A medical management system is provided that integrates all aspects of
healthcare provider practice management and managed care, including
schedule management, patient registration, insurance information, EMR and
billing and collections. The system integrates a central framework
module, a scheduling module, a registration module, an account management
module and an electronic record module to provide a seamless exchange of
information. A clinical module provides template builder which allows the
users to define a customized template. The custom and standard templates
are used by a document builder to generate documents, such as progress
notes and H&P notes, which are retained in the patient's electronic
chart. The progress note template allows the clinician to record a
patient encounter by presenting the clinician with predefined sections
and sentences that are easily completed by the clinician during or after
the patient encounter. The templates and documents generated are designed
to closely resemble a paper chart. Information gathered during patient
scheduling and triage are referenced to pre-populate the templates to
avoid having the clinician entering redundant information. The documents
are relied upon to automatically generate patient superbills and
electronic requests are sent to a claims clearinghouse.