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I have had a bad experience with MedFx and I am wondering who would handle tech support with issues that may come up with the PM part of AC.

My understanding is that AC has set up it's own tech support for the PM product and training. My tech support with them (MedFX) has been OK but setting up training was a pain.

Laurie
Is there a demonstration website up to view the integrated product?
Does return data from the payers get automatically populated into patient accounts?

Amazing Charts is handling all of the support, implementation, and training for Amazing Charts Practice Management.

I am conducting demo sessions this week on Wednesday and Friday at 2pm. You can go to AmazinCharts.com to register. I am working on a demo to place on the web that you can view at your will. I should have that completed in the next week.

This is for you to consider: When I had decided to go with MedFx I was quoted 298.00 per month for the software including clearinghouse transmission. This is more expensive than the incorporated PM being offered. I would not jump on the bandwagon yet. But I will consider going with the PM after a few months. Medicaid primary care fee increase will expire at end of december this year and if the increase is not renewed it would be unwise to take on additional expense.

Is it 100% certain that Medicaid isn't going to renew for two more years? Is it state to state. There is/was a rumor it was possibly going to stay up for two more years.

So far only 7 states will be definitely continuing some type of increase in reimbursement(definitely NOT Florida and definitely Alabama). The promised increase varies between the 7 states. The AAP and others are currently suing the State of Florida for their current transition to Managed Care. Part of the lawsuit addresses the fact that Florida has decided(through its legislature) not to continue the increase in funding. Unless Congress approves at least another 2 year funding these decreased reimbursements will go ahead. One can only imagine the disaster on January 1st 2015 when practices will have to make a decision to either see 3x more patients per day or fire staff.

Three more patients per day? Try double, lol. We get, which I am sure what everyone gets, is nearly double. Well child pays better than Aetna or Cigna for the most part.

Plus, one can't just wave a wand and see three more patients.

The whole intent of the plan was to intice residents to go into primary care. Now, I must admit I would have fall for it, but someone smarter than I would have looked at two years and just laughed and gone into cardiac surgery.

The 2 year extension hinges on approval of the Congress, and the congress is now controlled by the republican party. Somehow I do not believe that fits into the republican party ideology. I hope it does not mirror what happened with the SGR fix.

I don't know, when you dissect it, it isn't completely about entitlement, which Republicans tend to be against.

But, it's OK. There are only a few congressmen and congresswomen on Medicaid anyway. So, they should be all set.

Actually increased the Medicaid reimbursement to be more inline with Medicare (which it should be anyway), was the greatest thing to ever happen (for me) since I started in this already lucrative field.

Nah, they'd rather pay money to get Meaningless Use and get providers locked into electronic records that they do not want to use and slow productivity.

Then they will cut the rates, even though physician payments are not the main issue with the increase of medical expense.

Physician costs are controlled by congress setting the Medicare rate and all the players paying based on RBRVS/Medicare. Thus while overall medical expenditures have risen physician cost hasn't much.
I don't know about Maine, but Illinois is not likely to renew, and besides the state is already on the verge of bankruptcy, We have too many politicians to grease, then house in prison.

I thought I would re-activate this thread about V8-PM. I started the thread two months ago. After thinking about my options for a month, I decided to go ahead and commit to PM. We have begun the implementation process. It takes a minimum of 8 weeks but I'm going slow--we have a go-live date of 3/1/15. We have been assigned an implementation specialist who will work with us. She's been great so far.

The first step was a very detailed questionnaire to evaluate our current PM/billing process. This serves as the basis for implementation. We have scheduled five 1-hour training sessions over the next six weeks in our staff will get brought up to speed on the system.

AC has released some nice introductory videos about PM.

http://amazingcharts.com/the-ehr/me...tm_term=0_1b32259dd1-f105c10ab7-65411077

Thanks for the post. I am on Ver 8 already and use MedFx and have been waiting to hear about someone's experience...

how much is it to do the PM part of it? and if not cheaper, why switch over?

http://amazingcharts.com/company/press-room/2014/amazing-charts-launches-practice-management-system/

Scroll down to pricing and availability

Amazing Charts Practice Management is 249.00 per month per billing provider. This amount includes unlimited transactions for Electronic Eligibility, claims, and remittances. You will not receive any additional bills from the clearing house for these services.

Thank you
Laurie Hart
Product Manager, ACPM

We have been waitig for this since 10/14 and had to just go with a different interface while still waiting for A/C PM.

We have always outsourced our billing but its getting so $$$. Dr. is wanting to do the AC PM and bring it in house. Although I oversee it all, I have never actually done the billing part. I hope this works!!!

I hope it works well too! I am so far impressed with the way the AC folks are handling the implementation process--very detailed and thorough. Hopefully this will mean a smooth transition. Our go-live date is March 1.