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A '''medical practice management system''' (also '''practice management system''' or '''PMS''') is a software-based information and enterprise management tool for physician offices that offers a set of key features that support an individual or group medical practice's operations. Those key features include — but are not limited to — appointment scheduling, patient registration, procedure posting, insurance billing, patient billing, payment posting, data and file maintenance, and reporting.<ref name="CorreaGetting">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYNyTXJi7dwC&printsec=frontcover |title=Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office: Fundamentals and Practice |author=Correa, Cindy |publisher=Cengage Learning |year=2011 |edition=2nd |isbn=9781435438477 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> | A '''medical practice management system''' (also '''practice management system''' or '''PMS''') is a software-based information and enterprise management tool for physician offices that offers a set of key features that support an individual or group medical practice's operations. Those key features include — but are not limited to — appointment scheduling, patient registration, procedure posting, insurance billing, patient billing, payment posting, data and file maintenance, and reporting.<ref name="CorreaGetting">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYNyTXJi7dwC&printsec=frontcover |title=Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office: Fundamentals and Practice |author=Correa, Cindy |publisher=Cengage Learning |year=2011 |edition=2nd |isbn=9781435438477 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
==History of the PMS== | ==History of the PMS== | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
In some practices, a PMS is often connected to an [[electronic health record]] (EHR) system. While some information in these systems may overlap — patient and provider data, for example — in general the EHR system is used to track patients' clinical outcomes, while the PMS is used for administrative and financial matters. The decision to interface the two systems together or acquire an integrated software package is one of the more challenging considerations for modern medical practices.<ref name="MitchellInt">{{cite web |url=http://www.clinical-innovation.com/topics/ehr-emr/practice-management-ehrs-interface-or-integrate |title=Practice Management & EHRs: Interface or Integrate? |author=Mitchell, Bob |work=Clinical Innovation + Technology |publisher=TriMed Media Inc |date=23 November 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="ChathamHow">{{cite web |url=http://gettingpaid.kareo.com/gettingpaid/2014/05/how-important-is-ehr-medical-billing-software-integration-for-medical-practices/ |title=How Important Is EHR and Billing System Integration for Medical Practices? |author=Chatham, Lea |work=Getting Paid |publisher=Kareo |date=29 May 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> In June 2015, customer satisfaction surveyor Black Book found that 86 percent of providers sought to acquire or upgrade to an integrated PMS-EHR, citing the need to ensure "clinical data and revenue cycle management are aligned in order to support improved operational efficiencies and broad initiatives like population health management and quality reporting."<ref name="Bresnick86">{{cite web |url=http://healthitanalytics.com/news/86-of-providers-aim-for-integrated-ehr-practice-management |title=86% of Providers Aim for Integrated EHR, Practice Management |author=Bresnick, Jennifer |work=HealthITAnalytics |publisher=Xtelligent Media, LLC |date=8 June 2015 |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Standards affecting PMS== | ==Standards affecting PMS== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 17 June 2015
A medical practice management system (also practice management system or PMS) is a software-based information and enterprise management tool for physician offices that offers a set of key features that support an individual or group medical practice's operations. Those key features include — but are not limited to — appointment scheduling, patient registration, procedure posting, insurance billing, patient billing, payment posting, data and file maintenance, and reporting.[1]
History of the PMS
Technology
In some practices, a PMS is often connected to an electronic health record (EHR) system. While some information in these systems may overlap — patient and provider data, for example — in general the EHR system is used to track patients' clinical outcomes, while the PMS is used for administrative and financial matters. The decision to interface the two systems together or acquire an integrated software package is one of the more challenging considerations for modern medical practices.[2][3] In June 2015, customer satisfaction surveyor Black Book found that 86 percent of providers sought to acquire or upgrade to an integrated PMS-EHR, citing the need to ensure "clinical data and revenue cycle management are aligned in order to support improved operational efficiencies and broad initiatives like population health management and quality reporting."[4]
Standards affecting PMS
Further reading
References
- ↑ Correa, Cindy (2011). Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office: Fundamentals and Practice (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781435438477. https://books.google.com/books?id=OYNyTXJi7dwC&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Bob (23 November 2011). "Practice Management & EHRs: Interface or Integrate?". Clinical Innovation + Technology. TriMed Media Inc. http://www.clinical-innovation.com/topics/ehr-emr/practice-management-ehrs-interface-or-integrate. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Chatham, Lea (29 May 2014). "How Important Is EHR and Billing System Integration for Medical Practices?". Getting Paid. Kareo. http://gettingpaid.kareo.com/gettingpaid/2014/05/how-important-is-ehr-medical-billing-software-integration-for-medical-practices/. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Bresnick, Jennifer (8 June 2015). "86% of Providers Aim for Integrated EHR, Practice Management". HealthITAnalytics. Xtelligent Media, LLC. http://healthitanalytics.com/news/86-of-providers-aim-for-integrated-ehr-practice-management. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
