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Is Quixote Software a complete practice management system?
Absolutely! Scheduling, billing, SOAP Notes, Reporting, Digital Document Storage in the patient record and a lot more. Quixote goes one step further. After managing a clinic for over 20 years, then consulting and training 1500+ offices, the time and motion study that incorporated workflow features using today's technology into Quixote cannot be matched by any other software. Most software is based on one or two clinic ideas on how your business should run. Is that what you want? To change the way you practice? Quixote doesn't think so. Powerful, flexible, easy to use and designed for you and the way you practice.
Workflow ... Workflow ... Workflow!!
Does Quixote include SOAP notes?
Of Course, No Extra Charge.
Does Quixote work with Tablet PCs and / or touchscreens?
Quixote was designed to work with Tablet PCs and Touch Screens, or use your mouse. Your choice. Quixote does not work with Pocket PCs. It has been our experience they are too small and are not practicable.
I have a High Volume Practice, will Quixote work?
Yes, Quixote is extremely efficient and easy to use. Some of the highest volume practitioners have elected to use Quixote because of how fast a SOAP note can be entered and how fast patients can be processed. With Quixote’s touch screen design, Quixote works very well in every aspect of the clinic.
Additionally, automating many redundant tasks allows for higher volume.
Efficiency through Technology!
My practice is primarily cash, why do I need Quixote?
Strictly cash practices still need to schedule, account for every dollar and keep accurate patient records. In fact running your business is just as critical (if not more so)!
Until we can better educate people about the advantages of taking responsibility for their own health (including paying for their own health care), most doctors will feel forced to -- or choose to -- continue participating in the third party payor system.
While that decision brings with it a number of challenges, it also has some advantages, particularly when the goal is to bring chiropractic to as many people as possible. Sad as it may be, the fact is many patients will not be able to avail themselves of chiropractic care unless their insurance company pays for it.
We are going through a time of extreme financial uncertainty and many people cannot afford even modest fees for the type of chiropractic care they need. Those who can afford it may be reluctant to make it a priority when insurance covers other options.
Fortunately, modern technology has solved many of the administrative problems once associated with insurance processing. High-quality office management software, for instance, can eliminate such of the work once handled by staff members.
"With the right software, insurance claims can be dealt with as easily as cash transaction," says Aubrey Kesterson, director of QuixoteSoftware.NET. "In dealing with both insurance and government payors, Quixote handles 70% of claims effortlessly, and arms the clinic with powerful tools to go after the other 30%"
Today, software must do far more than simply fill out claims forms. It should handle all aspects of scheduling, billing from the point of encounter, electronic submission of claims and simple claims adjudication.
In addition, it should automatically generate a "tracer" that demands the payor explain why payment was short or incomplete.
Ultimately, it should also trigger the collection procedure to ensure compensation by either the insurance company or the patient.
One aspect of software often overlooked is the ability of the software to update itself without staff involvement.
"The one thing you don't want to have to face is uninstalling, installing or reinstalling software," Kesterson warns. "A program such as Quixote, written in .NET language, allows the system to be upgraded invisibly in the background with absolutely no intervention by the operators."
Such "all-in-one" software packages are not inexpensive, but can quickly pay for themselves.
"Adding in the time saved and decreased turnaround time of electronic billing, you will probably see that this is in your best interest," stated Jennifer Behmlander in the article "Electronic billing: How software can make money for you," published in the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association. "With the increased control, decreased time investment, and lower costs that accompany chiropractic software, many offices are finding themselves able to let go of their billing services and regain control of their income -- another money saver!"
Most important, according to Kesterson, quality office software "allows the doctor to focus on care and lets the technology focus on the method of payment."
I'm just starting out, why should I spend the money on Quixote now?
No other program is written in Microsoft’s .NET format. You will save time and money by investing in the Quixote Software solution now. Start Right! Start with the software that will grow with you!
And with Quixote's affordable pricing and in house financing, Quixote makes it easy to get started.
Why invest in yesterday’s technology?
Is there an easy way to convert my data?
While conversions are possible they are never recommended. Here's why:
Financial data is never converted. The liability is to high since we can not verify the integrity of your current software. All conversions bring over all demographic data. The good, the bad, the ugly. This means patient's that are no longer under care, have moved away, you never want to see again, they never want to see you again, are converted. Additionally, if you have a software program that every time a patient comes in for a different case, (i.e. W/C, later cash, later insurance) all the accounts are converted. It has been our experience you end up with a mess and it never saves time.
Our recommendation is to start fresh. This isn't as bad as it may seem if done properly. Do not start with the A's and work your way through the Z's. Pick at start date and look at the appointments that are scheduled for that date. Enter those patients into Quixote. Then when the start date arrives, only new patients, walk ins, or call ins have to be entered. Stay ahead of your scheduled appointments. Usually within 3 to 4 weeks most of your active patients have been entered.
The second group to enter is inactive patients with balances. The third group is inactive patients without balance. Only enter the basic demographic information for these last two groups. When the patient returns for care you will want to update their records.
Do I own my data?
In the unlikely event of a decision to discontinue using Quixote Software, your data will still be available to you in a read only format. You can continue to reprint bills, statements and reports.
What happens if the Internet goes down?
Quixote Software is resident on your server/computer housed in your practice. It is only dependant on the Internet for pushing you the latest version of the program or when automatically backing your data up every evening, if you have an offsite digital backup service (recommended. Therefore, should your Internet go down, you will be unable to receive updates and/or have your data backed up. Your daily office functions as normal.
What is .NET?
Quixote is written 100% from the ground up in the latest .NET technology. It’s as significant as the shift was from DOS to Windows. Programs written in .NET take full advantage of the new emerging Internet world. (Automatic Updates for example.)
Why invest in yesterday’s technology?
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