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MedInformatix
Named Winner of MS-HUG
Each
year during the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society) meeting Microsoft announces the current year’s MS-HUG
award winners.
The awards recognize healthcare organizations and individuals
who exhibit the best use of Microsoft-based products, as well
as independent software vendors.
 MedInformatix
has been a nominee for the past seven years with a previous win
in 1999. This year again, MedInformatix brought home a win in
the category of Ambulatory Care – Clinical/Patient Information
Systems. A special thank you goes out to Dr. Jerry Sheward from
Behavioral Corp in Indiana who was in attendance to speak directly
to judges about his practice’s positive experience with not only
the ability to customize the MedInformatix software but also the
ease of implementation.
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The
Wait is Over...
Version
6.0 is ready for release
The
highly anticipated release of version 6.0 is here. Clients began
updating to the latest version in June. Version 6.0 offers many
new enhancements requested by clients throughout the last year.
From the first login screen all the way to collection follow
up features have been added to keep MedInformatix on top of
the market. Upgrading is a major benefit for any practice especially
those currently using the electronic medical record. Many changes
have been made in document storage, scanning, print servers,
auto faxing and with HTML versions of QAs, Questionnaires and
Trees there is much more flexibility. For those practices concerned
with staying on the cutting edge of technology when it comes
to referring physicians, there is even a brand new Referring
Physician Web Access. This module allows referring physicians
to monitor their own profiles, request appointments, view patient
appointment status and specified electronic medical record documents
all through the internet.
There are so many enhancements it is difficult to list them
all; however, a sample list of features is located on page 2.
A complete listing is available on the acentec.com web site.
For information or to schedule your practice’s update, please
contact acentec, inc. at the Irvine, CA office toll free at
800-970-0402 or email info@acentec.com.
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Version
6.0 Features |
Workflow
View
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Menu buttons have been moved from the top of
the Workflow View to the left side of the screen. This allows
for the practice to define alerts at the top of the screen,
e.g. “You’ve Got Mail” or “You’ve Got Stat Orders”.
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There is now user control over column positions. The column
changes will be saved for each user. The views which have
this capability are: Appointment List, Master List, Messages
View, Orders View, Patient Work List, Rooms List, Authorization
Review, Authorization Request View, Patient List, Collections
Detail View and Collection Queue.
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The reports that are available in various windows using the
Printer Icon now go to the MedReports module. This allows
for custom reporting by each practice.
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Authorizations Review window has been modified significantly
with the addition of filters such as Procedure Status, Patient
Type, Payer and Facility. The view was changed to include
more information about the appointment, status, and referral.
An easier way to edit the Authorization has been provided
from this window.
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The Working Patient List was changed to (a) allow it to be
auto-populated based upon a query from the Query Wizard, and
(b) to allow the updating of a status flag to mark an item
as done with a color change to green background. “To do” lists
can now be assigned to specific users on the system.
Scheduling
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Setting of appointments for a past date may now be blocked.
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The Books View now allows up to twelve appointment books to
be displayed simultaneously.
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Colors can be assigned to slots in Books View and Week View.
The purpose of the colors are to remind users when certain
appointment types are desired for particular slots, without
having to try booking an appointment first.
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Appointment Reason setup has been enhanced so that there are
now 16 Preferred time ranges, instead of the original 4.
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new Tagging feature allows the optional “Double Tagging” of
appointments. This means that the patient can be tagged the
first time as “Arrived” and tagged a second time as “Ready
for Service”.
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The Appointment Wizard functions have been changed to now
allow books from any facility to be included in a particular
search. It also allows for the selection of specific days.
Demographics
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The Demographics window underwent a major interface change.
The new window is larger and contains the guarantor information
and Special Info data.
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Additional changes: patient and insured name fields increased
in size, full middle name field, suffix and mobile phone were
added and the ability to select the patient employer from
a table rather than a free type field.
Billing
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The Line Item Payments window now shows all the active Denial
Codes at one time.
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The Claim Episode window has been expanded with additional
information for support of Medicare Part A claims.
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In the Transaction History (Payments) window, there is now
a new Episode Filter which allows one to filter charges by
Episode number. The service date is also shown for easy reference.
Line Item Notes and an Account Note button were also added.
Account Notes may be set to display user and date.
- Entering/Managing
Credentials has been simplified through the use of a new Credentials
Setup.
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Add Charge window from Bills has been modified so that the
Facility and Rendering Provider(s) now appear before the CPT
code.
