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July 27, 2006

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This Month:

6 Ingredients of Great Office Communication

New DocuPRO 9 makes PTs more productive

SpectraSoft named 'Rehab Documentation Expert' by PT Products magazine

Win an iPod or camera in our annual industry survey


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Rehab Documentation See how DocuPRO can enhance your entire workflow process!

 

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Automated Data Backup Secure, off-site data backup -- you don't have to do a thing!

 



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About PMN

Practice Management News is a free newsletter for SpectraSoft customers and friends, offering insightful articles, handy user tips and troubleshooting advice to help you get more done with SpectraSoft software.

6 Steps to Great Office Communication

How many times have you faced an office problem and thought of the famous line from Cool Hand Luke:

 

"What we have here is -- failure to communicate."

 

Office communication affects virtually every aspect of your practice: the quality of your service … the productivity of your people … the satisfaction of your patients … the list goes on and on.

 

As SpectraSoft developed its new Version 9 of AppointmentsPRO medical appointment scheduling software, we identified several key components of effective office communication based on years of experience working with thousands of offices, practices and hospitals. Here are those key components of office communication... Read full article...



New DocuPRO 9 makes PTs more productive

Branching templates speed the documentation process and ensure a thorough patient exam.

DocuPRO 9 has just been released and delivers new features that simplify your practice and create a nearly paperless office. You can read more about DocuPRO here.

 

The template-based rehab documentation system integrates with AppointmentsPRO 9 to deliver new features including:

 

Enhanced Patient Management. Review all the details of your daily caseload, including patient demographics, histories and outstanding charts.


File Attaching.
Attach a jpeg or other PC files to a patient record.


Enhanced Authorization Tracking.
Input multiple carriers/plans with more files for subscribers, numbers and employers.


Task Manager.
Assign and receive tasks with your coworkers.


Notification alert.
Alerts practitioners when a patient arrives.


New reports.
Now with over 90 practice management reports include, including trend Reporting w/ Graphs.


Improved Security/Updated HIPAA compliance.

 

Sign up today for a web demo of the rehab documentation system.




SpectraSoft named 'Rehab Documentation Expert' by PT Products magazine


PT Products has named SpectraSoft to manage the Rehab Documentation section of its Expert Insight section. The web page answers questions PTs may have about documentation and how to implement an effective system at their practice.



Win an iPod or camera in our annual industry survey

 

If you haven't already, please take a moment now to participate in our 2006 Practice Management Survey. This year's survey covers software usage, no-show patterns, staffing and other issues critical to your organization. Results will be published in a future issue of Practice Management News.

 

When you complete the survey, you will automatically be entered in a drawing to win your choice of an iPod or digital camera. Winner will be announced in PMN's end-of-year issue. Click here to begin the survey.




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Library

These features from previous issues may be of help...

5 Patient Retention Tips
"I SEE" Management Method
Unleash the Human Spirit
8 Ways to Boost Efficiency
12 Tips in AppointmentsPRO
7 Tips to Cut Claim Denials
"ABC" Workflow Optimization
Research on No-Shows
SpectraSoft Resources
Benefits of Rehab Documentation
5-Step Goal-Setting Method
Billing Basics
Quality Assurance
Workflow Dynamics
Referral Marketing
2004 Customer Survey
16 Business Benchmarks
7 Ways to Reduce No-Shows
8-Step Reminder Program

 



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