Note of Interest
Version 11 Service Pack 4 includes fields for the National Provider
Identifier, NPI. MediSoft Service Pack 4 and Just Claims CMS 1500 Service
Pack 1 were released with these updates. MediSoft Version 11 Service Pack 3
contains all the fields and functionality necessary to submit electronic
claims that contain NPI information. However, do not support NPI for groups.
For more details, please visit our Downloads page.
Minimum requirements for Version 14 & 15
Listed below are the minimum system requirements needed to run MediSoft
Version 15. Please note, if you do not meet the recommended requirements,
your performance could be affected. The program will run, but you may
encounter lag:
Workstation System Requirements (Recommended): Pentium 4 2.6Ghz processor or
higher, 1GB of available hard disk space, 1 GB RAM, 16+ color display,
Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business [will not work on Windows
Home].
Server System Requirements (Recommended): Pentium 4, 2.6Ghz processor or
higher, 2GB of available hard disk space, 2 GB of RAM per every 5 users [up
to 4 GB for 25 users], 16+ color display, Windows 2003 Server or higher.
IMPORTANT FOR ALL SYSTEMS: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND A VIDEO CARD WITH AT
LEAST 256 MB RAM. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS NEW VERSIONS OF MEDISOFT
REQUIRE MORE RESOURCES. TYPICAL OF TODAYS' APPLICATIONS, NOT HAVING A CARD
WITH ITS OWN MEMORY WILL RESULT IN A SLOWER SYSTEM.
MediSoft Advanced Single User
MediSoft Basic is a simple version with some of our Advanced features. At
a lesser price, it will support sending your claims by paper or electronic.
It will be able to keep track or your patients, diagnosis codes, and
procedures. However, due to its simplicity, it will not keep track of the
accounting and scheduling features that the Advanced and Network
applications offer.
MediSoft comes standard with a scheduling engine [Office Hours] that
replaces inefficient paper-based schedules with an electronic view of your
office resources, making it quick and easy to schedule, move or cancel
appointments. The add on Office Hours Professional makes scheduling even
easier. The add on Office Hours Professional makes scheduling even easier.
MediSoft Advanced is designed to make your practice run more efficiently in
the storage and retrieval of patient data and referral tracking. It enables
you to quickly create multiple reports for practice management and aids in
developing a sound financial ground, while still maintaining the primary
focus of rendering quality healthcare services, by doing those chores that
the computer does best—the repetitious handling of patient information in
the various areas where the data is needed.
Reports
MediSoft Reports (formerly Focus Reports Standard) is a new module
included in MediSoft Advanced and MediSoft Network Professional, giving
MediSoft users 228 standard reports. MediSoft Reports includes a wide
variety of reports that give unparalleled information on managed care plans,
in-depth financial information, marketing statistics, service facility
financial information, templates to export data for use in other software
and the ability to run custom reports.
MediSoft Reports Professional, available as an add-on module, (formerly
Focus Reports Professional) offers 368
reports, charts and graphs. It also includes a report server that enables
reports to run at scheduled times and be delivered via e-mail, as well as
the ability to edit standard reports and create custom reports.
Accounting/Billing
The following new features and enhancements improve the accounting,
billing and collection processes to make staff more efficient and help
practices get paid faster:
- Missed Co-pay Remainder Statement—Missed co-payments are now
reflected as part of a patient’s balance on the remainder statement.
- Write-off Option—A new filter enables users to limit a search to
statements that have been sent a certain number of times when segmenting
statements for small balance write-offs.
- Statement Management Remainder Balance—The Statement Management grid
has been expanded to show the remainder balance, making it easy to
identify accounts with balances.
- Collection List F7 Link—A hot-key link has been added to the
Collection List so that when F7 is pressed the Quick Ledger opens for
the patient that is attached to the selected collection list item.
- Deposit List Print Option—A detailed list of deposits can now be
printed.
Usability
Current MediSoft customers that upgrade to MediSoft v15 will enjoy
several new features and enhancements that improve the usability of the
software:
- Chart Number Hot-key—All windows that contain a chart number
selector now feature a hotkey that when pressed automatically populates
the chart number for the past patient accessed.
- Default Printer Option—A menu item has been added to launch a new
Default Printer dialog window to make it easier to change default
printers.
- Improved Sorting—Various new sorting options display sorts in
descending order, enable users to change sorting order by clicking on a
column heading, and/or save the last sort on a per-workstation,
per-login basis.
- Quick Ledger Edit Option—Quick Ledger now enables users to modify
existing notes and create new ones.
- Rejection Code Hot-key—New/Edit hot-key functionality has been added
to the Rejection Code field in the Apply Payments to Charges screen.
How to order
To order any of MediSoft applications, visit our
Catalog site. We accept, Visa, Master Card, Discover, and PayPal
MediSoft Patient Accounting
