Comparing Web-based to Onsite Medical Software
Choosing the right software is arguably the most important investment affecting the bottom line of your practice. There are a myriad of considerations you must address, highlighted on this page. New state-of-the-art software is web-based or hosted and combines billing and EHR technologies in an easy-to-use, fully integrated platform. The pricing is subscription based, preditable and affordable. Outdated, legacy systems tend to have lower price points, but are prone to significant hidden costs and result in higher claims denial rates, which end up costing the practice tens of thousands of dollars per year. The bottom line is, if you and your staff are productive and able to deliver a great patient experience with exceptional health care, your practice will have a significant edge. AdvancedMD web-based software helps optimize your practice and pays for itself many times over each month.
What is Web-based Medical Software?
We all participate in Internet-based technologies: financial services, shopping, and communications. Now is the time to take this technology into the medical office.
Web-based software carries the name Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), on-demand, cloud computing, Internet-based, and application service provider (ASP). Although slight differences exist, the consensus is a low-cost way for a medical practice to obtain rights to use software as needed versus licensing all devices with all applications.
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Key Characteristics of AdvancedMD Web-based Software Community
- You gain web-based access to highly functional, hospital-grade software computing services where the processing is done on centrally-located and externally-managed third-party servers, rather than at each customer’s site.
- Your cost is generally lower and more predictable as it is all inclusive of hardware, software, administration and consulting services.
- You join a community of users providing ongoing feedback about best practices which means your software can help provide continuous optimization of your practice.
- Free, fast and automatic releases of new features are available to everyone since the entire community of users benefits from new functionality.
- You gain peace of mind and less IT frustration by illuminating the need to install and manage patches and version upgrades.
- Become an Office Hero in your practice with technology and automation tools that can help your practice become more efficient, more HIPAA compliant and more profitable.
What’s the Impact on my Life?
| AdvancedMD Web-based Software |
Onsite Client/Server Software |
|
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | Simple | Complex |
| Anywhere Access | Simple | Complex |
| Multi-Site Connectivity | Yes | No |
| Training & Coaching | Free | Additional |
| Technical Support | Free | Costly |
| Application Reliability | Our Job | Your Job |
| Start-up Cost | Low | High |
| Implementation | Easy | Difficult |
| Purchase Commitment | Flexible | Rigid |
| Interoperability | High | Low |
| Systems Integration | Simple | Complex |
| Clearinghouse Integration | Yes | Not Typical |
How do I Mitigate Risk?
| AdvancedMD Web-based Software | Onsite Client/Server Software |
|
|---|---|---|
| Security | Low risk | High risk |
| IT Provider | AdvancedMD | You |
| HIPAA Compliance | High | Low |
| Data Storage | Secure | Vulnerable |
| Automatic Data Backup | Yes | No |
How do I Grow with Minimal Impact?
| AdvancedMD Web-based Software | Onsite Client/Server Software |
|
|---|---|---|
| Staying Updated | Easy | Difficult |
| Scalable | Yes | No |
| Upgrade Friendly | Yes | No |
| Add or Subtract Providers | Simple | Difficult |
| Add or Subtract Locations | Simple | Difficult |
| Network Connectivity | Free | Additional |
| Cost to Upgrade | Included | Extra |