Some California doctors are spending 45 minutes on paperwork for every hour of care they provide, a new study claims.It says they are awash in a sea of paperwork from insurance companies, with every insurer having a different form, which must be filled out in its own way, which leads to errors and oversights that must be corrected

It adds up to roughly $9 billion a year just on billing and insurance processing, says the report from the California Public Interest Research Group.

The report — funded by the California Wellness Foundation – says a streamlined health care billing system, similar to those in other states, could cut costs and provide better service to patients.

“California’s families and businesses know that health care costs are high – and rising,” says Mike Russo, health care advocate with CALPIRG. “And one reason is at doctors’ offices, one day of patient visits can create paperwork as thick as a Dickens novel.”

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has laid off 15 workers at its facilities in Holmes County. UMC officials announced the move Friday in a news release. The workers were employed at the Holmes County hospital and two associated clinics. The news release cited “continued weakness” in insured patient care and a spike in uninsured patients as reasons for the layoffs. The clinic in West will now only be open a half day each week,down from two days. And the clinic in Lexington will be moved to a new location near the hospital and will also have a smaller staff and reduced hours.
The workers are part of a staff of 118 in Holmes County. They will receive a month’s pay and cash in exchange for annual leave up to 30 days.

Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR’s) we can Interface with AdvancedMD and eHealthTech’s services include:

www.chartlogic.com

ChartLogic® has been a leader in the electronic medical records industry since 1994. Driven by Precision Voice^TM technology, ChartLogic EMR is the only fully integrated EMR that allows you to continue practicing medicine your way. Created by doctors, ChartLogic is easy to use and completely customizable. Combined with AdvancedMD’s superior medical billing software, ChartLogic is the logical choice for EMR.

www.bizmaticsinc.com

PrognoCIS EMR automates your daily tasks and clinical workflow for your entire practice. It enables clear documentation regarding patient encounters, reminds you and your staff of past-due health maintenance and configures itself to each user’s preferences.

Some of PrognoCIS’ excellent features:

• Multiple modes of data entry, including: point-and-click templates, handwriting recognition and voice recognition
• Instant access to your patient records from any web enabled PC, Pocket PC, from any location
• “Patient Portal” enables unprecedented delivery of care to your patients and time savings for you and your staff
• Lab & Radiology ordering and receiving of results electronically, with automatic connectivity to LabCorp, Quest and others…
• Excellent scanner and fax support
• Prescription writing, ePrescription using SureScript and automatic faxing to patient’s preferred pharmacy
• Excellent workflow and task management so that tasks can be quickly assigned to the appropriate staff
• Automated creation and delivery of referral letters, patient letters etc.
• Health maintenance protocols, that are user definable
• Immediate access to HealthERA patient education materials over the Web
• Excellent support for multiple specialties
• Highly customizable by end-user

and much more…

www.digichart.com

digiChart, Inc. offers the premier electronic medical record (EMR) for obstetrics and gynecology. Working with over 140 OB-GYN physicians, digiChart detailed the typical OB-GYN practice and designed digiChart OB-GYN® as an easy-to-use EMR which follows accepted OB-GYN standards and procedures. Each medical specialty maintains a distinctive clinical workflow, and digiChart’s experience with OB-GYN practices across the country demonstrates that practical, relevant technology must address a specialty’s unique characteristics. With this knowledge, digiChart focuses on offering outstanding products and services tailored for OB-GYN.

Practices use digiChart OB-GYN to “go paperless,” streamline their communications, document consistently across all providers, and increase their coding accuracy. digiChart OB-GYN is based on Microsoft’s .NET platform and delivered over the Internet from a secured environment. digiChart is licensed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to incorporate the full ACOG Antepartum Record and Flowsheet directly into digiChart OB-GYN.

www.mdteknix.com

mdTeknix offers the eyeTeknix EMR, Electronic Medical Record software created exclusively for ophthalmologists. eyeTeknix contains powerful coding features, clinical drawing tools, letter writing, device integration, and browser-based remote access. eyeTeknix was designed by practicing ophthalmologists to be fast, efficient, comprehensive, and provide value where it matters most-by optimizing documentation and coding for full reimbursement. www.mdteknix.com

www.pbomd.com

PBOmd delivers a fully featured electronic medical record system completely integrated AdvancedMD. PBOmd equips its customers with an arsenal of automation tools that enable any size physician group to automate their office in weeks. Automation tools include scanning solutions, transcription portal, speech recognition, access to The Global Treatment Network, referral portal, Labs connectivity, physician order entry, robust workflow automation and ePrescribe w/ formulary check, drug interaction and Rx delivery.

www.infor-med.com

PRAXIS EMR is the only Electronic Medical Record System based on an artificial intelligence technology called Concept Processing that learns the way YOU practice medicine to continually improve patient documentation.  PRAXIS allows for your individual style of practicing medicine, using your own words, without EVER relying on templates.  The more you use PRAXIS, the smarter and faster the software becomes, increasing the quality, consistency, and profitability of your overall practice.  With PRAXIS you chart at the speed of your mind.

Infor*Med, Inc., makers of PRAXIS EMR, is a leading innovator of Electronic Medical Record software in the healthcare information technology industry.  Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, Infor*Med serves thousands of satisfied physician-users nationwide.

OTHER EMR PROVIDERS:
AdvancedMD works with many EMR providers, or choose AdvancedEMR for your practice.

In addition to our preferred partners, AdvancedMD supports interfaces to many popular EMRs via the X-Link data exchange application. We also provide a robust XML Web service connection for next-generation Web-based EMR packages.

“I would recommend AdvancedMD because of the difference it has made in our own office.”
Andrea McNeil – Laboratory and Pathology Physicians Medical Group

“I’ve been very happy with the AdvancedMD and feel it is far superior to systems I’ve previously used.”
Priscilla Hood – Julie A. Hendrix, M.D.

“I love AdvancedMD! It is easy-to-use and keeps everything so organized.”
Trudy J. Rumann Heil, NP – Private Practice Associates, LLC

“AdvancedMD is the best practice management and billing software I’ve seen.”
Shay N. Rosenfeld, DPM – Mid Oakland Foot Care PLLC

“I already got two other doctors to use AdvancedMD!”
Dr. Robert Sansonetti – Robert Sansonetti, M.D.

“I have talked with hundreds of offices and recommended AdvancedMD. They will not regret it.”
Dr. Susan Polhemus – North Valley Nephrology, Inc.

“AdvancedMD is easy to use. The reports are easy to read. The staff at AdvancedMD is professional and courteous and will get any problem solved in a timely manner.”
Ruth Ann Cole – CVS Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

“AdvancedMD – they listen to the user and try to tailor the program to meet the needs of the office. AdvancedMD has a great support team. I cannot think of a single instance when I had to wait for help.”
Robyn Cohoon – Advanced Women’s Healthcare

(from the AdvancedMD website)

Suman K. Das, MD
Das Plastic Surgery Center
Flowood,  MS

(601) 362-0611

Michael Rack, MD

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Flowood, MS

(601) 939-1808

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