Re: Free practice management software?

[Guest guest]

After some digging, I found that www.allofactor.com is registered to Vineeth Chemparathy of Iris Medical Services, LLC of Charlottesville, VA. This LinkedIn page identifies Mr. Chemparathy as a co-founder of the same Iris Medical Services, a medical software consultant and a 2008 MBA Candidate at the University of Virginia Business School: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vineethIris Medical Services web site (http://www.iris-llc.com/) describes some practice management and EMR products that sound very similar to AlloFactor's. Perhaps it is simply a re-branding of their previously existing products?The number of posts across the Internet for this product seems very spam-like. I found the same post advertising this product in web sites as unrelated as "discoverVancouver.com" and "dumpsterdiving.net", which makes me think that they must have hired a spammer to advertise their product. I'd really REALLY be suspicious of this product! SetoSouth Pasadena, CAOK, I came across this on a messageboard. This sounds too good to be  true, but I'll post it anyways.AlloFactor is calling itself a "free, comprehensive, integrated  practice management software" and includes scheduling, registration,  billing, EMR, reporting and all external interactions with payers  including claim submission, ERA and eligibility verification. It  appears to be an ASP-like model, where the data resides on their  hosted computers which you access over the Internet. They provide the  software, customer service and setup for free while it charges a  small fee for each payer transaction. ModulesAppointment Scheduler - FREERegistration – FREEBilling – FREEPayments - FREEReports – FREELocal Printing – FREELocal Scanning – FREEEMR – $35/month/provider (Optional)TransactionsElectronic Claim Submission - $0.30/claim (Optional)Eligibility Checking - $0.30/check (Optional)Electronic Remittance Advice - $0.30/claim (OptionalServicesPaper Claims Mailing - $0.50/claim (Optional)Patient Statement Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)Pre-collection Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)External Transcription Services – FREE (your vendor may charge fees  separately) alloFactor Transcription Services - $0.08/line (65  char) (Optional)External Billing Services – FREE (your vendor may charge fees  separately) alloFactor Billing Services - 3%-7% of Revenue  (Optional). Get an online quoteSupportEmail Support - FREEPhone Support - $120/hourTrainingOnline Training Video - FREEWeb based Training - $150/hourPersonal Training - $150/hour + Travel Expenses (Minimum of 8 hours)Data ConversionOnetime Data Upload to alloFactor - FREE I have no idea how good it is, and their web site doesn't list any  "real names" or companies behind it, although it looks quite  professional. It bothers me when I don't know who is behind a product/ service. Joe@... seems to be posting messages to every web  site on the Internet advertising this product. Looks interesting, but  I'd say approach with caution. Caveat Emptor. I have no financial  ties to Allofactor. SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

[Guest guest]

First,

the disclaimer, I don’t know Mr. Chemparathy. But, I live in C’ville

and am somewhat familiar with the Darden School of Business (ranked #12 in the

country by US news). The Darden School, besides drawing highly intelligent and motivated individuals and

turning them into future CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc., encourages an entrepaneurial spirit

amongst its students. For example, earlier this year one student was acclaimed

in local and state newspapers for starting a web based company aiming to be the

paypal for the online porn industry; after many complaints from alumni and

others, the Darden School disaffiliated itself from the project. The Darden School has created a lot of

innovative multimillionaires, and many of the students are looking to be the

next one. I would worry about Mr Chemparathy’s long term commitment

to this product as it may be sort of a “class project” especially

as his servers will hold confidential patient information and your billing

records; He may even decide to sell the info if he can do so legally.

Though the official state motto of Virginia is “Sic semper tyrannis”; in Virginia business, the motto is “caveat

emptor.” Then again, he may just be an altruistic businessman

looking to help out the struggling medical practioner by attending Darden to

learn how to market his longstanding medical software business. My best

guess is that he’s running a new business model up the flagpole to see if

it flies, and that he’s doing the spamming himself or having a friend with

programming knowledge doing it for him.

Straz

Re:

Free practice management software?

After some digging, I found that www.allofactor.com is registered

to Vineeth Chemparathy of Iris Medical Services,

LLC of Charlottesville, VA.

This LinkedIn page identifies Mr.

Chemparathy as a co-founder of the same Iris Medical Services, a medical

software consultant and a 2008 MBA Candidate at the University of Virginia

Business School: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vineeth

Iris Medical Services web site

(http://www.iris-llc.com/) describes

some practice management and EMR products that sound very similar to

AlloFactor's. Perhaps it is simply a re-branding of their previously existing

products?

The number of posts across

the Internet for this product seems very spam-like. I found the same post

advertising this product in web sites as unrelated as

" discoverVancouver.com " and " dumpsterdiving.net " ,

which makes me think that they must have hired a spammer to advertise their

product. I'd really REALLY be suspicious of this product!

Seto

South Pasadena, CA

OK, I came across this on a messageboard. This sounds

too good to be

true, but I'll post it anyways.

AlloFactor is calling itself a " free,

comprehensive, integrated

practice management software " and includes

scheduling, registration,

billing, EMR, reporting and all external interactions

with payers

including claim submission, ERA and eligibility

verification. It

appears to be an ASP-like model, where the data

resides on their

hosted computers which you access over the Internet.

They provide the

software, customer service and setup for free while it

charges a

small fee for each payer transaction.

