Mobile
Scheduling and Billing System Debuts at
American College of Surgeons Meeting
(October 19, 2003-Pasadena, Calif.) — Prime Clinical
Systems, Inc., a California-based developer of administrative and clinical
software solutions for physician practices, will unveil PocketSTAFF™,
a mobile medical billing and scheduling solution, at the American College
of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, Oct. 19 to 23, in Chicago.
With PocketSTAFF, physicians can utilize any Microsoft® Windows-Mobile™ device
to access their schedules on the fly and input visit and procedure codes
(ICD-9 and CPT) at the point of care. All information including diagnoses,
procedures, schedule changes and new patient entries is transferred via
either a wireless connection or a cradle-synchronization to and from Prime
Clinical System’s OnStaff practice management system—eliminating
the need for time-consuming double entry.
“I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to work closely with
Prime Clinical Systems and to have helped design this solution. Our physicians
are always on the go, and the practice of carrying around three-by-five
index cards and scratch notes to track encounters for 25 surgeons is an
expensive risk we’re no longer willing to accept,” says Michael
Seeley, COO of Northern California-based Women’s Cancer Care.
“We needed a system that would help us do our job anytime, anywhere.
PocketSTAFF gives us that freedom. Everything we need is at our fingertips,
so there
is no need to constantly try to reconnect with the practice management
system to stay on top of our schedule or to enter data that we know we’ll
forget later in the day.” He added, “PocketSTAFF has already
saved our practice considerable revenues in captured services that otherwise
may have been lost.”
PocketSTAFF connects seamlessly with OnStaff, Prime Clinical Systems’ practice
management system, a product that automates many administrative functions
such as billing, accounts receivable, aging of accounts and insurance follow-up.
OnStaff is one of the first systems approved by Medicare for ANSI 4010A1
compliance and is also primed to help practices comply with HIPAA regulations.For
the clinical side of the practice, the integration flows through to Prime
Clinical System’s electronic medical record, Patient Chart Manager.
“ We’ve created a feature rich mobile solution that will make
physicians’ lives
easier,” says Barry Ardelan, president of Prime Clinical Systems. “PocketSTAFF
is especially valuable because it is an innovative, new product that allows
users to access all of the proven functions and features associated with
OnStaff, our well established practice management system, which is proven
to significantly reduce the time spent on administrative functions such
as billing and accounts receivable. So, there are no worries. Physicians
get the mobility they so sorely need and the reliability associated with
our long-standing practice management system.”
To learn more about PocketSTAFF, visit booth # 2700 at the American College
of Surgeons Clinical Conference or call 1-800-523-5977.
About Prime Clinical Systems, Inc.
Prime Clinical Systems, Inc., is a physician practice management system
company headquartered in Pasadena, California. Founded in 1982, the company’s
proven products, stellar service and innovative advances have made it one
of the fastest growing providers of healthcare software systems in the
nation.