Medical Accounting System Version 2.0 (C) Mar. 1990 By Duane Bristow, Albany, Kentucky (606) 387-5884 http://webcom.com/~duane1/duanecom.html A program package for patient accounting and billing for a physician's office in continuous use since 1985 with continuous modifications and improvements. Presently in use by several physicians in South Central Kentucky. References available on request. In continuous use longer than any other similar package available and more efficient in user interface and in money collections. Often increases collections by $50,000 to $100,000 per year over other systems. Features: Number of patients, procedures (charges), and payments (financial transactions) limited only by amount of hard disk memory. A typical installation has 15,000 patients, 75,000 procedures, and 160,000 transactions. Handles up to 9 doctors in a practice and up to 10 places of service. Prints HCFA 1500 forms and prints itemized statements on blank paper. Prepares electronic billing files for Kentucky Medicare and Medicaid and Blue Shield. Submits files and receives electronic Remittance Advice and posts payments automatically. Prints bills to patients. Rebills on HCFA 1500 or itemized statements all unpaid bills over 90 days old. Rebills Medicare electronically. Analyses unpaid charges and insurance company payments. Prints daysheet and accounts summaries. Prints billing summary of patient account. Prints diagnosis report listing all patients with a specified diagnosis. Allows manual payment posting or reads in electronic remittance advice file received from UNISYS or Adminastar. Has Reindex facilities to repair indexes damaged by electrical failures. Has facilities to delete older charges after system has been in use for over a year. Many reports are available on either screen or printer. User designed help screens available at all times. Program allows keystoke macros to be defined and used.