Therapy Billing Software: Guidelines And Considerations

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



A therapy billing software, also known as a chiropractic billing software, is one of the important tools that a physical therapy clinic should own. A therapy billing software provides medical practitioners the convenience of setting your patients’ appointments electronically. It also eliminates the task of having to manually track, bill and send medical bills to patients and insurance agencies. Reports on medical histories, patient diagnosis and others can also be generated with a push of a button.

There are some points to consider when buying a therapy billing software:

There are a number of medical billing programs available in the market. A good therapy billing software will allow you to make multiple patient appointments at the same time. Even if you are only operating a small clinic, it is more convenient to buy billing software that gives room for more than one appointment at any given time, so that it can be easily used in the event you expand your medical practice.

You should determine what type of reports your practice needs, and see whether the therapy billing software that you are considering can cater to your needs.

A physical therapy billing software must be able to send claims electronically to the insurer, as well as automatically check for any errors such as non-existent or incorrect policy numbers.

The software should be able to transmit data securely, to avoid other parties from gaining access to your data.

If you have several clinics across the country, you should think of obtaining therapy billing software that can provide you online access, so that you as a doctor can view your appointments at anytime.

You should investigate all the functions of each medical billing program you are considering to purchase, and understand all the product’s features. It may be a good idea to request for a trial version of the software, and ask your medical staff to try the software, so that you determine whether the software meets your requirements.

The decision whether to house the medical billing software on your office computer, or to only gain access of the program from your supplier’s server is an important factor to consider.

You will need to pay the entire cost of therapy billing software if you decide to store the program on your office computer, plus a small monthly fee for technical support. Using a medical billing program through a vendor’s server allow you to only pay a small fee for the program to be installed, and then regular monthly payments based on the amount of time you use your software online.

The software vendor should provide training to the medical staff that will use the program, and should provide a convenient technical support service, so that consultations can be made should any problems occur with using the software.


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