Medisoft Software


EHR Research At A Glance


Interested in switching to an electronic health record (EHR) program to manage your charts? Researching the right program for your office's specialty and needs is a big task. There are many programs on the market right now to choose from. We cannot offer you an exhaustive explanation of them all, but the goal of this page is to give you some quick highlights of the programs that we do carry to help you decide up front whether or not, you would like to invest your time and energy researching what we carry at a deeper level.

Soapware
Produced by:
www.soapware.com
Altapoint
Produced by:
www.altapoint.com
Medinotes e *
Produced by: Medinotes
www.medinotes.com
Record *
Produced by: MedcomSoft
www.medcomsoft.com
Intergy
Produced by: Sage
www.sagehealth.com
SpringCharts
Produced by: Spring Medical
www.springmedical.com
Practice Partner *
Produced by: McKesson
www.pmsi.com
*Referral vendor status.


(NOTE: These tables were assembled by Gavin Walker, owner and operator of MedTech Medical Management Systems. He is a value added reseller of the products discussed. He has been a professional computer programmer since 1991 and a practice management/ehr reseller since 2003.)


Price Comparison

Prices with + after them usually vary by the number of users or other factors. Prices accurate as of 4-17-08.

Product Initial Price Additional Users Additional Modules Tutorial Maintenance Medisoft Interface
SpringCharts $1,035 $807.50/user $100+ $150 $350+/release $1,395
Altapoint $795 (3 users) $1,000/user $4,200 $300 $995+/release N/A, has its own PMS.
Practice Partner $7,500 $6,000/provider $2,000+ N/A $955+/release FREE, or use the built in PMS for $3,500+
Soapware $500 $500/provider $100+ N/A $500+/release $1,594+
Record $9,500 $5,500/provider N/A N/A $2,100+/year $6,094+, or use the built in PMS that is included.
Intergy $13,500 plus $140/month for electronic services $11,500/provider plus $140/month for electronic services N/A Included with training $2,700+/year NO
Medinotes e Medinotes does not allow us to publish their prices $$$/provider $$$ Included $$$ $1,395


Functionality Comparison

Some features can be purchased together in bundles. Therefore, if you need several features, the entire package could cost less than the sum of the parts.

Product Document Manager Fax Scan Lab Instant Messaging Database Search Template Import/Export E&M Coder Spell Check
SpringCharts $100+ $200+ $200+ $3,600 in only $650+ $650+ $650+ $650+ $650+
Altapoint Included, but pictures only NO NO $999, in only NO NO NO $4,200 NO
Practice Partner YES NO YES YES YES YES $60+ YES NO
Soapware $500+ NO $500+ $1,500+ NO NO YES NO $100+
Record YES YES YES YES, both directions YES YES YES YES YES
Intergy YES NO YES YES, both directions YES YES, costs extra YES YES NO
Medinotes e YES, costs extra NO YES, costs extra YES, costs extra NO NO NO YES NO


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Product Patient Instructions All ICD9 and CPT codes Drug Interactions Online Rx Platforms Templates Documentation Style
SpringCharts $650+ $650+ $500+ $200+ . Uses ePocrates Windows 2000 or higher, Mac OS Tiger 10.4 or higher $300. Family Practice, Pediatric, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology Sentence at a time from pick list.
Altapoint NO $160+ $495 NO Windows 2000 or higher NO Word at a time from pick list.
Practice Partner $150+ $200 $60+ $20+. Uses SureScripts. Windows 2000 or higher $1,000 Template with clickable dropdowns
Soapware NO NO $500+. Uses ePocrates $500+. Uses ePocrates Windows XP or higher YES Sentence at a time from pick list.
Record YES YES YES YES Windows 2000 or higher YES, Allergy; Cardiology; Dermatology; Otolaryngology; Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, OB-GYN, Oncology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Pulmonary, Rheumatology, Urology Template with clickable dropdowns
Intergy NO YES, costs extra YES, included in monthly electronic services fee. YES, included in monthly electronic services fee. Windows XP, 2003 Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology, OB-GYN, Orthopedic, Primary Care, Radiology, Urology Template with clickable dropdowns
Medinotes e YES YES, costs extra YES, costs extra NO Windows XP YES, Cardiology, Chiropractic, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, OB-GYN, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopedics,  Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Primary Care, Rheumatology, Surgery, Urology Template with clickable dropdowns. Some graphical elements.


Functionality Continued


Product Formularies Health Maintenance OCR Chart Export Flow sheets Scheduling ECG interface Holter interface
SpringCharts NO $650+ NO YES YES YES NO NO
Altapoint NO NO NO NO NO YES $4,200 NO
Practice Partner $295+ YES NO NO NO $2,200+ YES, at extra cost NO
Soapware NO $200+ $200+ $200+ $200+ $500+ $300+, IQMark $300+, IQMark
Record YES YES NO YES YES YES YES, Welch Allyn NO
Intergy YES, included in monthly electronic services fee. YES NO YES YES YES NO NO
Medinotes e NO YES YES, costs extra NO YES YES NO NO


Functionality Continued


Product Spirometry Interface Vitals Interface Instant Medical History Interface Tablet Macros Clinical Reference Chart Codification
SpringCharts NO NO NO NO NO NO
Altapoint $4,200 NO NO NO NO NO
Practice Partner YES, at extra cost NO NO NO NO NO
Soapware $300+, IQMark $300+, Welch Allyn $300+, Primetime $300+ $500+, Elsevier NO
Record NO YES, Welch Allyn NO NO NO YES, Medcin
Intergy NO NO NO NO NO YES, Medcin
Medinotes e NO NO NO NO NO NO


Deeper Research Options (*Almost All Free)

  • Forum- Post your questions on our Forum.

  • Mail- We would be happy to send you hardcopy materials on any product of interest for your review including demo disks. Visit our Contact Us page and leave your information.

  • Demo Download- SpringCharts for Windows: http://www.medtechsys.net/SpringChartsDEMOSetup.exe ; SpringCharts for Mac: http://www.medtechsys.net/SCDemoSetupMac.zip

  • Personal Web Demo- At your request we can do personal demonstrations of product over the internet. Call or leave your contact information at Contact Us to get your demo scheduled.

  • In Person Demo- We can come on site and demonstrate product to the owners and staff and be able to take questions from everyone. We typically travel no further than a 100 mile radius from Springfield, MO for this. *However, if you are located outside of this radius, we could still do it, but we would need to charge for our time and travel. To schedule, call or visit Contact Us to leave your information.