Vendors
This page is a listing of vendors who provide services and goods to healthcare businesses. The list has not been pre-screened, so it is not a list of “approved” vendors, it is a place to start your own screening process. I appreciate your feedback about any vendors listed or missing from this page. Contact me at marypatwhaley@gmail.com.
APPOINTMENT REMINDER SYSTEMS
- American Telephony, Inc
- CallPointe.com
- Eppointments (email reminders w/scheduling software)
- Inphonite
- notifymd
- Patient Prompt
- PhoneTree
- Phytel, Inc.
- TeleVox Software, Inc.
- Webley
- Pacific Billing Solutions
- Management Services On Calls (MSOC) (also consulting)
CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
COLLECTION AGENCIES
COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS
CONSULTANTS
- Evolution Healthcare Consulting (Susan Childs)
- Management Services On Call (MSOC) (Cameron Cox, Jr.)
CREDITWORTHINESS PRODUCTS
- Connance (formerly Healthcare Analytics)
- Equifax Payment Predictor
- Emdeon Payment Predictor
- nTelagent
- SearchAmerica (owned by Experian)
- ZACC
DATA WAREHOUSING, DATA CRUNCHING, REPORTING, PAYMENT AUDITING, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
- DataPlus **a MMP sponsor**
- Q3 Solution
- MPV
- NHXS
DRUG REP & MEDICAL SALES REP APPOINTMENT SETTING SYSTEMS
EDUCATION – HEALTHCARE
EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS
- Allison Taylor
- BackgroundCheck (iPhone App – go to the iTunes Store)
- Castlebranch
- Investigative Associates & Consultants
- Public Data Works
EMR & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- Allscripts – PM (formerly Medic, Misys, TouchWorks and A4) and EMR (formerly A4)
- Aprima – PM & EMR (formerly imedica)
- athenahealth – PM & EMR – web-based
- Cerner - PM & EMR (PowerWorks)
- eClinicalWorks (eCW) – PM & EMR (web-based or client-hosted)
- eMDs – PM & EMR
- Epic – PM & EMR
- GE Centricity – I had a heck of a time trying to find links that led to solid information on their practice products. If anyone from Centricity wants to contact me and tell me which links are appropriate for practices looking for information, I’d appreciate it.
- Centricity Practice – PM and EMR (formerly Millbrook & Medicalogic Logician)
- Centricity EMR (previously MedicaLogic Logician)
- Centricity Enterprise (previously IDX Carecast)
- Centricity Business (previously IDX Flowcast)
- Centricity PACS – Picture Archiving & Communication System – (prev.IDX Imagecast)
- Centricity Physician Office Mobile (PatientKeeper)
- Greenway – PrimeSuite include PM & EMR
- Healthport - PM & EMR (previously MegaWest & Companion)
- McKesson – PM & EMR
- MDLogic - EMR only
- Mx Secure, Inc (EMR and transcription)
- NextGen – PM & EMR
- Sage – PM (formerly Medical Manager) & EMR (formerly Intergy)
- PracticeFusion – EMR only (free with banner ads, or paid version without ads)
- VistA – (Veterans Administration) EMR only, free open source software, but implementation is not free
ELIGIBILITY PRODUCTS
- A-Claim
- Availity (free, but health plans have access to your entire claims data)
- ClaimLogic
- ConfirmPay
- Emdeon (formerly WebMD)
- MedData/MedConnect
- PayerPath (owned by Allscripts)
- RealMed
- RelayHealth (McKesson Clearinghouse)
- Zirmed
EXPENSE MANAGEMENT
- Expense Management Network (for larger practices and hospitals)
EXTERNAL FINANCING FOR PATIENTS – MEDICAL CREDIT CARDS AND INSTALLMENT LOANS
- Access One (primarily hospitals)
- American Benefit Credit (broker)
- CareCredit (GE) (has now pulled out of many specialties, but supports existing customers)
- Caremark Visa (discount credit card – open to Caremark pharmacy enrollees)
- CarePayment (hospitals and large practices)
- Citi Health Card
- CSI Financial Services
- Medical Advantage Plan (MedAssist)
- MedKey Medical Credit Card (VA and NC so far)
- My Medical Loan (surgery only)
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PRODUCTS
- Emdeon (patient screening of patients to validate registration information, determine the likelihood of payment, screen for possible Medicaid coverage and qualify charity care eligibility)
- MedAssist (set up an internal charity plan and help the patient apply for Medicaid, SSI & SSD)
INTERFACE PRODUCTS (lets different applications and entities talk)
- ExchangeLink for Healthcare by Covisint
- Mirth (free, open source HL7 interoperability software)
IT SUPPORT
MEDICAL RECORD REQUEST SERVICES (RELEASE OF INFORMATION)
MEDICAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
- Cardiology Rounds
- DoctorsHangout.com
- DoctorWorld.net
- Exchange Hive (Health IT)
- Health Informatics Forum
- iMedExchange (private beta)
- mEducator
- newMediaMedicine
- Sermo
- The Student Doctor Network (SDN)
PHYSICIAN ENROLLMENT (MEDICARE) & CREDENTIALING
- CAQH (online repository, must be invited by a payer)
- Physician Credentialing Services
PAYMENT PORTALS
- A-Claim
- ConfirmPay
- Emdeon eCashiering
- instamed
- ipayx (Internet Payment Exchange)
- Medfusion
- mpaygateway
- netdeposit
- nTelagent
- RealMed
- Zirmed
PAYROLL COMPANIES (OUTSOURCED)
POSTAGE
- Data-PAC (machine)
- FP Mailing Solutions (machines)
- Hasler (machine)
- Neopost (online postage and machines)
- Postage.com (online postage)
- Stamps.com (online postage)
SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS
- Health Care Exchange Initiative (HCEI) – continued education and burnout prevention for “caring persons” at risk for compassion fatigue and burnout
SPEECH RECOGNITION
TRANSCRIPTION
- C-Bay Transcription
- Digital Transcription Services, Inc.
- Fast Chart, Inc.
- MRecord
- GMT
- Mx Secure, Inc. (also EMR)
- Optiscript
- Transcription Solutions, LLC
- WebChart
WEBSITE DESIGN FOR MEDICAL PRACTICES
Software Companies That Went Bankrupt
Acermed (2007) – In January 2008, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems of Sacramento, Calif., bought Acermed and renamed it Abraxas Medical Solutions with Acermed’s former chief executive Michael Bina as president.
Dr.Notes (Florida – 2007)
MedcomSoft (Canada – 2008)