Modules

Appointment Scheduler - FREE

Registration – FREE

Billing – FREE

Payments - FREE

Reports – FREE

Local Printing – FREE

Local Scanning – FREE

EMR – $35/month/provider (Optional)

Transactions

Electronic Claim Submission - $0.30/claim (Optional)

Eligibility Checking - $0.30/check (Optional)

Electronic Remittance Advice - $0.30/claim (Optional

Services

Paper Claims Mailing - $0.50/claim (Optional)

Patient Statement Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)

Pre-collection Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)

External Transcription Services – FREE (your

vendor may charge fees

separately) alloFactor Transcription Services -

$0.08/line (65

char) (Optional)

External Billing Services – FREE (your vendor

may charge fees

separately) alloFactor Billing Services - 3%-7% of

Revenue

(Optional). Get an online quote

Support

Email Support - FREE

Phone Support - $120/hour

Training

Online Training Video - FREE

Web based Training - $150/hour

Personal Training - $150/hour + Travel Expenses

(Minimum of 8 hours)

Data Conversion

Onetime Data Upload to alloFactor - FREE

I have no idea how good it is, and their web site

doesn't list any

" real names " or companies behind it,

although it looks quite

professional. It bothers me when I don't know who is

behind a product/

service. Joeallofactor

seems to be posting messages to every web

site on the Internet advertising this product. Looks

interesting, but

I'd say approach with caution. Caveat Emptor. I have

no financial

ties to Allofactor.

Seto

South Pasadena, CA

[Guest guest]

HIPPA disaster.

1) giving ALL pt info to a third party you don't know.

2) putting records on someone else's system

3) paying a transaction fee

4) giving all of your billing to a third party.

Risk?

M in Western PA

Free practice management software?

OK, I came across this on a messageboard. This sounds too good to be

true, but I'll post it anyways.

AlloFactor is calling itself a " free, comprehensive, integrated

practice management software " and includes scheduling, registration,

billing, EMR, reporting and all external interactions with payers

including claim submission, ERA and eligibility verification. It

appears to be an ASP-like model, where the data resides on their

hosted computers which you access over the Internet. They provide the

software, customer service and setup for free while it charges a

small fee for each payer transaction.

> Modules

> Appointment Scheduler - FREE

> Registration – FREE

> Billing – FREE

> Payments - FREE

> Reports – FREE

> Local Printing – FREE

> Local Scanning – FREE

> EMR – $35/month/provider (Optional)

>

> Transactions

> Electronic Claim Submission - $0.30/claim (Optional)

> Eligibility Checking - $0.30/check (Optional)

> Electronic Remittance Advice - $0.30/claim (Optional

>

> Services

> Paper Claims Mailing - $0.50/claim (Optional)

> Patient Statement Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)

> Pre-collection Mailing - $1.00/statement (Optional)

> External Transcription Services – FREE (your vendor may charge fees

> separately) alloFactor Transcription Services - $0.08/line (65

> char) (Optional)

> External Billing Services – FREE (your vendor may charge fees

> separately) alloFactor Billing Services - 3%-7% of Revenue

> (Optional). Get an online quote

>

> Support

> Email Support - FREE

> Phone Support - $120/hour

>

> Training

> Online Training Video - FREE

> Web based Training - $150/hour

> Personal Training - $150/hour + Travel Expenses (Minimum of 8 hours)

>

> Data Conversion

> Onetime Data Upload to alloFactor - FREE

I have no idea how good it is, and their web site doesn't list any

" real names " or companies behind it, although it looks quite

professional. It bothers me when I don't know who is behind a product/

service. Joe@... seems to be posting messages to every web

site on the Internet advertising this product. Looks interesting, but

I'd say approach with caution. Caveat Emptor. I have no financial

ties to Allofactor.

Seto

South Pasadena, CA

[Guest guest]

When I last looked at this, HIPAA does not apply to ASP vendors.

> HIPPA disaster.

>

> 1) giving ALL pt info to a third party you don't know.

>

> 2) putting records on someone else's system

>

--

Graham Chiu

http://www.synapsedirect.com

Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system

[Guest guest]

Hippa applies to ANY VENDOR you work with for medical information.

Wish it weren't so................

Matt

Re: Free practice management software?

When I last looked at this, HIPAA does not apply to ASP vendors.On Jan 21, 2008 6:43 AM, Dr Levin <dr_levincomcast (DOT) net> wrote:> HIPPA disaster.>> 1) giving ALL pt info to a third party you don't know.>> 2) putting records on someone else's system>-- Graham Chiuhttp://www.synapsedirect.comSynapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system

[Guest guest]

Regarding HIPAA Compliance for even free software, Dr. Levin is on

the mark.

As a vendor who supplies in integrated EMR and Practice Management

System on either an in practice or ASP basis, I can assure you that

in either model software must be designed and delivered in compliance

with the HIPAA Security Rule, and in practice we always sign a HIPAA

Business Associate Agreement indicating our obligation to protect the

data as an extension of the practice.

The responsibility to ensure that this is the case, however falls on

the practice's shoulders as the " Covered Entity " , so make sure you

insist on the Businsss Associate Agreement and that you know whether

or not the system meets HIPAA standards for Security, Privacy and

Electronic Transactions.

In reality, we have seen fewer than 5% of practices express interest

in the ASP version of our system as they favor having the server in

their offices. However, one of the features that our customers do

like is our disaster recovery service which makes a mirror image of

their in practice data in our ASP system and permits them to switch

from in practice to ASP in the event of a server outage at their

practice.

Hope this helps.

Ray

> > HIPPA disaster.

> >

> > 1) giving ALL pt info to a third party you don't know.

> >

> > 2) putting records on someone else's system

> >

>

> --

> Graham Chiu

> http://www.synapsedirect.com

> Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system

>