Medaptus

2006

"Paid in Full" - December 2006

MedAptus Vice President David Delaney, MD, is featured in the December 2006 issue of Health Executive magazine, speaking on the topic of automated charge capture including system evolution, benefits, and essentially, why physicians can't afford to practice without it:

According to Delaney, physicians nationwide leave an estimated $100 billion a year on the table due to undercoding and failure to capture charges. When physicians do make the switch to a paperless system, each doctor typically sees an annual net increase of $20,000 to $50,000. “That’s a tremendous amount,” Delaney said, adding every dollar spent on a system typically returns $5 to $7 in billed charges. “It can mean the difference between making the numbers or being at a loss." Read the story

"Finding Funds" - August 2006

MedAptus' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Delaney, is a featured contributor in the August 2006 issue of Health Executive. His article, "Finding Funds," provides a framework for groups interested in EMRs, but lacking the requisite capital: revenue cycle enhancement.  Read the story

"PDAs Chase Workflow Improvements" - May 2006

The May issue of Health Data Management features a case study on the implementation, usage and benefits of MedAptus at the prestigious M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The institution, a MedAptus customer since late 2004, recently spoke with the magazine about its experience with our Electronic Charge Capture and Dictation applications.

Some highlights from the article include findings from a preliminary study comparing four departments' use of Charge Capture that indicate physicians are billing an average of $49,000 more per year than they were prior to implementation. In addition, the number of lag days, or days between when a service is performed and when it is billed, has decreased by up to 75 percent. Read the story