I recently began using financial software to better track my spending and keep my financial goals in sight. I can see all of my transactions and see when & where I spent money as well as what types of categories my spending falls into. I have minimal accounting knowledge, but I can already see that this software will allow me to have a much tighter grasp on my finances and will give me more information than I ever thought possible.
I chose to use this software, but I could easily function without it. Medical Practice Billing Software, on the other hand, is nearly essential for a practice to compete in today's market. Luckily, Bradford Scott has a perfect software solution for your practice, regardless of your size or patient volume. Our newest prouduct, Intergy by Sage is designed around an accounting system model. Your financial information will be extremely secure, and all transactions will have a built-in audit log that you can easily view at anytime.
The best part about Intergy is the awesome support you will receive from Bradford Scott Medical. Our trainers and technical staff will help you through every step of your transition to our system, and will help you to get the most out of your software.
If Intergy sounds like something your practice could use, contact Bradford Scott Medical today.
My husband and I own a 109 year old house that we are restoring. Our current project is windows, insulation, and new siding. This is a huge undertaking, but it is actually going fairly well. We bought 16 new windows this spring to do the project. I made sure that they were Energy Star qualified so we would qualify for the $1500 credit. Well...... completing the paperwork for my Tax credit I find that the windows are .001 UVFR away from qualifying for the credit. Lesson learned, make sure you qualify before purchasing!
Point of the story is dealing with the requirements for tax credits can be tricky. So when you are implementing an EMR System and Electronic Prescribing Software, be sure to fully understand Meaningful Use and all requirements for receiving your EMR Stimulus money.
Bradford-Scott Data Corp not only keeps up-to-date with the changes in Meaningful Use and what that means to our practices, but we also provide a guide to let you know what Meaningful Use means to you. What Electronic Medical Records Features are required for you to qualify as a EHR Systems user and qualify for the stimulus money!
This has been a week of running. My daughter's first cross country meet of the year was last Saturday. My son's first cross country meet ever was Wednesday. And I ran nearly 10 miles this week.
What else has been running this week? Bradford-Scott. Even though we've had 6-10 service reps in Sage Intergy training all week, we've kept support running on all cylinders, including:
- Full phone support staff supporting over 200 Intergy, MENDS, and Navigator customers
- Training staff visiting a pediatrics Intergy customer for a review
- Update to Intergy v6.0 for one of our largest Intergy medical software Kentucky clients
- Electronic health records upgrade for a Pediatrics EMR customer
No rest for the wicked. Bradford-Scott is running to service our customers all the time, and so am I. Now excuse me as I run off to happy hour!
Cheers,
Mike
This week at
Bradford-Scott we have a Technical Trainer in to provide additional training on our EMR System and Medical Software System. There are some things we already know and some things that are new to us. It is important to continuously educate yourself on your systems for there might be something that makes your job easier!
Continuing Education is important to our Electronic Health Records, and Medical Software System clients.
Bradford-Scott Data Corp provides free classes that can either be attended in a webinar or classroom environment. These classes cover different areas of the software systems. This allows you to take courses on areas that are most needed.
I have a Medical Software client that attends a basic overall training session once a year. This person leaves the class with something new each time. She says that she will continue to come once a year because she has found so many shortcuts that make her day to day tasks easier.
This week I had a training session on Tuesday evening from 5-7pm on our Electronic Medical Records Software program.
Bradford-Scott offers training times during the day and in the evenings to give your practice time to learn the EMR System and not interfere with your patient load. The training session was covering the Provider Desktop and Patient Charting. These are two areas of our EMR product that will be used daily by the clinical staff and providers.
The Provider Desktop consists of the providers schedule, Open Task, Open Encounters, and Open Orders. Our EMR System starts the provider out on this screen as a snapshot of all the items they would typically want to monitor.
Patient Charting was the next topic covered. There are many items in this area required to receive Medicare Incentives. Tabs represent different areas of the patients chart. Much like the tabs that are in your paper chart. Except these are items are easy to read and update. There is no need to dig around the chart in search of a document, everything is properly stored under it's specific tab as it is entered in the system.
The training session went well the doctors were more than thrilled with the Health Maintenance Screen. He quoted that to be his favorite screen of the system so far!
