Vendors
This list is a mix of non-screened vendors and vendors with whom I have personally worked. The vendors who are Recommended by Manage My Practice are those whom I have reviewed personally and recommend as outstanding business partners. Vendors interested in sponsorship may contact me at marypat@managemypractice.com.
APPOINTMENT REMINDER SYSTEMS
- American Telephony, Inc
- CallPointe.com
- Inphonite
- notifymd
- Patient Prompt
- PhoneTree
- Phytel, Inc.
- TeleVox Software, Inc.
- Webley
- Health Care Management Services **Recommended by Manage My Practice**
- MedFocus
- Pacific Billing Solutions
- Management Services On Call (MSOC) (also consulting)
- GreenFlag Profit Recovery by Transworld Systems, Inc. **Recommended by Manage My Practice**
COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS
CONSULTANTS
- Denise Price Thomas – mystery patient and customer service training
- Evolution Healthcare Consulting (Susan Childs)
- Laboratory Management Resources (Libby Knollmeyer, MT (ASCP) (336) 288-5823
- Management Services On Call (MSOC) (Cameron Cox, Jr.)
- Physicians Helping Physicians (Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO)
- RL Cooper Associates (Bob Cooper)
- Utilization Solutions (Lisa Shock) Specializes in utilization of mid-level providers
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 **Recommended by Manage My Practice**
- Q3 Solution
- MPV
- NHXS
DRUG REP & MEDICAL SALES REP APPOINTMENT SETTING SYSTEMS
EDUCATION – HEALTHCARE
- BridgeFront
- Code Blue Coding (Physicians Teaching Physicians Coding)
- Health Care Exchange Initiative (HCEI) – continued education and burnout prevention for caring persons at risk for compassion fatigue and burnout
EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS
- Allison Taylor
- BackgroundCheck (iPhone App – go to the iTunes Store)
- Castlebranch
- Investigative Associates & Consultants
- Public Data Works
EMR/EHR SELECTION & IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANTS
- MaxiReturn (physicians, hospitals and integrated physician-hospital EHRs)
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
- 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
- ViteraHEalth – PM (formerly Medical Manager) & EMR (formerly Intergy), (formerly Sage)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
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 RECORD SCANNING FOR EMR IMPLEMENTATION
MEDICAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
- Cardiology Rounds
- DoctorsHangout.com
- DoctorWorld.net
- Exchange Hive (Health IT)
- Health Informatics Forum
- mEducator
- newMediaMedicine
- Sermo
- The Student Doctor Network (SDN)
MEDICATION DISPENSING IN-OFFICE
- SMAC (not a collection agency) **Recommended by Manage My Practice**
PATIENT PORTALS
PAYMENT PORTALS
- A-Claim
- ConfirmPay
- Emdeon eCashiering
- instamed
- Medfusion
- mpaygateway
- netdeposit
- nTelagent
- RealMed
- Zirmed
PAYROLL COMPANIES (OUTSOURCED)
PHYSICIAN ENROLLMENT (MEDICARE) & CREDENTIALING
- CAQH (online repository, must be invited by a payer)
- Health Care Management Services **Recommended by Manage My Practice**
POSTAGE
- Data-PAC (machine)
- FP Mailing Solutions (machines)
- Hasler (machine)
- Neopost (online postage and machines)
- Postage.com (online postage)
- Stamps.com (online postage)
REVENUE INTEGRITY/IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS – HOSPITALS
SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS
- Denise Price Thomas – healthcare speaker and comedienne
- Casey Quinlin- Mighty Casey Media – speaker, entertainer, patient, workshop leader
SPEECH RECOGNITION
TRANSCRIPTION
USABILITY TESTING (how usable is your website?)
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 Acermeds former chief executive Michael Bina as president.
Dr.Notes (Florida – 2007)
MedcomSoft (Canada – 2008)




