New Products & Services - Buyers Guide

Benchmark's Computerized Patient Record program, BenchTalk, produces patient chart notes dictated by the physician using voice recognition technology. The program integrates voice recognition technology into a comprehensive electronic medical record. It is easily customized to fit most medical environments and shortens the turnaround time for generating notes while lowering costs. The software is designed with an open architecture allowing it to be integrated into virtually any patient database environment. BenchTalk can immediately generate and distribute dictated chart notes, shorten reimbursement time and improve patient service. --Benchmark Systems, Lynchburg, VA, www.benchmark-systems.com

Scheduling, call logging, patient registration, billing and claims processing are automated tasks that can be done with PAxNetTM, a practice management system from PhysicianAccess.com. After information is entered, it moves into a database where physicians can view the information from any Internet browser. The one-subscription service includes tools for practice management, clinical support and information-rich communication with patients. --PhysicianAccess.com, San Jose, CA, www.physicianaccess.com

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Locate patients, track surgical procedures and check bed availability in real-time with AdvanTRAX, a program that provides a customized, graphical representation of a medical facility. The patient tracking application uses computer hardware and software to monitor a patient's progress through a surgery center. Hospital personnel scan a patient's bar-coded wristband whenever a procedure or task is done. The information appears on the Transaction Diary, which contains an exact record of the patient's progress. The program's computerized floor plan shows room availability; patient information can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate room icon. --AdvanTRAX, Agawam, MA, www.advantrax.com