responces to Software for O&P
Matt Bailey
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Title:
responces to Software for O&P
Creator:
Matt Bailey
Date:
4/24/2001
Text:
Dear list here is a compilation of responces to my question about
Software for O&P. Each responce is separated by a line. I have not
included names for privacy. The origenal question is first:
>I am investigating office software for O&P. I would like to get
people's
>opinions on the different brands of software out there. What is
>available these days? What are the pro's and con's and computer system
>requirements?
Any basic medical office software will work well. You do not need to
buy
these overpriced speciality packages
MedFlex provides all the accounting and billing, tracking and etc.. It
also
provides a complete integrated ledger sheet. Payables and receivables in
one
package. I get P&L statements with a few clicks of a mouse. Very
powerful
business tool.
I just
purchased a Lytec System for my practice. It does pretty much everthing
you
will need at a fraction of the cost of anything on the market. For only
$795
for a single user system and another $395 to upgrade to multi user it
can't
be beat. The downside is it is a general practice management software
used
mostly by dentists and chiropractic offices so you will need to enter
the
L-codes as you go along. It is simple to use. The best part is that
you can
enter many different fee schedules for an L-code so just by telling it
if the
pt is for example workers comp or no fault or private it will
automatically
put in the correct price to charge. You can check the whole thing out
and
play with it by downloading a demo from www.lytec.com. Also it is the
most
widely used practice mgt software so the company is not a mom and pop
and
should be around long. Give it a try! I think you will be pleasently
surprised for what you get for the money. Also they will ,for a small
fee,
make any custom form you want. I needed a NY medicaid form custom made
and
it only cost me $295.00
Forget the whole LotSuite from Lotus.
You will be only compatible with us and the CIA.
I worked with it for many years.
Lotus notes alone is OK
I was going to broach this subject myself soon, as I'm curious what some
of the
small, independent practices use. MedFlex advertises on the OANDP web
page, and
it's no doubt an excellent program, but it's out of range for most small
shops
(prices range from $6000-10,000 with monthly support/update fees of
$125-200,
though they do have a lease plan now) There are also programs from
Futura and
MOM&POP software from Southern Prosthetics.
I am semi-retired from orthotics, and have started doing some part-time
computer
consulting for a little extra income (I have a degree in computer
science). One
of my orthotist friends who owns his own business asked me to find
something for
him to do HCFA 1500's on the computer last year. After a bit of
research, the
most cost-effective was a program called EZ-Claim (www.ezclaim.com, if
you're
interested). EZ-Claim can do paper or electronic filing, and also
supports the
NSF 2.0 of 3.1 formats that many insurance companies are adopting for
electronic
filing, and the EZ-Claim Pro version is only $300. I recommend the Pro
version,
as that also can export the patient data to Quicken/QuickBooks. EZ-Claim
also
keeps it's patient data in an ODBC-compliant Access 97 database, so
other
applicatons can easily share the data. QuickBooks Pro (about $225) or
PeachTree
Complete Accounting 8.0 (about $199) are more than adequate for the
financial
side of the business. All the programs mentioned can also be scaled for
multi-user, multi-location use as well.
Another medical office management program one friend likes is called
MediPro
(www.medi-online.com, if interested) It is pretty much a complete
package, but
doesn't have as much accounting possiblities as I'd like personally.
All the above programs will run on a resonably minimal system
(Pentium-133 or
higher, 32 megs RAM, 1 gig or larger HD) and can run on Windows
95/98/ME. If you
do a search for Medical Office Management on Google.com, you will get
literally hundreds of possible solutions, depending on your needs.
I'd be very curious what other businesses are using, and what they like
or
dislike about them. Just from personal experience, I've found that
regardless of
what you use, if you don't get a bit of training on it, it will be of
little
use, regardless of price.
I recently purchased Futura's O&P Software program. I have been happy
with
the program, it was easy to learn for those of us that are computer
illiterate. They are helpful with support. I have no problems
recommending
it.
Great question. The office I work at use a old DOS
software called MOM and POP which in my eyes sucks.
But I have seen other software that doctors use that
might be better and is a Windows based software so it
is user friendly. I am interested to see what your
responses are. So if you don't mind can you forward
some of them to me. Thanks.
WHAT EVER YOU DO AND WHAT EVER KIND YOU GET, MAKE SURE IT IS 100%
WINDOWS.
ALSO MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH TRAINING SO ALL ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM YOU
CAN
USE. COMPLETE TRAINING IS THE KEY WITHOUT IT YOU WILL BE LOST
For what its worth - I would steer clear of Futura
(OPS), MedFlex is a strong program written as a true
database worthy of investigation and as far as mom and
pop, well, its alright, but will not grow well if you
should decide to expand your practice.
