How PMS Systems
Save Physicians Time Whether at a private practice or hospital, physicians can easily save time and increase efficiency by utilizing a medical practice management software. The figure below demonstrates a typical doctor’s daily responsibilities with and without the implementation of a practice management software (PMS).
Patient Check-in PMS Based Practice
Collect patient information
Access full visit records
Access billing history
Enables doctors to view appointments
Set appointment reminders
Paper Based Practice
Doctors spend days, weeks, or months each year on paperwork instead of patients
70% of patients prefer to visit a clinic after confirming an appointment time
97% of patients are frustrated by wait times
During Patient Check-Up PMS Based Practice
View and edit health histories
Share medical records and save time
Create customized health plans
Paper Based Practice
Risk of patient’s records getting lost
Doctors must make time consuming inquiries and gather information
Doctors must compile patient information from scratch
Billing Process PMS Based Practice
Send EHR service information to billing
Clearinghouse integration
Reports for payments & insurance aging
Online/mobile billing
Generate billing statements
View previous financial reports
Documentation time reduced by 45%
Paper Based Practice
Uses 10-17 papers per patient
Requires a physical database of records
Separate file bindings for each patient
1-2 hours to complete billing documents for each patient
Reports PMS Based Practice Gross patient & insurance collections Request prescription refills Productivity matrices Easily view notes and test results Insurance reports
Paper Based Practice
Physicians work 5 to 8 additional hours (per week?) on prescribing Manual shipping authorizations Lost paper prescriptions prevent continuation of patient treatments
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