Mastermed (n): Mastermed was 
designed to speed up the administration of a medical practice, eliminate errors, andsave time as much as three hours a day over a practice reliant on manual systems. That translates into a significant income generation opportunity.
Description:
- On the financial side, the integration with Pastel also saves time, streamlining the payment processes with medical schemes simplifying tax requirements and the audit process and reducing bad debts.
- Mastermed opens a window of opportunity for doctors, specialists, physiotherapists, opticians, radiologists, pathologists and other medical service providers to improve their services to patients and lift their businesses to new levels of efficiency and profitability.
The submissions and claims module simplifies and accelerates the entire billing and payment process, benefiting patients, medical practitioners, hospitals and clinics and the medical aid schemes with fast, accurate processing. The module offers:
Electronic submission of accounts and claims for speed and accuracy
Online diagnosis submission to medical schemes for immediate approval of required procedures/treatment/hospitalisation (eliminates the need for the patient to submit an invoice) Online notification of any cost for which the patient is liable
Mastermed Practice Manager's seamless integration with Pastel Accounting offers medical services providers the unique facility to execute very accurate financial reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP). Benefits to practitioners, service providers and their
accountants/auditors include:
- Seamless online transfer of all accounting data no manual capturing required
- Full audit trails of debtor changes without delaying invoices or claims
- Complete control and tracking of all accounts payable/receivable
- Unlimited billing facility catering for all codes (SAMA, CCSA, etc.)
- Full integration of general ledger, journals, debtors and creditors
- User access is controlled by customisable user profiles
- Batch payment single medical scheme cheque for multiple patients
Mastermed Practice Manager streamlines all of the processes involving patients from basic data such as address and contact information, complete clinical history to personal medical benefits structures and even allergy warnings. The Patient module includes:
- Basic data in accordance with international address standards
- Facility for full online integration with the patient's medical aid scheme
- Automatic application of the specific scheme or sub-scheme rules
- Full patient clinical history password protected to ensure confidentiality
- Built-in automatic pricing update feature
The submissions and claims module simplifies and accelerates the entire
billing and payment process, benefiting patients, medical practitioners,
hospitals and clinics and the medical aid schemes with fast, accurate
processing. The module offers:
- Electronic submission of accounts and claims for speed and accuracy
- Online diagnosis submission to medical schemes for immediate
approval of required procedures/treatment/hospitalisation (eliminates
the need for the patient to submit an invoice) - Online notification of any cost for which the patient is liable
Mastermed Practice Manager is powerful and feature–rich with a state-of-the-art graphic-user interface that makes the software intuitive and easy - t o - use. The “Appointments and Rooms” screen allows the user to book and manage appointments, for any combination of patients and practitioners, quickly and easily.
The Practice Management feature is powerful yet simple. The user doesn't have to be a doctor to understand the management program, or be an accountant to understand the accounting program. The feature keeps bulky, inefficient paper records and filing to the absolute minimum with electronic systems for diary, dispensing rules, medical scheme formularies, generic alternatives, automatic records transfers and many other time saving devices:
- Record keeping clinical histories, patient and supplier information
- Dispensing records medicines, pharmaceutical codes and schedules
- Automatic transfer of medicine costs in accordance with medical scheme formularies to appropriate
accounts - Lists generic alternative medicines approved by medical schemes, when required by the medical aid plan
- Networking capability caters for the needs of different medical speciality practices in a single location Integration with market suppliers for easy updating of codes
- Remote software system updating online via modem
- Stock management and control inventory, low stock flagging, ordering, automatic advice of patients short of stock when new stock is entered
- Chronic medicine management including automatic warning if stock level is exceeded by amount required for patients of the practice
- Default settings to cater for individual preferences for medical industry switching services