Home Forums Discussions General Discussion Why do you want a PM in AC?

As Roger has just posted in the New Beta Version thread, http://amazingcharts.com/ub/ubbthreads.php/topics/53968/New_Beta_Version#Post54007 from the ACUG in So. Cal. today that a PM in AC is not going to happen any time soon. A potential partner is being pursued for which there might be a better than average interface, I imagine.

For me that's great, but imagine depressing for others. I wish all the effort was in polishing AC to be best of breed for the patient encounter.

As we have all been trained to ask, what would you do differently if there was a PM inside of AC? How was your practice going to be improved or better for you and/or your patient by having v7, the combined AC/PM.

I have no pressing need to link AC to my PM, much less have a PM inside of AC, so I wonder, what I am missing?.I would like to hear the features and benefits you were hoping for. What does the integrated HR/PM have that you want, and why?


PS- Could someone fix the AutoCorrect so the initials for electronic health record don't get changed to HER before I have to make that my main cause on this board.

Much of it depends on how you are doing billing now.

If there was an integrated PM, you could verify eligibility, check balances, and bill all directly from the program. Sure, these can be done by an external program, but it is clunky and time consuming. Imagine being able to make an appointment and immediately seeing that Ms. Jones has not only a $245 balance but a new $750 deductible for 2013. This would be somewhat automatic in that you could flip to the screen (or have a red button or such) that would tell you she has an outstanding balance. Eligibility could automatically be checked the day before so you would know a patient is not eligible and not have to manually check each patient against the schedule.

It would eliminate double billing that many people do. If the PM goes straight to a clearing house, it would eliminate the need for an outside billing company in many cases. You could readily check collections and billing status without having an external program.

These things would speed up reception/billing aspect of a practice and most were set to be implemented into Version 7 had that come to pass.

There are more things but these are the ones that immediately came to mind.

I wish I could clone Yuri, my MA that takes vital signs and gets patients situated in the exam rooms. I could make a fortune. She basically takes care of patient accounts, so she reviews all the billing and payments for every patient before they come to the office, and has a great way of talking about it without scaring patients from the practice. Kind of a gentle confrontation, and best part is that I don't have to do it.

Wendell, are you using a PM now, is it interfaced? You've given me an idea for another thread.

I wish I could clone Brianna. I would get at least $100,000 for her.

Wendell makes some good points, and there are many who would want an integrated PM, but I am voting for Dan for president.

Dan,

It's hard to fix what can't be reproduced. At least by the person who has the best chance of fixing it. But, when I type EHR, it stays EHR. Is there some way you are doing it differently than I am?

Thank you Bert for such high praise for such a low position (assuming you don't mean POTUS). Actually, my medicines are almost balanced now and my world almost stable, so I'd better pass.

I can think of only one thing that would get me off my duff to use an integrated PM in AC. That would be a portal that allowed perfect communication with other providers, testing facilities, hospitals, and the patient. The patient should also be able to pay their bill, fill out all forms, enter their current HPI, change their appointment, and tip their doctor. Maybe next year, next version.

HER HER her her

I've been blacklisted!!

Ok now I'm sorry, It's me. I have an autohotkey boilerplate and autocorrect script in the background that is doing it. Thank you for helping. Now I don't have to take more of the Seroquel tonight.

That's OK. We'll call it even if I can refer one of my pediatric patients to you, and you find something wrong with them.

I could tell them that they are narcissistic, but some of the mothers might beat me up.
I could tell them that they have latent fibromyalgia, but the mother will cry for an hour.
I could tell them that they have inadequate parental dependency, but the mother will make me write out a contract.

You don't have pediatric patients, you have pediatric patients with mothers.

Very true. I do have a Dermatomyositis patient and a couple of uveitis patients. But, generally, I make sure they have arthritis (that is arthritis as in joint swelling) before I send them.

Of course, if they are running fevers of 104 with a rash and pain in multiple joints, I can send them. Of course, I hate that 'cause I have to look up pauci, poly and oligo.

And I have all my patients trained to yell that their ANA is 1:256 prior to leaving.

Totally LOL.

My mother would probably agree with you.

JamesNT