Software for O&P. Each responce is separated by a line. I have not
included names for privacy. The origenal question is first:
>I am investigating office software for O&P. I would like to get
people's
>opinions on the different brands of software out there. What is
>available these days? What are the pro's and con's and computer system
>requirements?
Any basic medical office software will work well. You do not need to
buy
these overpriced speciality packages
MedFlex provides all the accounting and billing, tracking and etc.. It
also
provides a complete integrated ledger sheet. Payables and receivables in
one
package. I get P&L statements with a few clicks of a mouse. Very
powerful
business tool.
I just
purchased a Lytec System for my practice. It does pretty much everthing
you
will need at a fraction of the cost of anything on the market. For only
$795
for a single user system and another $395 to upgrade to multi user it
can't
be beat. The downside is it is a general practice management software
used
mostly by dentists and chiropractic offices so you will need to enter
the
L-codes as you go along. It is simple to use. The best part is that
you can
enter many different fee schedules for an L-code so just by telling it
if the
pt is for example workers comp or no fault or private it will
automatically
put in the correct price to charge. You can check the whole thing out
and
play with it by downloading a demo from www.lytec.com. Also it is the
most
widely used practice mgt software so the company is not a mom and pop
and
should be around long. Give it a try! I think you will be pleasently
surprised for what you get for the money. Also they will ,for a small
fee,
make any custom form you want. I needed a NY medicaid form custom made
and
it only cost me $295.00
Forget the whole LotSuite from Lotus.
You will be only compatible with us and the CIA.
I worked with it for many years.
Lotus notes alone is OK
I was going to broach this subject myself soon, as I'm curious what some
of the
small, independent practices use. MedFlex advertises on the OANDP web
page, and
it's no doubt an excellent program, but it's out of range for most small
shops
(prices range from $6000-10,000 with monthly support/update fees of
$125-200,
though they do have a lease plan now) There are also programs from
Futura and
MOM&POP software from Southern Prosthetics.
I am semi-retired from orthotics, and have started doing some part-time
computer
consulting for a little extra income (I have a degree in computer
science). One
of my orthotist friends who owns his own business asked me to find
something for
him to do HCFA 1500's on the computer last year. After a bit of
research, the
most cost-effective was a program called EZ-Claim (www.ezclaim.com, if
you're
interested). EZ-Claim can do paper or electronic filing, and also
supports the
NSF 2.0 of 3.1 formats that many insurance companies are adopting for
electronic
filing, and the EZ-Claim Pro version is only $300. I recommend the Pro
version,
as that also can export the patient data to Quicken/QuickBooks. EZ-Claim
also
keeps it's patient data in an ODBC-compliant Access 97 database, so
other
applicatons can easily share the data. QuickBooks Pro (about $225) or
PeachTree
Complete Accounting 8.0 (about $199) are more than adequate for the
financial
side of the business. All the programs mentioned can also be scaled for
multi-user, multi-location use as well.
Another medical office management program one friend likes is called
MediPro
(www.medi-online.com, if interested) It is pretty much a complete
package, but
doesn't have as much accounting possiblities as I'd like personally.
All the above programs will run on a resonably minimal system
(Pentium-133 or
higher, 32 megs RAM, 1 gig or larger HD) and can run on Windows
95/98/ME. If you
do a search for Medical Office Management on Google.com, you will get
literally hundreds of possible solutions, depending on your needs.
I'd be very curious what other businesses are using, and what they like
or
dislike about them. Just from personal experience, I've found that
regardless of
what you use, if you don't get a bit of training on it, it will be of
little
use, regardless of price.
I recently purchased Futura's O&P Software program. I have been happy
with
the program, it was easy to learn for those of us that are computer
illiterate. They are helpful with support. I have no problems
recommending
it.
Great question. The office I work at use a old DOS
software called MOM and POP which in my eyes sucks.
But I have seen other software that doctors use that
might be better and is a Windows based software so it
is user friendly. I am interested to see what your
responses are. So if you don't mind can you forward
some of them to me. Thanks.
WHAT EVER YOU DO AND WHAT EVER KIND YOU GET, MAKE SURE IT IS 100%
WINDOWS.
ALSO MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH TRAINING SO ALL ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM YOU
CAN
USE. COMPLETE TRAINING IS THE KEY WITHOUT IT YOU WILL BE LOST
For what its worth - I would steer clear of Futura
(OPS), MedFlex is a strong program written as a true
database worthy of investigation and as far as mom and
pop, well, its alright, but will not grow well if you
should decide to expand your practice.
Citation
Matt Bailey, “responces to Software for O&P,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216412.
