New and Improved in MedLook 3.0

The following list includes many of the improvements made in MedLook 3.0. The description of each is intentionally kept brief.

NPI-ready   NPI data fields and CMS 1500 claim form.

Home   A single dialog to navigate within MedLook.

Archive And Restore Patients   Utilities to select patients for archiving and restoring.

Un-delete Patients   Deleted a patient that you want back? Get it back with this tool.

Patient Status   Add additional patient status flags (Inactive, Active, Collections, etc.).

Options   Conserve screen space, Default Windows options, shading, and more.

Sharing Options   Share your Options or load them on another system.

Edit Layouts   More customization of even more folders with more data.

Diagnostics   Fix badly damaged databases. Generate custom HTML reports and more.

Daily Ledger  Warns if previous report's ending balance doesn't match current starting balance.

Data Integrity  Will not allow account deletion unless balance is 0 and trxs have been officially posted. This should prevent the ledger balance problem mentioned above.

Recent Selections   The last ten items edited in most folders now easily accessible.

Most Recent Selection   The last item selected on a folder is recalled for quick return.

Record Navigation   Selecting, deleting, adding new records, etc., from within the folder.

Dynamic Lists   List information is retrieved as needed meaning it’s always current.

Codes   Flag codes as valid for insurance claims for scrubbing during claims processing.

Custom Reports   Extended dictionary to include more information for reports.

Custom Labels   Build your own labels (i.e. size such as 6”x2”x1-across).

Appointments   Refreshes automatically in multi-user mode for up-to-date scheduling.

Appointments   A new appointment as easy as a drag, click, and double click.

Reports   More sorting, more options.

Help   The Help sub-system has been greatly improved. Press F1 to activate.

Setup   The setup allows repeated installations. Archived Tips are also included.

Batch Insurance Billing

• Nicer Graphical User Interface (GUI).
• Advanced Filtering - by carrier, doctor, patient, etc.
• Claims on HCFA form.
• Print HCFA form.
• Table of contents to jump to patient claim.
• Validation of Procedure and Diagnosis Codes.
• Purge of old claims files.

Batch Patient Billing

• Nicer, better organized GUI.
• Exclude closed charges, include open charges.
• Filter accounts by minimum amounts due.
• Advanced Filtering - by patient, doctor, etc.
• More sorting options.
• Purge of old claims files.
• Custom bill header/logo (design it with your editor, e.g. MSWord).

Patient Account

• Quick Notes optionally on the summary screen for any sort of notes you might want.
• Set default options for new patient entry.
• Summary shows ICD9 codes last used.
• Summary includes unposted transaction amounts.
• Include up to 4 carriers per patient.
• Re-order carriers for patient without re-entry.
• Charge screen has a clearer presentation (for edit, copy, and CPT selection).
• Payment entry greatly improved. Carriers listed by name.
• Payment assignment to multiple charges simultaneously as easy as a click.
• Payment of lump sum evenly divided between multiple charges.
• Line item display of current payments per charge.
• Custom Credit Types (BCBS write-off, Medicare write-off, etc.).
• Spreadsheet-like payment assignment.
• Patient bills includes batch bill format (pre-printed or printed).
• Patient bills filtered by date ranges.
• Patient bill has same basic interface as batch patient billing.
• Custom bill header/logo.
• Insurance bills previewed on HCFA form.
• Select carrier by name for insurance claim submission (not Primary, etc.).
• Filter insurance claims by status and by carrier.
• Insurance claims has same basic interface as batch insurance billing.
• Access any other folder directly (e.g. doctor, insurance) for edit or new entry.

Sub-Folders

• Added sub-folders for Patients, Doctors, Procedures Codes, Diagnosis Codes, and Insurance Carriers.
• Patient sub-folder includes:
• Scheduling (today, tomorrow, yesterday, next/last week, etc.)
• Unposted Transactions
• Unposted Line Items
• Transactions YTD (year to date) and last year
• Unsubmitted insurance
• Open charges
• Open accounts
• Patient due
• Patient Aging by category
• Pending insurance (also primary and secondary)
• DOL (date of last) transaction
• Without transactions
• Account Aging by category
• Insurance aging by category
• By Insurance due
• Responsible party
• In Hospital
• By POS visits (YTD, Last year)
• Patient Status
• Auto-billing
• Recall Dates
• By diagnosis and procedure codes (YTD, Last Year)
• Account balance errors
• Accounts with overpaid charges
• Doctor sub-folder includes financials (YTD and last year)
• Procedure Codes sub-folder includes
• By Fee Schedules
• Financials (YTD and last years)
• Diagnosis Codes sub-folder includes financials (YTD, Last Year)
• Insurance Carrier sub-folder includes financials (YTD, Last Year)

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