MacPractice Guarantees Free ARRA Certified Upgrade to New Customers
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LINCOLN, NE, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
MacPractice, the leading Apple developer of practice management and
clinical software for medical and dental offices, today announced that as
part of its plan to pursue certification to the federal government's
proposed Health Information Technology standards for electronic medical
records/electronic health records (EMR/EHR), the company will provide a
free upgrade to its newly certified version for new customers once
certification is achieved.
MacPractice leverages Apple's legendary ease of use, stability and
low-cost maintenance to create affordable, intuitive and flexible
Mac-native software for doctors.
The free upgrade will be available to all customers who purchase
MacPractice EMR between now and the time certification is achieved. Per
the current guidelines issued by the Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology (ONC), certain physicians who accept
Medicare and demonstrate meaningful use of a certified EHR/EMR solution
in 2010 could qualify for up to $44,000 in incentives through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Incentive payments
begin October 2011. More money is available to physicians who treat
Medicaid patients, and a different payment schedule applies.
"The best reason for a doctor to purchase MacPractice EMR remains the
same: to enhance office and personal productivity, reduce administrative
cost and provide superior patient care," said Mark Hollis, president and
co-founder of MacPractice. "However, we also want to assure new customers
that they can count on MacPractice EMR to become a certified product as
soon as that is possible."
Hollis notes that while no EMR/EHR provider can guarantee a doctor will
use its software to successfully demonstrate meaningful use, anymore than
a doctor can guarantee a patient will take their medication as
prescribed, MacPractice guarantees that its EMR solution will be
certified and new customers will be upgraded at no additional cost.
"We continue to make enhancements to MacPractice EMR in order to meet the
anticipated Final Rule for software certification and help physicians
satisfy the evolving 'meaningful use' stipulation," Hollis said. "If
there are no major surprises in the Final Rules promised in June, we plan
to submit for certification immediately after finalization. For new
customers, we will provide a money-back guarantee effective in the event
that we are unable to provide a certified update within five months after
Final Rules are published and certification begins."
For a limited time, MacPractice EMR pricing starts at $4,000 for three
providers with annual EMR support and updates for just $600 per office,
making MacPractice EMR one of the most affordable options in the
industry. MacPractice practice management software is required.
MacPractice, which is currently used by some 3,000 practicing physicians,
combines a state-of-the-art EHR/EMR solution with practice management
tools in an easy-to-use, intuitive system that can improve patient care,
efficiency and productivity. For more information about MacPractice
solutions, visit www.macpractice.com.
About MacPractice, Inc.
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. For
more information, visit www.macpractice.com.
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