ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Software today announced the general availability of its integrated Intergy by Sage practice management system and Intergy EHR by Sage electronic health records system version 4.0. Intergy, being demonstrated this week at the annual HIMSS conference, is already making a positive impact on practices across the nation.
Salem Women's Clinic in Oregon is excited about some of the new administrative features found within the latest Intergy practice management system. "We have two sites," said Erin Mendenhall, Patient Information Systems Specialist. "With the optional Intergy Enterprise Desktop, we can perform administrative activities from one desktop -- billing, payment posting and so much more. And our Bookkeeping Supervisor, Nai Saechao, loves the new Denial Task feature. We have increased our collections because denied claims don't end up in the 'black hole' anymore."
Annette Simmons, IT Manager of Medical Imaging Northwest in Lakewood, Wash., offered high praise for the Electronic Statement Remittance feature. "This one feature alone -- which eliminated the manual posting of payments -- allowed us to reassign one near-FTE to tasks more productive for the practice."
As for the clinical side, physicians are excited about the new Orders Management feature in Intergy EHR. This feature allows providers to roll every aspect of an order -- from test requests to tracking results of those tests to incorporating into the health record and scheduling appropriate follow up into a single, cohesive task.
Brian Korte, MD, of Family Practice Center in Plant City, Fla., is one of the physicians who are enthusiastic about this feature. "The Orders Management feature makes sure that everything that should be followed up on is followed up on. Orders Management has had an effect we didn't predict, too. Our six- physician practice was able to go from needing a three-person team to handle referrals to a single-person for handling referrals."
Intergy EHR by Sage version 4.0 is CCHIT Certified(SM) for ambulatory EHR 2007 criteria.
You can see Intergy in action at HIMSS booth 4001 in Orlando during the week of February 25 through 28. Additionally, Sage Software is participating in the Interoperability Showcase.
About Sage Software Healthcare, Inc.
Sage Software Healthcare, Inc., the leading provider of ambulatory care solutions to enhance the patient's experience while enhancing a practice's bottom line, provides integrated Electronic Health Records, EDI applications, business intelligence solutions, and Practice Management systems to thousands of ambulatory care practices throughout North America. These systems enable physicians and practice managers to better manage their practices and improve profitability. Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. is based in Tampa, Fla., and is a division of Sage Software, Inc., the North American business of The Sage Group plc a leading global provider of business management software. For more information, please visit http://www.sagehealth.com/ or call (877) 932-6301.
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Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8 million small and medium-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage Group now has 5.5 million customers and employs over 13,900 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at http://www.sagesoftware.com/ or call (866) 308-2378.
CCHIT(SM) is a service mark of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology.
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