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The Top 3 EHR
That Will Help with
The Billing and Coding
For Our Company.
Patty Bickham
After being asked to do some research on upgrading our EHR systems for our billing and
receivables department, I went at this like I would buying my new car. I did research. I wanted to
know make sure we were going to be using the best systems to provide our clients with the best
billing and receivable services available. With hours behind me I have settled on 3 which I will
be recommending, EPIC Software, Cerner (Oracle), Nextgen.
Starting with Epic, this company has been around for many of years and have been used in many
healthcare facilities. The company started in 1979 in a basement of a house and not that many
employees, it has grown since then. They are used in multiple different types of Healthcare
facilities and institutions, and it is especially used in billing agencies and companies like ours.
We are able to have use of multiple clients with unlimited patient files at our fingertips to
accurately bill any insurance company we would like to. There is a feature in this program that
allows the patient to have access to their own personal records with an app called MYCHART.
With ability to verify insurance electronically we should be able to double our productivity
without being on the phone for verification checks any further. As far as the coding and billing
aspects there are protocols that are in place to correct or point out a correction is necessary,
before a bill can be sent. The website is very inciteful, I ask that you see for yourself it will be in
the references. [ CITATION EPI23 \l 1033 ]
The next one is Cerner which merged with Oracle another leading name in the healthcare
software industry. I believe that the Core EHR Capabilities will help our team with access to our
clients patients critical data that is needed to put out a bill. All insurance companies are
compatible with this system as well as some of the clients we currently are providing services
for. It has Chart Review for charting and documentation on what we are billing . Financially this
program has what we need as far as charge services, contract management and patient
accounting, however I do not see where a patient has access to their own personal information.
For keeping this a complete in-house operational system, I would recommend this. However,
with the electronic age I think most patients like having their medical records in at their
fingertips. [ CITATION Ora23 \l 1033 ]
My final company I looked at is Nextgen. Reading their webpage, I am confident it would help
us with patients needs as well as our clients with their virtual front door, it allows a patient to get
their medical records, patient bills or complete forms that may be needed for a claim to go
through. Also making it mobile with their app seems to be making it even more accessible to the
patient.
[ CITATION Nex23 \l 1033 ]
Programs
Patient’s
accessibility
Security
Coding Protocols
Epic
Yes
Yes
Yes
Oracle, Cerner
No
Yes
Yes
Nextgen
Yes
Yes
Yes
All 3 of them have good reviews and all three do fit all coding protocols with correction features.
Epic, however, is used far more in our area than the others, and it gives us faster access to the
clearinghouses. My recommendation is the Epic Software because it is very easy to train on and
opens up a whole new cliental possibilities.
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References
EPIC. (2023).
EPIC Software
. Retrieved from Epic Software: https://www.epic.com/software/
NextGen. (2023).
NextGen home Page
. Retrieved from Nextgen: https://www.nextgen.com/
Oracle. (2023).
Streamline information sharing across teams and venues
. Retrieved from Oracle:
https://www.oracle.com/health/providers/health-systems/#rc30p1