- Batch
Payment Entry has been improved to allow the entry of secondary
payments from the selected payer.
- The
Collection View notes area, and Billing window billing alerts
area can now display the text using MIML formatting.
- The
Collection Queue Management window now allows selection of
multiple rows at one time. This allows for batch assigning
of queues, regeneration, and deletion.
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In Collection Detail View and Create Collection Queue windows,
the Denial Code selection box has been modified to now include
“[Any Denial Codes]”.
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Tanya
Hosoda
Welcome Addition to our Staff 
Tanya
Hosoda joins acentec with extensive experience supporting
Medinformatix software. Her technical ability along with
her billing background make her a valuable asset to the
acentec team and we are proud to have her.
Tanya
will be assisting clients converting to Version 6 and
will also be providing second level technical support
for our Medinformatix clients.
Tanya
can be contacted at 800-970-0402 ext. 202 or via email
at tanyah@acentec.com.
Please join us in welcoming her to the acentec support
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Kim
Morrow
Sales Support Manager
Kim Morrow has joined the acentec team to head
up our direct sales marketing of Medinformatix. Kim has impressive
sales credentials and brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm
to everything she does.
Kim
will be spending her time contacting new prospects, many of
whom have been referred by our existing clients. She will also
be assisting in increasing acentec’s and Medinformatix’ exposure
to the marketplace. Kim can be contacted at 800-970-0402 ext.
229 or via email at kimm@acentec.com.
Welcome aboard Kim!
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| acentec
software news acentec
continues to develop industry leading, custom software applications
in a variety of fields. Our team includes former senior Microsoft
programmers and project managers.
acentec
is proud to announce the sales of it’s drivetrain dynamic software
to industry leaders 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers and Precision
Gear. Our drivetrain industry software is unmatched in the industry
and allows customers to shop for drivetrain parts on-line without
any existing knowledge of the drivetrain components in their
vehicle. The software can also be applied to the wholesale side
allowing retailers to log in and view real-time inventory levels
for the parts they need.
acentec
ezlease version 2.0 is scheduled for release in the first quarter
of 2006 in a MS SQL platform. Ezlease allows lenders to provide
real time loan and lease status updates to their vendors and
borrowers from a web browser. Updating the architecture to a
SQL platform will increase the speed and capacity of the program
to meet the needs of our clients as their businesses continue
to grow.
The
acentec staff will be working closely with Medinformatix to
develop enhancements to the Medinformatix platform. We look
forward to being able to make these modules available to our
client base.
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MEDINFORMATIX
CLIENT NEWS
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Earns Five Stars
in HealthGrades' Fourth Annual Hospital Report Card –
For the fourth consecutive year, Prairie is rated in the top
five percent nationally placing them among the best for overall
cardiac services, interventional procedures and heart attack
care. Prairie was also awarded Best Practice of the Year in
2004.
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 Sudoku
Puzzle |
| Sudoku
is a grid-based number game made up of 81 cells, which form
9 columns, 9 rows, 9 boxes – each of which is a 3 x 3 square
set off by a bold line. Rules:
1) Place a number (1 through 9) in each blank cell.
2) Each row, column, and 3 x 3 box must contain the numbers
1 through 9 without repeating any numbers.
For the answer to the puzzle call
us!
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
CONTACT ACENTEC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TEPR
SHOW
PLACE: SALT PALACE CONVENTION CENTER, SALT LAKE
CITY, UT BOOTH: 513
DATE: MAY 14-18, 2005
TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record) has been named by
many as “the conference with the best educational value”.
SCAR
SHOW
PLACE: ORLANDO WORLD CENTER MARRIOTT RESORT &
CONVENTION CENTER, ORLANDO, FL BOOTH: 1614
DATE: JUNE 2-5, 2005
SCAR (The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology) provides
an open environment for imaging information professionals to
access expert and cutting edge resources.
AHRA SHOW
PLACE: HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER, SAN
ANTONIO, TX BOOTH: 648/650
DATE: AUGUST 7-11, 2005
AHRA (American Healthcare Radiology Administrators) is the preeminent
organization for leaders in radiology, serving administrators
and technologists alike.
RSNA
SHOW
PLACE: MCCORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, IL
DATE: NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 2, 2005
RSNA (Radiology Society of North America) is the largest medical
meeting in the country. The 91st Annual Meeting is designed
to allow representatives from many specialties and disciplines
within radiology and the entire healthcare arena to exchange
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