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MacPractice Plans Development for the iPad

Mon, 01 Feb 10 13:04:11 -0600

Lincoln, NE, January 29, 2010 - MacPractice, Inc., the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, announced plans for development of several medical and dental software applications for deployment on Apple�s newly announced iPad. MacPractice medical and dental software Interface for the iPad is a new version MacPractice Interface for iPhone 2.0 redesigned to take advantage of the iPad�s larger screen. A physician, dentist, chiropractor or optometrist may connect via Wi-Fi or 3G to access their schedule and patient records in MacPractice. Patient photos, alerts, prescription history and appointment history are all available. The patient�s address is linked to Google Maps. Reminders on the iPad create MacPractice Reminders in the office for staff and providers to request an appointment, communicate instructions, or as a way to make a clinical note in MacPractice EMR. A doctor may monitor what is happening in the office from the hospital or golf course by viewing up-to-date daily management reports.

Doctors who perform hospital rounds or see patients at a remote location can now add new patients and post procedures and diagnoses into MacPractice in their office from their iPad or iPhone (requires the MacPractice HL7 Interface).

MacPractice Kiosk for iPad (iPad App) and MacPractice Web Interface for iPad will provide the ability for patients and staff to complete and sign MacPractice EMR forms including patient registration, HIPAA release, medical history, etc. on an iPad.

Chairside Dental Chart for iPad (iPad App) will interface with MacPractice DDS to record preexisting conditions, restorative and periodontal treatment and treatment plans. MacPractice is developing an iPad EMR / EHR App to integrate with MacPractice MD, MacPractice DC, MacPractice DDS and MacPractice 20/20. No details are available.

In February, MacPractice will preview MacPractice Interface for iPad at MacWorld in Booth #748, at HIMSS in Booth #3151 and at Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting in Booth #2723. Physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors are encouraged to view QuickTime demo movies of MacPractice after registering at MacPractice.com.

MacPractice, Inc. is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware and associated services for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and eye doctors.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis
President, Director of Client Relations
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com

MacPractice Enhances Single Window Interface™ for MD, DC, DDS, 20/20 and EMR Products, Adds Lab Ability

Thu, 17 Dec 09 09:12:38 -0600

Lincoln, NE, December 17, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, has added many new features and has enhanced its Single Window Interface™ for all MacPractice products including MacPractice EMR.

Enhancements to MacPractice's Single Window Interface™ make patient information easily and quickly accessible from MacPractice's EMR, Patients and Schedule Abilities. For example, the patient's attachments, which may include lab results, correspondence and other documents, can now be accessed from the patient's Electronic Medical Record. Photos and x-rays stored in MacPractice Imaging or MacPractice DR (Digital Radiography) may be viewed, as can word processing documents and templates created in MacPractice Note. All clinical items may be viewed in the billing ledger as well.

While MacPractice users still have the ability to open as many windows as they like, and they can easily and intuitively navigate from one MacPractice Ability, such as Patients, Schedule, Note, Attachments, Imaging, Rx, to another by simply clicking in the Toolbar, they now also have a simple, effective alternative navigation technique allowing them to see content in the other Abilities for the patient right from where they are.

The most requested feature for MacPractice EMR from primary care physicians has been to see all of the clinical information stored throughout MacPractice from within MacPractice EMR, and that has been addressed with this enhancement. The recent update to MacPractice includes a new purchased option: Lab Ability. With the Lab Ability, MacPractice users can track orders, results, a doctor's review of results and communications with patients. They can also print requisitions from the Lab Tracker if that has been arranged with their preferred Lab.

For dentists, MacPractice has added presets for SuniRay digital sensors, which promises to saves hours of initial set-up time. X-ray orientation and image quality setting defaults have been added, and background color for x-ray layouts is now user-definable. MacPractice has also updated its drivers for Planmeca's new Pro sensors and panorama and cephalometric equipment. Also for dentists, clinical notes may now be associated with teeth in MacPractice's Perio and Restorative Chart. MacPractice takes advantage of the enhanced stability of MySQL 5.0.75 and offers a free recommended upgrade for all users of MacPractice 3.6.x. MacPractice 3.6.10.11 is Leopard, Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server compatible.

Physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors are encouraged to view QuickTime demo movies of MacPractice after registering at MacPractice.com.

MacPractice, Inc. is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware and associated services for physicians, dentists, and chiropractors.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis
President, Director of Client Relations
(212) 683-2224 � (212) 696-1236 Fax
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com

CDA (Canadian Dental Association) Certifies MacPractice for iTrans Electronic Insurance Submission

Thu, 03 Dec 09 15:49:16 -0600

Lincoln, NE, December 3, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software, announces that the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) has certified MacPractice DDS for electronic insurance submission via iTrans.

"MacPractice DDS and MacPractice EClaims have been certified at the highest level of functionality for electronic dental insurance submission in Canada," said Mark Hollis, MacPractice's President. "We are very excited to provide a complete solution to Canadian dentists that includes basic practice management and now electronic insurance submission, along with dental charting, both restorative and periodontal, and Mac native digital radiography solutions."

Furthermore, developing for iTrans certification has prepared MacPractice for the future of electronic insurance submission in the US and for eclaims in other countries."

Doctors may view screenshots and gain access to QuickTime movies of MacPractice DDS, MD, DC, or 20/20 after registering at MacPractice.com. 3000 doctors' offices have chosen MacPractice to provide practice management and clinical software for their office.

About MacPractice - MacPractice, Inc. is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development company, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, and associated services for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and eye doctors.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis, President
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com
www.MacPractice.com

MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 Released - A Hospital Rounds Assistant and More

Wed, 30 Sep 09 10:22:43 -0500

Lincoln, NE, September 30, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the leading Mac developer of practice management and clinical applications, announces the release of the MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 with remote charge posting, staff and doctor reminders, practice management reports and access to referring doctors.

MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 sports a cleaner, more intuitive user interface resembling MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20. A physician, dentist, chiropractor or optometrist can connect to their office database to access their schedule and any patient record before calling or emailing the patient from the iPhone. Patient photos, alerts, prescription history, and appointment history are all available. The patient's address is linked to Google Maps.

MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 introduces access to referring doctors, a new calendar, optimized performance, updated security features, and new user preferences.

Reminders on the iPhone create MacPractice Reminders in the office for staff and providers, i.e. to request an appointment or as a way to make a clinical note for MacPractice EMR. A doctor may monitor what is happening in the office from the hospital or the golf course by viewing up-to-date daily management reports.

Doctors performing hospital rounds or seeing patients at a remote location can now enter patients and post procedures and diagnoses into MacPractice from their iPhone (requires the MacPractice HL7 Interface). Entering planned treatment will be added in version 2.1.

The iPhone Interface, which can also be used in Safari on any Mac or PC desktop, portable or tablet computer, requires MacPractice MD, DC, DDS, or 20/20, version 3.6. MacPractice recommends that users set up a VPN for security.

Introductory pricing for MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 is $800 for current MacPractice users and $200 annually for support and updates. Those who purchase the Interface with MacPractice MD, DC, DDS, or 20/20 receive a $300 discount. Those who purchased MacPractice in 2009 are also eligible for the $300 discount. MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 is free to current users (the HL7 Interface must be purchased for posting procedures).

"We leverage innovative, unique Apple technology to put new productivity-enhancing tools literally in the hands of physicians, dentists, chiropractors and optometrists on iPhones, as well as Mac and PC desktops and laptops," said Mark Hollis, MacPractice's President.

View screenshots of the MacPractice iPhone Interface and QuickTime movies of MacPractice DDS, MD, DC, or 20/20 after registering at MacPractice.com. 2600 doctors' offices have chosen MacPractice to provide practice management and clinical software for their office.

