1. Surgical Notes. A preeminent nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding and other related value-added information technology services for the ASC market, Surgical Notes provides transcription, coding and practice management solutions to over 420 surgery centers and 6,300 physicians in over 40 states. Surgical Notes has introduced two new products and services in 2008: the VMR Express, an electronic medical forms generator and document imaging solution and MyDoctorsNotes.com, an online, secure, interactive, personal health record portal for the general public to compile and organize all healthcare-related data.
The VMR Express is designed for the ASC market. This proprietary application, interfaces with the existing practice management system (SIS, AdvantX, Vision, etc.) to extract the patient label information (patient ID, last name, first name, date of birth, SSN, sex, age, physician name, date of service and case/encounter/account number). These generated documents print patient demographics on the facility’s customized forms, allowing patient forms to be generated per operating physician’s profile or according to specific procedures. Using the barcode from the forms version on each document, it will index the chart back into the patient record. Have old charts, or other loose documents, without a barcode? No problem, you can use the index fields to associate the paper work to a patient. This application will allow the user to perform advance searches for documents by account code, patient ID, type of document, or name. The VMR Express cost as little as $16 a day. Learn more: www.surgicalnotes.com.
2. ProVation Medical. ProVation Medical has created ProVation EHR, the first electronic health record designed for busy, cost-conscious ASCs. ProVation EHR offers robust electronic documentation and document imaging for all elements of the patient encounter, from past records to procedure documentation to followup care. With ProVation EHR, ASCs now have affordable access to a single, patient-centric documentation system that eliminates printing and chart storage costs, streamlines workflow and comes backed by a company ranked No.1 in KLAS for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
ProVation EHR helps ASCs by
• increasing patient throughput and streamlining workflow;
• eliminating patient chart storage space and costs;
• interfacing seamlessly with vitals monitors and information systems; and
• driving QI and pay-for-performance metrics.
Learn more: www.provationmedical.com.
3. SourceMedical. SourceMedical is the leading provider of outpatient information solutions and services, collectively serving ASCs and surgical hospitals. Its unique end-to-end systems improve operational efficiency and cash flow while empowering healthcare facilities to deliver a higher standard of patient care. SourceMedical’s solutions strengthen and enhance overall clinical, financial and administrative processes. More than 2,200 ASCs and surgical hospitals nationwide, and 250 management and consulting companies use SourceMedical’s Vision, AdvantX and SurgiSource solutions. SourceMedical continues to invest in research and development to maintain its leadership position with innovative products and services that satisfy the specific requirements of this unique market.
SourceMedical’s comprehensive arsenal of specialized solutions let clients automate administrative and patient care processes:
• leveraging data to improve management decisions and reimbursement;
• achieving exceptional levels of patient care, physician satisfaction and retention; and
• improving total return on facility investment.
Source Medical’s outpatient information solutions and services empower you to succeed through innovative information management solutions. Learn more: www.sourcemed.net.
4. Amkai. Amkai is a software company with 20-plus years of experience delivering administrative and clinical solutions to ASCs, surgical hospitals and physician practices. The company’s comprehensive AmkaiEnterprise manages the workflow and clinical information for nearly all surgical disciplines, allowing organizations to become paperless, reduce cost, improve efficiency, and significantly enhance quality of care. It is comprised of two products: AmkaiOffice and AmkaiCharts.
AmkaiOffice is the administrative management component that addresses the outdated nature of existing business management software in outpatient surgery facilities. With its deep knowledge gained as the creators of the popular AdvantX, the Amkai team has analyzed the leading outpatient surgery legacy software offerings, adapted and improved many of the best features, and added a whole host of capabilities and tools that have been most requested by users over the past five years.
AmkaiCharts provides a true electronic medical record tuned specifically for ASCs and surgical practices. It features clinical data management and full electronic charting from preadmission questionnaires through post-operative reports. Alerts to caregivers and a computerized physician order entry module boost patient safety. Integration with AmkaiOffice ensures that all information has to be entered only once. AmkaiCharts provides total clinical information capture and charting that lets you progress to a paperless environment, while creating structured data that powers reporting and analytics. Learn more: www.amkai.com.
5. QSE Technologies. QSE Technologies is a premiere IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry for more than five years. QSE manages all aspects of IT infrastructure design, configuration, installation and ongoing tech support for new and existing ASCs nationwide, including computer servers, data storage and backup systems, local and wide area networking (including secure WiFi), firewalls, broadband Internet access, data cabling, security software, workstations and laptops (including tablets and slates), secure remote access and HIPAA Security compliance.
QSE Technologies has particular expertise and experience in health-care related companies, including new and existing ambulatory surgery centers, physician medical practices, physician-owned medical office buildings, imaging centers, plus other types of business organizations, including legal, financial service, manufacturing, petrochemical, non-profit, distribution and startups.
QSE works closely at the earliest conceptual stages with ASC management and development companies, architects, physician owner groups and hospitals to design and implement technology infrastructure systems that support both today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare information technology needs. Learn more: www.qsetech.com.
