer service you will find in the Midwest. Our customers rated us a 9.39 on a scale of 1-10 in 2008.
- A policy to return all support calls in 29 minutes or less with an average response time of 7 minutes.
- Multiple forms of training that will continue as you need it, whether you want a refresher or have new employees to train.
With these, and so many more things we can off your practice with our Sage Intergy EHR and Practice Management Suite, you should consider allowing us to give your practice a demo. I can promise you will be impressed by what you see, as there is no competitor out there that can meet your customer service needs like Bradford Scott. Visit our website at
www.bradfordscott.com for more information or to schedule a demo.
Fires, Floods, and Tornadoes can happen to anyone. What would happen to your practice if you experienced any one of these natural disasters? Would your patient's charts survive? How would you rebuild them if they did not? How would you continue to treat your patients effectively without their medical records? These are all very important questions you should be asking yourself.
Intergy EHR by Sage is the perfect solution to these potential disasters. Having electronic medical records for your patient's would solve the issue of a potential loss. Your data is backed up nightly and taken off site by your staff to ensure it's safety. If you have a fire and your office is a total loss, your patient's charts will be safe on the backup disk ready to be reloaded onto a new server. There will be no disruption of patient care because of lost medical records. In addition to these safety features, Intergy EHR will also give you:
- Secure access electronic medical records
- Ability to view records from anywhere you have access to your system
- Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified
- The Medcin Database to backup your documentation
- Electronic Prescriptions
- Ability to integrate with our Intergy Practice Management System
For more information on how to protect your practice with our Intergy By Sage EHR, contact us at (317) 713-2065 or visit our website at
www.bradfordscott.com. Don't let a natural disaster bring your practice to it's knees.
When I was a kid, I loved to watch The Jeffersons. The theme song still sticks with me. In fact, it was playing in my head this morning as I was driving to work. I then started to think about our Intergy Product and how it's definitely a step up from UNIX Medical Billing Software products and other windows Practice Management and EHR products. Intergy by Sage offers you:
- An Integrated Practice Management and EHR Solution
- Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified
- EHR templates customizable to your specialty
- Electronic Prescriptions
- Strong Practice Management audit trail
- Bradford Scott exemplary customer service. 9.39 on a scale of 10 rated by our current customers.
If you are interested in moving up in your Practice Management and EHR products, contact us at (317) 713-2065 or visit our website at
www.bradfordscott.com.
What can Bradfordscott Data Corporation do for you? With so many resources available it may be time to evaluate your options. Go to
www.bradfordscott.com now to "check out" our products!
EHR - Electronic Health Records
Electronic Prescriptions
Electronic Statements
Phone Tree Automated Patient Messaging System
Some simple effective tools will keep you organized and efficient.
1.Call your patients ahead of their scheduled appointments
2.Collect co-pays
3.Verify patient contact and demographic information
4.Submit claims & statements electronically whenever possible
5.Cross train your staff
6.Stay current on coding
7.Attend billing seminars & user group meetings
8.Identify A/R issues quickly & resolve them
If you are in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, or Kentucky and have been thinking about purchasing an
EHR system, you're in luck! We have sent out a postcard with a special Intergy EHR and Practice Management offer just for you!
Intergy cardiology specific EHR offers you all of this plus more!
• Cardiac management system interface to CardiacScience HeartCentrix
•
Electronic prescriptions with drug formularies
• Integrated EHR and PM solutions
• E/M coding assistance
• Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified
Intergy gastroenterology EHR offers you all of this plus more!
• Health maintenance tracking of chronic conditions
•
Electronic prescriptions with drug formularies
• Integrated EHR and PM solutions
• E/M coding assistance
• Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified
Call us today to schedule your personal demonstration and take advantage of your special offer!!
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