Product

Facts:

$895.00 is the full price for all functions/modules

1. EDI (electronic claims) at no additional charge (if you transmit to a clearinghouse - they may charge you). More information here. (note: NPI was approved in our format by Medicare on 01/12/2006)

2. Scheduling at no additional charge.

3. EHR - Electronic Healthcare Record at no additional charge (fully customizable by specialty). Also known as EPR, EMR. More information here.

4. Electronic Prescriptions at no additional charge. More information here.  

5. Multi-user at no additional charge

6. Unlimited users at no additional charge

 

NPI (National Provider Identifier) integrated with the software as of late 2004. More infomation here.

Healthcare Internet EDI -- claims and patient information

there are no additional modules needed

You can pay more but you cannot get more!

You do not need to spend more to feel good.

A true 32-bit program

Computer system requirements:

May run on any PC compatible with Windows 2000 (SP3+), XP Pro, 2003: 64 meg memory, 60 gig hard disk storage. Also compatible with Win2003 server, and Win2000 terminal services, Win2003 terminal services. Note: many customers have problems with Windows XP 'home' for some types of hardware. We recommend changing to XP 'Pro'.

Probably will not work well on Win95, Win98, WinNT or WinME.

We have not had success with some dot-matrix printers. We advise you to try the free-trial version before buying and try it on your hardware to be sure it will work for you. We do have users with Okidata 32x models working successfully.

Your monitor must be set to 800 X 600 resolution to use the accounts receivable, or at least 1024 X 768 to use the scheduler. Those resolutions work best with a monitor that is at least 17 inches.

We advise (in fact, we insist that) you to get the free trial version of Stratford software and try it on your hardware. We have a no-refund policy for training/support labor, shipping, and other out-of-pocket expenses. Please be sure this software works on your hardware and does what you want before you buy.

Recommended:

• Win2000 (SP3+) or WinXP (we prefer 'Pro', not 'home') or Win2003 server - (Note: Win95, Win98 and WinME do not work successfully and we cannot support them).  If you use Win2003 server, we recommend that you DO NOT use the "web edition". If you do, you cannot share a printer to workstation users (A server that cannot share a printer? Who came up with that? Not too useful for a server is it?)
• Pentium 3 or 4 - 1.8 GHz or faster.
• 256 meg memory (or more)
• 1 gig hard disk storage
• CD/DVD backup
• Modem (any that is compatible with your computer should work)
• Internet connection, preferably broadband (dsl or cable). You can get 'hot-fixes' to Stratford software via the Internet anytime. Although you can't transmit claims to very many payers via internet now, they will all accept them via the Internet in the future. Also, our support service is better and faster via email.
• 17 inch monitor that will display at least 1024 X 768 resolution. We prefer a LCD type monitor.

Note: If you connect to the Internet you need to have a program like Avast or AVG installed. Avast and AVG what we use here at Stratford. They have a server version that is reasonably priced. We pay extra to have their Anti-Spyware program installed. Note, the 8.0 version of AVG has a pop up that can drive you crazy. Avast does not.

When this program/update is installed, 'dll and ocx' type files are installed on your computer like most modern software packages. This requires 'admin' or similar permission rights to do the installation. This is a true multi-user application. Please don't forget that if you install the program/update on one workstation, that program will be automatically installed on other computers on the network the first time they use the program. Those computers must have 'admin' rights the first time they run a newly installed update. Sorry if this is complex but we did not agree with the Microsoft decision to force all these restrictions on everyone instead of just the people who wanted them - as they did with Win98 and NT.

Networking:

1. Will probably run on any PC compatible network like Win2000, WinXP Pro, Win2003 server (standard edition is ok, but NOT 'web' edition)
2. Recommended: Win 2000 (SP3+) or 2003 server with Win2000/WinXP clients (SP3+).
3. Windows server 2003 (standard edition) - If you can afford it, this makes a very nice network. Just set up terminal services and your clients can be anywhere, local or somewhere on the Internet. Very nice, high performance system.
   
   Note: we recommend that you do not use Windows server 2003 (web edition). Although it works perfectly with our program, we find that it makes a poor network server.

Features:

1. Comprehensive practice management software
2. EDI software formats:
   • ANSI X.12 837/835-270/271-276/277 - as required by the HIPAA federal law - v4010-A1 and v5010-A1.
   • pre-pass editor using the rules (more than 1,000) that the Medicare contractors use to help avoid transmitting claims with errors to the payer. As long as the patient and transactions are what you want to transmit, you can correct errors and transmit without re-demanding the claims. The support group can help you if you are not sure how to do this.
3. EHR - Electronic healthcare/patient record (EMR, EPR, etc) fully customizable for specialties.
4. Appointment scheduling - customizable
5. transmit to all Medicare contractors in all states
6. transmit to a clearinghouse such as GatewayEDI (you may be charged for some types of claims by the clearinghouse)
7. transmit/print medical (CMS 1500), dental (ADA), and institutional (CMS 1450 / UB04)
8. Format currently approved by all Medicare contractors, EDS/NHIC, NDBCBS, EDS for Medicaid CMS 1500 and rural health: UB04, Wisconsin WPS for Medicare ambulance, and the list goes on and on. All payers/clearinghouses who accept electronic claims approve our formats or they will in the near future. Check with the individual payer/clearinghouse for details.
9. We do not require you to transmit to us or anyone else. We have no per-claim or sign-up fees related to transmitting claims. That is determined by the clearinghouse that YOU select. Note: even though we may try to help you transmit to a specific payer/clearinghouse, we have no control over their charges or requirements. We recommend GatewayEDI because they do a good job and work well with the Stratford program.
10. Maximum number of users: no maximum built into the software.
11. Maximum user database size: Tables may have up to 1 billion records each/up to 2 gb per table.
     

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