About MacPractice - MacPractice, Inc. is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware, and associated services for physicians, dentists, and chiropractors.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis, President
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com
www.MacPractice.com

MacPractice Announces Snow Leopard Compatibility

Thu, 10 Sep 09 08:26:14 -0500

Lincoln, NE, September 9, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the developer of MacPractice MD, MacPractice DDS, MacPractice DC, and MacPractice 20/20, the leading practice management and clinical applications for Mac, announces compatibility of MacPractice version 3.6.8 with Snow Leopard, with some caveats.

At this time, there is an image capture issue for those dentists using the direct interface from MacPractice DR (Digital Radiography/Photo) to SuniRay sensors. MacPractice is working with Apple to resolve the issue.

MacPractice recommends that users inquire about Snow Leopard compatibility of all other products they use on a computer before upgrading the operating system. For example, MacPractice users who use the Fujitsu ScanSnap with MacPractice Attachments will find there is currently an issue that interferes with the ability of ScanSnap Manager to remember the folder location in which to place scanned documents. Fujitsu is aware of the issue, and they are working on an update.

MacPractice 3.6.8 is compatible with both Leopard and Snow Leopard, and does not require all MacPractice terminals to be on the same operating system, making it possible for users to purchase new Intel Macs without having to upgrade other computers in the network or replace all their Power PC Macs, as Snow Leopard requires Intel Macs.

MacPractice also supports an earlier version of its software, MacPractice 3.1, which is Leopard and Tiger compatible, for MacPractice users who need to access MediMac, DentalMac and ChiroMac, which require the Classic environment (supported lastly by Tiger on PPC /usr/bin/opensslMacs). Some MacPractice 3.1 users who have already upgraded terminals to Snow Leopard report no issues. MacPractice will officially test MacPractice 3.1 for Snow Leopard compatibility this fall.

MacPractice has not tested with Snow Leopard Server as yet.

MacPractice will maintain a Snow Leopard web page to provide guidance for its users.

"We are excited for our users to be able to experience the greater reliability and performance of Snow Leopard," stated Mark Hollis, President of MacPractice.

Physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors are encouraged to view QuickTime demonstration movies of MacPractice software by registering at MacPractice.com.

2600 doctors' offices have chosen MacPractice to provide their practice management and clinical software and technical support.

About MacPractice: MacPractice, Inc is a client centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware, and associated services for physicians, dentists, and chiropractors.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis, President of MacPractice, Inc.
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com
MacPractice.com

DocKeep Scan for MacPractice MD, DDS, DC, 20/20 for a Paperless Practice

Wed, 12 Aug 09 15:42:00 -0500

North Andover, MA, August 12, 2009 - High performance document scanning is now available for MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20 users. Through an exclusive collaboration with Acordex Imaging Systems, MacPractice is excited to offer DocKeep Scan for MacPractice. MacPractice has supported document scanning into MacPractice Attachments since 2005. DocKeep Scan includes Mac drivers for the Fujitsu fi-6130 and 6230 (flatbed and sheet fed), a newly introduced Fujitsu Workgroup scanner designed and priced by Fujitsu for small businesses such as doctors' offices and having the following advantages:

Fast 40ppm (30ppm color) scanning (single and double-sided) reduces labor costs.
Insurance and credit card scanning is supported.
Robust 50-page Automatic Document Feeder.
Small desktop footprint and upright design (fi-6130) are ideal for a doctor's office.
Advanced page separation for fewer double page feeds.
Extended life, much longer than consumer models, with user replaceable rollers.
Advance Exchange Contract available from Fujitsu provides next business day replacement including parts, labor and shipping.

DocKeep Scan for MacPractice MD, DDS, DC, 20/20 has the following advantages:

Pagination Control - Review a scanned document and insert, append, or remove pages before you attach the document to a patient record in MacPractice.
FileMaker compatibility - Sample FileMaker scripts for adding attachments to a FileMaker database are available free of charge.
Scanner sharing - Two office staff can share a single scanner, leveraging the hardware investment and maximizing use of valuable desktop space.
Automatic Redundant backup - Backup is critical in a doctor's office, and DocKeep for MacPractice creates a local backup at the scan station, protecting you if there's a network failure during the attachment upload to the MacPractice server.