So now that you have purchased an Electronic Medical Records System you are having problems adjusting to documenting your patients visit on your new system. You may be feeling like you are so focused on your computer that you are not even looking at your patient. You may feel like it takes you three times as long to do the same amount of patient charting. Here are a few tips to make EMR Adoption an easier process.
- Start the visit without your computer to maintain that patient doctor relationship
- Face the patient with the laptop or tablet on your lap. This way it is easier to look at the patient from time to time and try to keep that patient relationship strong.
- Practice, Practice, Practice...before going live on the EMR system take a few visits from each day and enter into the system. It may be extra time added to your work day but will make you feel more confident when the patient is in front of you.
- Only choose certain visits and start slow. Do not plan on documenting a whole days worth of patients visits your first day, most likely you will get frustrated and quit using it all together.
- Do not get hung up on one particular finding that you want to document and cannot find. Write it down and then ask your support team later.
These are just a few of our tips that we offer when implementing an EMR System.
Bradford-Scott has been in the business of Medical Software for over 25 years. With our experience we offer the best support in the business.
Bradford-scott Data Corporation is the midwest's largest Practice Managment and EHR vendor and is proud to offer Intergy by Sage as our EHR and practice managment solution. Bradford-Scott proudly serves the greater five state area of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky with practice management and EHR/EMR software. Some larger recent Intergy clients in Illinois include the following:
- Sage North America today announced that Danville Polyclinic, Ltd., the largest comprehensive multi-specialty clinic in Danville, Ill., has chosen Sage Intergy EHR for its electronic documentation needs across 40 providers.
Danville Polyclinic, which services as many as 1,000 patient encounters a day, was searching for the following:
- Looking to employ an electronic health record (EHR) solution that would improve coding accuracy and reportability
- They also wanted to streamline workflow processes, ultimately enabling the clinic to enhance the quality of care for its patients.
- Implementation of Sage Intergy EHR throughout the practice will be complete in May 2010, per Sage.
Sandy Knauer director of Information services states, "We've been very impressed with Sage throughout our history using Sage Intergy Practice Management and Sage Practice Analytics," ... "When we made the decision to roll out an electronic health records system, Sage was the obvious choice; not only from an integration perspective but also for Intergy's ease-of-use and robust features." So if you are a medical provider in Illinois searching for an EHR or practice managment solution why not contact Bradford-Scott about EMR adoption, BSDC will be happy to assist you with your Illinois EMR and practice management needs. For more information please feel free to visit our website WWW.bradfordscott.com or call Monica to schedule a demo at (317) 713-2065 or (800)963-2732.
Is your practice using an electronic script writing software? If not you might want to invest in one. This is not only a more secure way to submit patient medications to the pharmacy, but there is also a kickback offered to all medical offices that are using a true e-script medical software product from Medicare. This functionality will also be required for your practice to qualify for meaningful use and receive government stimulus money.
Bradford-Scott's EMR system allows the doctor, or medical practice, to send and answer prescription requests directly from within the Electronic Medical Records Software. This causes little disruption to the doctors day as he can quickly answer the request while seeing patients. The newest feature of the E-scripting software will allow the doctor to submit controlled substances electronically. This will also save the doctor time in writing out prescriptions.
With the combination of the a more secure way to submit patient prescriptions, and the ease of use to the doctor and clinical staff, eprescribing is a valuable asset to any medical facility.
Well, It's 4:25 on Friday.
So everyone is probably looking forward to their weekend plans. Those plans probably don't include searching for a new practice management software system or scheduling a EMR Demo, but EMR adoption is something to put on your calendar for further investigation. So go ahead and plan your weekend outing or picnic, but before you leave the office make a note on your calender to call Bradfordscott Data Services for more information about our newest product offering Intergy by Sage. We offer Intergy Practice Management and EHR solutions. When you get in on Monday either visit our website
www.bradfordscott.com or call us at 317-713-2065 or (800) 963-2732 for more information and to schedule a Demonstration of our products.
- Enjoy your weekend and relax
- Then contact us
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation, a premier Indiana Electronic Medical Records (EMR) vendor is proud to announce a state-of-the-art Remote Monitor System (RMS) for its Intergy Enterprise Medical Software clients. With RMS, a doctor's office now has peace-of-mind knowing that their Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management (PM) systems are running error-free, all-the-time.
Unlike most other Enterprise Medical Software products, Bradford-Scott's Sage Intergy Enterprise Medical Software solution provides real-time remote system monitoring with the built-in Remote Monitor System (RMS).