6. zChart. It’s incredible that surgical records are still kept the same way they were almost 150 years ago when you consider paper charts are messy, wasteful, expensive and leave room for error or misinterpretation. Further, creating and filing paper charts is timeconsuming and paper storage is inefficient. This robs resources from patient care. zChart EMR was developed by dozens of healthcare professionals — administrators, office staff, nurses and physicians — at multi-specialty outpatient surgery centers.
Compatible with your office software, zChart is the wireless, paperless EMR that brings advanced surgical charging technology to ASCs, letting you execute charting duties with maximum efficiency. Importantly, zChart EMR yields a high return on investment: For example, a three- or four-OR surgery center performing 2,500 cases per year may expect a five-year ROI of $150,000 or more after all zChart-related expenses have been paid.
Years of development and everyday use in the realworld surgery center environment have created a first-rate, intelligent, 21st century surgical chart that will surprise and delight users. Learn more: www.zChart.com.
7. ScheduleSurgery. ScheduleSurgery.com’s SCOR is a multi-purpose communication tool that works with existing scheduling systems to leverage the power of the Internet to improve any ASC’s scheduling efficiency, customer service and ability to market its services. SCOR does this by improving upon the phone and fax as the primary scheduling and communications medium to help ASCs improve their utilization and bottom line.
As a HIPAA compliant web-based add-on solution, SCOR works with many existing facility scheduling systems. Not only does it provide productivity and efficiency benefits to scheduling and registration processes, it also serves as a comprehensive communication and time management tool for ASC and physician office personnel. Physician schedulers can quickly and easily determine facility openings which match their scheduling needs, and place “hold requests” to reserve desired appointment times, while providing complete case registration information. The ASC retains complete control of the schedule as all scheduling requests are still processed and confirmed by the facility scheduler. Learn more: www.schedulesurgery.com.
8. Mednet. Mednet is a software technology company, led by a group of professionals from the ASC market that understand the core of your business practice and its unique requirements. Mednet has created a stand alone inventory management application called MIRA (Medical Inventory Reporting Application), which works with your existing management application, or with our soon to be released ASC management application OASIS (Online Ambulatory Surgical Information Systems).
Efforts of Mednet’s qualified team, attention to detail, and years of experience as end users has helped it develop fully web-based applications which are not only well architected and designed, but proven reliable and scalable for enterprise wide deployment. Its development team has used the latest technology to create detailed applications that are intuitive and simple to use. Mednet applications will help improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability at an affordable cost and can be implemented in a very short period of time. Learn more: www.mednetus.com.
9. CTQ Solutions. CTQ Solutions provides cost effective and quality products that help outpatient facilities monitor, benchmark and improve patient satisfaction, by leveraging innovative online technology. The company is a leading provider of healthcare satisfaction and benchmarking services. CTQ’s EdgeSurvey provides ASC patient satisfaction targeting quality and process improvement initiatives, improving patient loyalty and meeting all industry accreditation requirements.
EdgeSurvey can significantly improve patient response through innovative online technology while substantially reducing survey cost and time. Quality assurance and problem resolution modules come standard with EdgeSurvey. Complementary CTQ portfolio products include physician, referring physician and employee surveying. CTQ is an approved HCAHPS vendor and presently conducts national clinical benchmarking for the Physician Hospitals of America. Learn more: www.ctqsolutions.com.
10. MedTek.net. MedTek is a leading provider of web-based medical transcription solutions for healthcare providers and organizations. The company’s clients include hospitals, ASCs, clinics and physician practices.
MedTek’s dynamic, user-friendly and HIPAAready solutions enhance timely medical reporting, increase internal workflow and efficiencies and significantly reduce medical costs. Key features: guaranteed accuracy, significant cost savings, standard 12-hour turnaround time, STAT requirements accommodated, HIPAA-compliance for security and confidentiality, and customized solutions.
MedTek’s philosophy is not to be the largest transcription company in the country but to offer the best service and best product at the best price. Learn more: www.medtek.net.
11. Experior Healthcare Systems. Experior is a leading integrator of healthcare enterprise systems. The company offers three products: ExpertPM for practice management; SurgeOn for surgery centers; and WebChart HER, an electronic health record solution.
ExpertPM practice management software equips your company with solutions to the most challenging opportunities in healthcare. SurgeOn is a comprehensive software package designed specially for ASCs. The WebChart portfolio of minimally invasive EMR, RIS/PACS and document management products is designed for physician practices and surgery centers.
Learn more: www.experior.com.
12. Count Me In. Count Me In provides large enterprise time tracking tools and innovative biometric technology solutions scaled for small business needs and budgets.
Time-clock software and labor-tracking systems are the solution to the attendance-monitoring problems in every company. Count Me In’s products are the cleanest and most efficient way to track employees’ timecards. The company’s award-winning Biometric Fingerprint Time Clock systems bring automated attendance monitoring to small business. Simple, yet powerful, these time and attendance systems come in a variety of convenient packages making them easier to fit your needs.
Count Me In products use the exclusive Lightning ID fingerprint engine, which identifies an individual. Most other biometric products on the market use biometric verification. Finally, The Door Monitor is Count Me In’s access-control system. It is used to monitor and control those people who are allowed to enter into a building or room. It combines Fingerprint Recognition Technology (Biometrics) with easy-to-use and easy-to-customize software to offer you a flexible door-access solution.
Learn more: www.countmeinllc.com.
