Practice Management Systems and Software

Why do facilities use them?

to assist with pt MR, scheduling, registration, and billing

What are they most often intergated with?

Electronic health record (EHR)

PMS is what side of the EHR

administrative side that allows for scheduling appt, entering and tracking pt demographics, performing billing procedures, submitting insurance claims, processing payments, and other administrative duties

What is the electronic medical record (EMR)

a digital version of a patient’s medical and health care information within a specific health care organization

Electronic health record (EHR)

record of pt medical and healthcare info accessible to providers and other staff members with log-in credentials regardless of location, which contributes to more efficient patient workflow. Allows for lab and dx test orders to be entered and viewed by the pt and their providers in real time

Paper charting can be cumbersome and only allows access of one user at a time, with no what

real-time adjudication (RTA) interoperobility among health care providers

real-time adjudication (RTA)

a tool that allows for submission of the coded visit to the insurance company by participating providers for reimbursement decisions by third-party payers while the pt is present

Inside charts paper records are assembled in what order

reverse chronological, with most recent medical services on the top

Electronic records and backup data must be stored where?

a location offsite in case the original data source is lost or damaged

Why must archived records be retrieved from an offiste location?

medical hx, general pt care, or in the event of a legal matter, such as a subpoena

The time required for medical record retention varies by state therefore ensure what?

all federal and state privacy and confidentiality regulations are maintained relating to the medical records regardless of the methods used