With RMS, not only does Bradford-Scott monitor each of their client's medical billing systems, proactively looking for critical errors that could lead to unnecessary system downtime, but also they provide continuous software updates, ensuring that their clients always have the latest, most advanced medical billing software available.
To find out more about this sophisticated Indiana EMR solution, call Mike Bessignano at
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation at 317-713-2065 for an EMR Demo.
Let's face it. In order for a doctor's office to maximize its efficiency, patients have to show up on-time for their appointments. Traditionally, an office would pay an employee to manually call patients, reminding them of their upcoming appointments. Now, however, with Intergy Practice Management (PM), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), or Enterprise Medical Software systems,
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation offers the PhoneTree Patient messaging system which can do this calling automatically.
In the PhoneTree patient messaging system, an office not only has an automatic way to reduce no-shows, but also has a pain-free collection module. Quite simply, the PhoneTree messaging system pays for itself in the time that employees don't have to spend doing mundane tasks, usually in just a matter of months.
For more information about PhoneTree other Indiana Enterprise Medical Software Solutions, please call Mike Bessignano at
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation @ 317-713-2065.
My husband & I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary last Sunday! We have never been happier, and are truly excited to see what life holds for us! Thankfully the last year has had far more ups than downs, but it was great to know that my husband was there for me through it all.
Here at
Bradford-Scott Medical we have a great relationship with our clients too. We are always just a phone call away for technical support on all of our great products. Our
Medical Software Consultants will do everything in our power to fix any problems that arise, and keep your office running smoothly. Unlike some other software vendors though, Bradford-Scott is also available to our clients even when things are going great. We offer unlimited training on our products and do our best to help you wring out all of the benefits of our Practice Management Software and Electronic Health Records. On top of that, we enjoy our work, and it comes through in our customer service. In 2009 our clients rated us a 9.52 out of 10 on our Customer Satisfaction Survey! Our newest products Intergy by Sage and Intergy EHR are outstanding integrated solutions. Contact
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation to see how we can help make your practice successful!
We're hiring!
Now is a very lucrative and exciting time for MEDICAL SOFTWARE SALES!
With 20 billion dollars in stimulus money, the entire medical industry is in a foot race to convert their offices to Electronic Health Records (EHR) and become paperless. Bradford-Scott Data Corporation is one of the Midwest’s largest Healthcare IT companies that specialize in selling and servicing these products!
Bradford-Scott has a rich history with 27 years experience of selling Medical Software Systems. Our customers recently ranked us at 9.52 on a scale of 10 for customer satisfaction!
We are looking for a Software Sales Consultant to join our Sales Team and work remotely within the Ohio territory.
For more information, or to apply for this position, click here.
Sure,
Intergy by Sage and
Sage Intergy EHR are two of the best products available. At Bradford-Scott, our mission is to provide the best service and support for those products. We know that getting a new enterprise medical software or electronic health records system is a big change. That's why we offer extensive training and unlimited telephone support.
Each year we measure our customer satisfaction. In 2009 we sent surveys to each of our clients. The results were overwhelming, and we received a
9.52 score (on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest). This was our best score to date and represented an increase over last year.
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation prides itself on providing the best support for or Indiana EMR, Ohio EMR, Illinois EMR, Michigan EMR, and Kentucky EMR customers. This was explained to me on the day I was hired 18 years ago and it's still true. If you're already a customer, you know. If you're not yet a customer, now you know what you're missing.
Cheers,
Mike
I recently bought a new car. I had been researching for months, trying to find exactly what I wanted. I loved my new car from the first time I drove it. What I wasn't counting on was that my Golden Retriever, Walter, did not like it one bit! He did not like having to jump into a much taller vehicle, and I'm sure the new car smell didn't smell as great to him as it did to me! Over the last several weeks I have taken him for rides in the new car, and let him acclimate himself to the big change. Now he jumps right in without hesitation.
Change can be hard, especially when it affects your business. As an Intergy Practice Management Systems trainer at
Bradford-Scott Medical, I try to help my practices take their system change in stride. Focusing on the differences between the old and new Medical Billing Systems often takes away from the helpful benefits that the new billing software can bring to the practice. After a short period of time, those differences don't seem so great. Oftentimes adapting your workflow, can often bring out more efficient ways of doing things at your office.
