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Product
Facts:
$295.00 is the full price
for all functions/modules
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EDI (electronic claims)
at no additional charge
(if you transmit to a clearinghouse - they may charge you).
More information here.
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Scheduling at
no additional charge.
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EMR -
Electronic Medical Record at no additional charge (fully customizable by specialty). Also known
as EPR, EMR.
More information here. This is NOT a certified
EHR for Medicare.
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Multi-user
at no additional charge
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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.
Computer system requirements:
May run on any PC compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7/8.x/10
& 20xx Server 32/64.
Probably will not work well on Win3.1, Win95, Win98, WinNT or WinME or older operating systems.
We have not had success with some dot-matrix printers. We advise you to
download
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. Future versions of the software may
require higher resolutions in order to see all of our screens on your monitor
without scrolling. We recommend a minimum of 19" monitors. 22" or greater are
best.
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 (SP4+) or WinXP (we prefer 'Pro', not 'home') or Vista/Win7/8.x/Win10
& 20xx Server 32/64 -
(Note: Win95, Win98 and WinME do not work successfully and we cannot support
them).
- Pentium 3 or 4 - 1.8 GHz or faster. Intel and AMD chips are great and work
well for the models we have tested.
- 4 gb memory (or more) - more is better
- 60 gig hard disk storage minimum - in other words,
any computer on the market now.
- CD/DVD backup
- Modem (Optional, any that is compatible with your computer should work)
- Internet connection, preferably broadband (dsl or cable). You can get
'hot-fixes' from Stratford 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. Our support service is
better and faster via email.
- 17 inch monitor that will display at least 1024 X 768 resolution. We
prefer an LCD type monitor and 19 inch or larger.
Note: If you connect to the Internet you need to have a program like Avast or AVG
installed. Avast is what we use here at Stratford. Note, the AVG 8.0 version has a pop up that can drive you crazy. Avast does not.
When the Stratford 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:
- Will probably run on any PC compatible network like
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7/8.x/10 & 20xx Server 32/64 - even terminal services
(RDP).
- Recommended: Win 2000 (SP4+) or 20xx 32/64 server
with Win2000/WinXP/Win7/10 clients.
- Windows server 20xx 32/64 - 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.
The Stratford program has no limit on the number of
workstations that can be supported. Unlike many software vendors, we
do not rip you off when you add workstations even though it requires
nothing at all additional in the software.
More than 10 users: will require some special hardware
considerations. The Stratford program should run well on most
network hardware. There is no way to know for sure what your
experience will be. It depends on how many simultaneous users enter how much data
as well as how large your database is and many other
factors. If you find that your performance is not up to your
expectations, here are some things you and/or your hardware
installer could consider:
Use a dedicated file server. Turn the monitor off and hide the
keyboard - don't let anyone work on it. If you have the money, you
should consider a more modern alternative like NAS (network attached
storage). This could allow you to save on the ridiculously
outrageous cost of Microsoft server software that really does
nothing of value for a file server. In fact, many people consider it
to be a bottleneck. We have clients who use hardware like the Netgear 'ReadyNAS'
with success. This may seem expensive at first, but
consider that it will allow all of your workstations to have direct
access to high speed storage without bothering with a server. You can get this hardware in a RAID
configuration. Raid 0 is like no raid at all - just hard disk
storage. Raid 1 is usually done with at least 2 hard drives. The
second drive is a backup of the 1st drive so that 1 terabyte of
storage is really just 500 gb of usable storage. Raid 5 is
good for a large group with scheduling and other data that would be
very expensive to recreate. Raid 5 usually uses more than 2 hard
drives with 'hot swap' capability. This means if a drive fails, you
can replace it while people are still working. The software should
instantly begin rebuilding the drive. The more hard drives you have,
the more secure it is. Raid 5 with at least 4 drives is good and much less
expensive than recreating lost data. Important: Raid is not a
backup. Do not be fooled. The best hardware will fail. You must have
a backup at least one time each day that anyone enters any data into
your database.
Another consideration is the number of workstations. The actual
number is not as important as the number that are working at the
same time. Individual workstations on a network may be slower than
something like Terminal Server with as much memory as you can
afford. Not only does this (possibly) give the best performance, it
also allows you to use much less expensive workstations since they
do NO computing, rather they simply display what happens on the
Terminal Server hardware. We believe that a Terminal Server with the
maximum memory possible and 10 workstations will perform much faster
than 10 workstations connected directly to the network router/switch.
You still must have a daily backup.
Are you an IT architect hired by a group of healthcare providers who will
not tolerate a hardware system that could possibly have a lot of
down-time and possibly a loss of data? Does this group have their
schedule online? If so, then you need to do the maximum within a
reasonable budget. We recommend a 1 gig switch, good quality
workstations, and (most importantly) the very best storage device
for the data. In fact, you could almost say that everything is less
important than the data storage device. We recommend
the Netgear ReadyNAS Pro with 4 - 500gb or 1 terabyte Seagate enterprise hard
drives. This storage device has 2 CAT5 connectors that you can
configure the way you want. It has 2 USB2 connectors that allow you
to backup this device to an 'offline' storage device. This storage
device will support 200 simultaneous network users. This will handle
most hospitals. Even if there are 1000 workstations, what is the
chance that you will have more than 200 simultaneous users. This
many users is not our target market. Our target market is a group of
providers who want you to install a reliable system at a reasonable
cost with minimal downtime and minimal administration cost. This
storage unit can be configured 'Raid 5' and will survive 1 failed hard drive. It will survive a loss of 1 network
interface. As of January 2009, you can get
this storage device for about $2000-$3000. Remember: RAID has
nothing to do with security/backup/etc. RAID is for 'high
availability'. You MUST still ALWAYS have an offline, recent,
known-good, permanent backup. Our preference for a backup is CD/DVD
because it can be read by any modern computer and will last for many
years (40-100 or more). Do not use tape or a proprietary solution.
If you can't duplicate the hardware, the backup is worthless because
you will not be able to restore it. Always zip the data before
making the backup. The primary reason for zip is so the files will
not be read only and can be password protected. Compression is a
secondary reason for zip. Never use a proprietary zip format. Saving
10% space means nothing with today's hardware prices. The only
reason for making a backup is so you will be able to avoid as much
downtime as possible. You will have a hardware failure and you must
be prepared.
Features:
- Comprehensive practice management software
- EDI software formats:
- ANSI X.12 837/835-270/271-276/277
- as required by the HIPAA federal law - 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.
- EMR - Electronic healthcare/patient record (EMR, EPR, etc) fully customizable
for specialties.
- Appointment scheduling - customizable
- transmit to all Medicare contractors in all states
- transmit to a clearinghouse such as HealthSmart/ClaimRemEDI
(you may be charged for some types of claims by the clearinghouse)
- transmit/print medical (CMS 1500), dental (ADA), and institutional (CMS 1450
/ UB04)
- Format currently approved by all Medicare contractors, EDS/NHIC, ARBCBS, 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.
- 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 Healthsmart or ClaimRemEDI
because they do a good job and work well with the Stratford program.
- Maximum number of users: no maximum built into the software.
- Maximum user database size: Tables may have up to 1 billion records
each/up to 2 gb per table.
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