American Medical Software.com

Posted by AMS at 14 SEP 6:47 am

AMS is excited to have recently won their dispute over the domain name registration of americanmedicalsoftware.com. The international governing body, World Intellectual Property Organization, ruled in favor of AMS and has ordered the immediate transfer of the domain to AMS. While AMS is proud of their current domain americanmedical.com, both URL’s and domains will be used in the future. AMS is proud of their 26 years in business and being the leader in Electronic Medical Software solutions.

Example Cost – Benefit Analysis for PM License

Posted by AMS at 19 MAR 8:00 pm

Example Cost / Benefit Analysis

This analysis uses industry averages from various sources.

In this scenario, a single doctor medical office sees 30 patients per day and receives 100 phone calls per day. In addition to the physician, there are two clinical assistants and two front office staff.  The office is open 240 days a year.

Costs

Software License – EMR/PM license for the staff of five is $10,000. Productivity loss during the implementation and training period is estimated at another $10,000.

Hardware –1 Tablet PC for the provider, 4 workstations for the remaining staff and a Server. Tablet PC = $2,500, Workstation = $1,000, Server = $2,000.

Support & Maintenance – Ongoing support costs will be incurred from both an annual support contract with the software vendor for updates and technical support and the increased need of hardware/network support through a local IT representative.

Benefits

Improved Coding – Where down-coding and poor charge capture can both be improved through the EMR’s E&M Coding assistant. A study by Medical Economics magazine estimated that a physician who is regularly down-coding may be losing as much as $40,000 to $50,000 annually. A study done by Partners Healthcare System found an increase of 1.5%-5% in overall billing simply through improved charge capture. We will use a conservative improvement rate to factor in a reduction in down-coding, resulting in approx. $24,000 per year.

Transcription – For offices using a transcription service @ the industry standard of $300-$1000 per month.  We will use a conservative figure of $600 per month resulting in an annual savings of $7200.00

Chart Management - Chart Management costs can be reduced through lower chart creation costs, lower chart storage costs and fewer chart pulls. The cost to create a new chart is estimated at $7/chart and the cost to pull a chart is $5 according to industry standards.  For this example we will assume that there are 50 chart pulls per day including the 60% average for non-visiting patients.  We will use a conservative estimate for the cost of each chart pull @ $3 and assume that we will only reduce our chart pulls by 40% the first year and not be paperless for 2 years.

Prescription Refills – According to a study done by Journal of Healthcare Information Management, the time spent doing an Rx refill can be reduced from 15 minutes to 3 minutes.  At 20 refills per day, that would be savings of 240 minutes per day.

Cost Benefit Analysis Grid

American Medical Software – Simply The Best

Posted by AMS at 12 FEB 9:09 am

10 Reasons Why AMS is “Simply the Best”

Medical Office Scheduling Software

Posted by AMS at 12 FEB 9:08 am

Do you wish you could manage your patient flow better? Medical office scheduling software from AMS can offer you the solutions you need. Hunting for the right appointments for patients, which fit with their schedules as well as yours can be quite difficult at times. That’s why our medical scheduling software allows you to continue searching for the next available appointment automatically, until you find perfect time.

Medical Scheduling Software

Our scheduling system is flexible too. The medical scheduling software can create custom appointment types with color coded backgrounds to communicate important information quickly and clearly. Other features include the Electronic Encounter, which tracks patients from the time they arrive in your office, until their charge is captured after the visit is completed.

Doctors medical software from AMS is built from the ground up by a team of dedicated experts, ranging from programmers and designers to physicians. We work hard to make our products work for you.

Doctors Medical Software

Just as our scheduling system improves the efficiency and functionality of your office, so do the rest of our products. All of our doctors medical software is integrated, which means that it builds a cohesive solution for you that gives you the ability to manage all necessary office tasks from a computer.

You can get a good idea of what our software looks like too. Explore our website for detailed screen shots highlighting different functions of our medical office scheduling software and all of our other modules. We are confident that you will like what you see. Call 800.423.8836 to learn more about how our products can work together to make managing your office easier.

Electronic Health Record Software

Posted by AMS at 12 FEB 9:06 am

Electronic health records are similar to hard copies of health records; both are intended to track and communicate changes in patient health over time as well as provide a place to document anything and everything associated with the patient’s care. However, this is where the similarities end.

Hard copies or paper charts must be filed in drawers or cabinets that take up valuable office space. Electronic charts are all stored in the same location on a computer’s hard drive, thus drastically reducing the volume of space required for storage. More space in your practice allows you to create a better environment for your patients, free of the crowded clutter associated with many practices; or even the ability to add another exam room for increased productivity. Hard copies of paperwork are easily misfiled, whereas electronic records are always filed according to the data it contains, such as the patient’s name.

Additionally electronic health record software can provide information that traditional paper charts simply can’t. For instance, say that you believe a particular medication would be suitable to treat a particular condition that a patient is experiencing. The software is able to perform drug and allergy interaction checks to verify that there will be no adverse reactions and transmit the prescription directly to the pharmacy. Furthermore, you then have the option of transmitting the updated chart to a referring physician for his records. These features are designed to safeguard the health of your patients while providing you with a more streamlined experience.