The practice also uses the computer system to increase income, not just limit outflow. At the beginning of each month, the system generates a report of outstanding debts. The billing clerk then calls each insurer to check on the status of the claims. If the insurer needs additional information, the clerk can turn to the computer system to find it. With the success, Altenberg now is expanding the practice.
Plans call for a satellite clinic and longer service hours.
A ltenberg uses his CPR system to prepare graphs, such as those shown below, to help patients understand their conditions. With personal computers and printers in each exam room, he can produce these visual aids during patient encounters. The benefits of computerization extend well beyond the practice walls and into patients' lives. My goal was to find a way not to lose charts, to manage chaos. In the long run, there will be better compliance and better outcomes from that.