At Bradford-Scott we focus on your practice's needs and will do our best to make your transition to a new system as seamless as possible.
Contact us today to see what we can do to help your practice.
It's cleaning day here at Bradford-Scott Data Corporation. Every spring we take a day to make sure everything sparkles, re-organize and get rid of accumulated clutter.
Have you thought about making a clean sweep in your office?
How much room do your paper charts take that could be used for more productive space?
What about those charts that are no longer active but need to be kept for at least seven years?
It's time to make a change for the better and move to an electronic medical record software system(EMR). Not only will you find that you can store patient charts electronically, but you can also scan EOB's and other material taking up space in all those file drawers. With our SAGE Intergy product, you can set security levels for access, so confidential information is protected.
Changing to an EMR system will also provide benefits you didn't"t expect -
Increased efficiency in your office - with instant access to charts, electronic prescriptions and lab orders as well as results, just to name a few. Once you have implemented an EMR system, you will also notice that patient care has improved as well.
An added bonus to implementing an EMR system now, is the ARRA Regulations that provide Medicare or Medicaid incentive money for implementing an EMR and meeting the meaningful use criteria. Early EMR adoption can also increase the amount of incentive available per physician.
Are you ready to make a change, but not sure where to start?
Let our
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation medical sales consultants discuss the ARRA Rules and the SAGE Intergy EMR product with you and start you on your way.
It's May in Indy and this weekend the track opens in preparation for the Indianapolis 500. Drivers will qualify for pole position and their spot in the lineup over the next two weekends. The excitement builds the rest of the month until the race!
Are you in the race for electronic medical records (EMR)?
Have you begun your search?
Considered what you need from an electronic medical record system to aid you in your practice?
What criteria in the ARRA Regulations will affect how you currently practice and record information?
What you need to do to qualify for the ARRA incentives that will be available to physicians who implement an electronic medical record system and meet the meaningful use criteria?
With all these questions, don't forget to consider your software vendor and how their support will help you through planning, training, implementing your electronic medical record system.
Need help getting started? Start by talking with one of our medical sales consultants about our Intergy EHR software and the ARRA Program. Contact
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation today and you'll be the one racing past for the checkered flag!
How much time do you spend in your office handling lab information? Are you always scrambling to check on the results - pulling the chart and searching through it for the correct test? Do you have to go to multiple websites to get the information?
Something to consider when you are purchasing your electronic medical record system is whether or not the software has an interface with laboratories. One of the recommended requirements for Phase I of the ARRA Meaningful Use Rule requires you to incorporate clinical lab-test results into structured data into EHR. Entering the results manually would be a huge burden on the practice.
Lab Portal Services is one of many great features of Sage Intergy EHR. This allows you to
- create and submit lab orders electronically
- print the requisition
- receive the results electronically
- system automatically post results to the patient chart and sends a task for the doctor to review them.
- view test results in a flowsheet or graph format
All this information is available at your fingertips.
If you are interested in using Lab Portal Services with SAGE Intergy EHR, contact our medical consultant team at
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation.
Many medical offices focus on Practice Management Software to handle their scheduling and billing. They also focus on a Electronic Medical Records software to document their patient visits and health care. However there is another piece of the puzzle and that is Patient Charting or Imaging.
Document Imaging is a great way to get started on a EHR System before fully implementing your EHR System. Document Imaging consist of all the documents in a patient chart. Usually falling into one of these categories:
- Patient Registration
- Medication Lists
- Patient Visits
- Labs
- X-Rays
- Correspondence
After your practice has implemented a EHR system most of these items are generated or electronically received in the system. However until you are using the system the practice will need to rely on the information from their existing paper patient charts. Using a Patient Charting System or Imaging system will allow the practice to get their patient charts in the system to ease the transition to a full blown EHR System.
There are many benefits to this. It will allow the practice to work out a system that goes with their work flow of getting old and new documents scanned into the patient chart. It will also allow all the staff in the office to find the chart at their finger tips from their desk whenever they need it. Not to mention the doctor will have the chart to view before seeing patients. There is no more searching for patient charts. They are all ready and available.
Bradfordscott Data Corp has a three phase implementation process that will allow medical offices to go live on the Practice Management, Imaging, and Full blown EHR System in phases. This is a very important piece that often gets overlooked. Use it as a stair step in converting your practice to Electronic Medical Records.
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