Despite being repetitive in nature, medical billing is an error-prone task. Unsurprisingly, medical institutions often outsource such a humongous undertaking to third-party service providers. That was the scenario before medical billing software programs and applications came into being.
Nowadays, there is a plethora of medical billing software deployable on-premise or cloud-based and available on different platforms such as Mac OS, Windows, and Linux.
Which is the best medical billing software? Let’s find out.
1) NueMD
Developer: Nuesoft Technologies, Inc.
Key features: Practice management, EHR, medical billing, mobile
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: Cloud-based
Plans and pricing: Ultimate Solution ($249), Total Solution ($199), Practice Solution ($149); monthly subscription
NueMD features robust medical billing features. Nonetheless, NueMD’s biggest advantage is its in-house claims clearinghouse, handling almost 4 millions of claims every year. Users are not limited and it can be also used on various practice locations. Accessible anywhere through NueMD Mobile.
Developer: Bizmatics, Inc.
Key features: EHR, practice management, medical billing, patient portal
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: $250/month; 30-day free trial
A scalable program, PrognoCIS offers the best-of-the-breed approach in choosing the functions and features that fit the practice. Templates and workflows can be customized based on the practice. Offers specialty-specific database libraries. Users may also access patient information through the PrognoCIS App.
Developer: Kareo
Key features: Billing best practices, complete patient collections, end-to-end claims management
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: 4-9%/collections based on volume and specialty; free 30-day success coach
Kareo Medical Billing is a separate plan that lets users control the collection process completely. Aside from confirming insurance, it provides a dedicated pool of billing team that follows-up on denied and rejected claims. Maintains a fee schedule and tracks contract rates.
4) DAQbilling
Developer: CompuGroup Medical (CGM)
Key features: Scheduler, report library, electronic patient statements (EPS)
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: Cloud-based
Pricing: Pay-as-you-go basis
DAQbilling is built with clearinghouse integration. Users may realize higher claims acceptance rates. The learning curve is not as steep as other billing applications. Billing profiles are fully customizable. Another great feature is the pay-as-you-go model where there is no license fee, per-user fee, and provider fee.
5) Benchmark Systems Software
Developer: Benchmark Systems
Key features: Revenue cycle management, practice management, EHR, patient portal
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: $495 per month
Benchmark Systems is a fully-integrated package that includes features from appointment scheduling to collection services. Comes with fully customizable clinical knowledge-base and forms to suit any clinical practice.
Developer: WRS Health
Key features: EHR, practice management, medical billing, patient communication
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: Cloud-based
Pricing: Starts at $299 per month per user with discounts for bundled services; includes unlimited access to live webinar courses and guided training library
Specifically designed to operate the entire practice organization, not just EHR. WRS Health features patient scheduling and e-prescribing. Include specialty-specific templates and workflows for more than 35 specialties.
Developer: HealthFusion
Key features: EHR, medical billing, patient portal, mobile charting, e-prescribing
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: Fixed subscription plan on a pay-per-provider basis; no startup fee, training fee, and all updates are free
MediTouch EHR Software allows clinical practitioners to chart while in the exam room. Allows a dual mode or split screen patient chart review and documentation. The software provides dashboard reporting as well as fully customizable scheduled reporting and collections module. Equipped with MediDraw for anatomic illustration or patient annotation.
8) Electronic Medical Assistant
Developer: Modernizing Medicine
Key features: Revenue cycle management, inventory management, medical billing
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: Cloud-based
Pricing: $650 per provider per month
Electronic Medical Assistant’s main value proposition is its support on the quality of care reporting. Nevertheless, its main advantage when it comes to specialty-specific medical billing is the comprehensive billing process. Provides claims processing, account reconciliation, denial management and customized billing, among others.
9) gPM
Developer: gMed
Key features: Scheduler, procedure reporting, EHR, medical billing, patient portal
Platform: Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: Quote is available upon request
gPM, the practice management system, allows administrative workflow automation specifically for appointment scheduling and medical billing. The software connects the practice with the center and office. Centralizes all data into one system.
Developer: Acrendo
Key features: Practice management, EHR, medical billing, e-prescribing, clinical reminders
Platform: Windows
Deployment: On-premise, cloud-based
Pricing: $1,095 per user one-time payment; includes 24/7 human support
A.Imed 9 is a one-click system that includes both EHR and practice management. For the EHR feature, it provides automatic growth charts, e-prescriptions, clinical reminders and electronic lab interface, among others. For the practice management feature, the software allows electronic billing, electronic payments, eStatements, drag and drop rescheduling and more.
All these software programs or apps are certified and ICD-10 ready. Further, the medical billing software feature here can be completely customized to suit the specialty or practice. With this, there is no best software; it’s up to each practitioner to determine which is the best for him or her. All of these also offer a free demo to inform the decision-making.
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