Converting Paper Patient files into Digital Images
Now paper based patient medical files can be converted, cost effectively, into a digital format to enable HIPAA compliant access using any Internet browser. Unique low cost service enables Physicians, Clinics, and Hospitals to have patient medical files scanned and stored on a fixed, per patient, cost basis. No capital expense for hardware or software. MedFileShare does all the conversion work - all the client does is simply turn on a Web browser.
Helping to complete the electronic patient record is central to our healthcare strategy. Even for healthcare providers that have adopted electronic medical record (EMR) systems, as much as 25 percent of new patient file content is in a format that is not compatable with most EMR/EHR databases. MEDFileshare's content management technology is the missing piece needed complete the full patient history that cannot be accomplished with EMR/EHR systems, optimize care, control costs and ultimately make the fully comprehensive electronic health record a reality.”
Release of Information (ROI)
Many Physician practices and Institutions utilize third party ROI service companies to fulfill incoming requests in order to unburden the office staff from performing this menial task. In exchange for providing this ROI service, third party ROI service companies collect all the fees that the Provider was entitled to recieve. In many cases the Provider is sacraficing a significant revenue stream to the ROI service company.
MEDFileshare is changing the rules of engagement. MEDFileshare has streamlined and automated the collection and delivery process for ROI fulfillment so that the Provider can now use the MEDFileshare ROI service to perform its on ROI fulfillment or contract MEDFileshare to perform the ROI fulfillment and participate on a "revenue sharing basis". MEDFileshare keeps a perminant copy of all patient file content that was digitized and sent to the Requestor(s) as well as a detailed audit trail of the fulfillment processes and all associated fees.
No other ROI service company provides the fulfillment efficiency, permanent historical view, detailed audit trail and levels of ROI fee sharing that MEDFileshare brings to its Provider clients.
Explanation of Benefits
Hospitals and group medical practices – commonly called Providers - face a significant capture challenge every day: processing the remittance paperwork that accompanies payment from health insurance carriers, a document known as an Explanation of Benefits (EOB).
The challenge Providers face is the accurate processing of each EOB, to determine full payment has been received and the claim can be closed or if it must be resubmitted. Since EOB data is used to update the remittance processing system and patient medical records, there is often significant data entry involved
Although electronic-based end-to-end claim processing is increasing and paper-based Explanation of Benefit (EOB) processing is in decline, MEDFileshare believes that the use of paper-based EOB forms will never completely disappear. So to help organizations with the challenge of minimizing the effort associated with processing paper-based EOB forms, MEDFileshare has developed its Healthcare EOB Processing solution. The solution automates the process of identifying and reading data on paper based EOB forms and creates 835 HIPAA compliant files. The benefits to your organization and your healthcare clients include improved staff productivity, more accurate submissions of 835 files and increased accounts receivable predictability.
Traditionally, EOB processing is performed manually and creates a bottleneck in workflow and productivity. The MEDFileshare solution automates the capture, recording and managing of various forms and documents by utilizing Intelligent Document Recognition technology. The solution uses forms recognition to determine the source of the document, intelligent character recognition to read data from the scanned document, and validations and balancing logic to ensure that the total line items balance to the paid amount.
The solution outputs an extract data file and stores document images on an image file server, eliminating the need for traditional paper delivery of EOBs. The MEDFileshare system can work in conjunction with any remittance processing system that is capable of providing data and images in the predefined format. MEDFileshare also provides long term, secure access to EOB imaged documents online to provide a total solution.