DocKeep Scan for MacPractice is an appropriate subset of the same Acordex technology serving organizations with thousands of users since 1989, and it is now available to MacPractice users for just $600.

Added Kenneth Rohr, President of Acordex Imaging Systems, "We are proud to collaborate with the leading developer of practice management and clinical applications for the Macintosh to provide a high-volume, low-cost scanning solution to enhance productivity and improve access to supporting documentation in small to medium-size medical, dental and chiropractic practices."

Acordex Imaging Systems is the provider of high-end imaging solutions on the Macintosh since 1989. Press Contact: Kenner Rohr, President

About MacPractice
MacPractice, Inc is a client centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware, and associated services for physicians, dentists, and chiropractors.

Press Contact: Mark Hollis, President
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com
MacPractice.com

MacPractice and Submit Patient Forms Collaborate

Fri, 07 Aug 09 10:04:13 -0500

Lincoln, NE, August 5, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the developer of MacPractice MD, MacPractice DDS, MacPractice DC, and MacPractice 20/20, the leading practice management and clinical applications for Mac, announces an agreement with Submit Patient Forms of Malverne, NY to offer a low-cost solution for medical, dental and chiropractic offices for their patients to complete their forms on the Internet, prior to their arrival in the office.

For a monthly fee of $49 or $499 annually (a savings of 15%), a practice may choose to make a variety of standard forms available online to each individual patient, including registration, HIPAA, insurance authorization, medical release, and medical history. Standard forms may be modified and new forms added for a one-time fee of $995 for custom forms up to 12 pages.

Registrants should use the code MP2009 to receive 1 free month of service. Submit Patient Forms offers an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee.

Once completed, patient forms may be viewed online, printed or downloaded to the office computer as a pdf or jpeg, tiff to be associated with the patient record utilizing MacPractice Attachments. The data on the form can also be extracted as a text file for use in another program, and potentially in MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20 in future versions.

"Many practices are not ready for the cost and challenges associated with having their own web site. However every office is trying to eliminate paper in the office and reduce waiting time for their patients. This low-cost, simple solution may be used by practices that don't have sites as well as those that do and want to add the ability for their patients to complete their forms online at home before arriving," stated Mark Hollis, President and co-founder of MacPractice.

Physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors are encouraged to view QuickTime demonstration movies of MacPractice software by registering at MacPractice.com.

2500 doctors' offices have chosen MacPractice to provide their practice management and clinical software and technical support.

Press Contact:
Mark Hollis, President of MacPractice, Inc.
(212) 683-2224
MarkHollis@MacPractice.com
MacPractice.com

MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 - A Hospital Rounds Assistant and More

Wed, 29 Jul 09 14:02:05 -0500

Lincoln, NE, July 28, 2009 - MacPractice, Inc., the leading Mac developer of practice management and clinical applications, announces the release of the MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 with remote charge and planned treatment posting, staff and doctor reminders, practice management reports and access to referring doctors.

MacPractice iPhone Interface 2.0 sports a cleaner, more intuitive user interface resembling MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20. A physician, dentist, chiropractor or optometrist can connect to his office database to access the schedule and any patient record before calling or emailing the patient from the iPhone. Patient photos, alerts, prescription history, and appointment history are available. The patient's address is tied to Google Maps.

MacPractice iPhone Interface introduces access to referring doctors, a new calendar, optimized performance, updated security features, and new user preferences.

Doctors performing hospital rounds or seeing patients at a remote location can now post procedures and diagnoses and enter prospective treatment plans into MacPractice from their iPhone (requires the MacPractice HL7 Interface).

View screenshots of the MacPractice iPhone Interface and QuickTime movies of MacPractice DDS, MD, DC, or 20/20 after registering at MacPractice.com. 2500 doctors' offices have chosen MacPractice to provide practice management and clinical software for their office.

About MacPractice
MacPractice, Inc. is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware, and associated services for physicians, dentists, and chiropractors.

Multiple EHR Certifying Entities Proposed

Fri, 17 Jul 09 14:38:40 -0500