The THERAPIST vs. MediSoft

NOTE: This list compares The THERAPIST EZ and Pro with MediSoft Advanced version 8.0. All attempts have been made to make this table fair and accurate. Please contact the vendor to confirm the information presented.

	Feature	The THERAPIST EZ	The THERAPIST Pro	MediSoft

Patient Information
	Patient database Yes Yes Yes Couple and family patients No Yes No Responsible parties 1 3 1 DSM-IV diagnosis style (mental health) Yes Yes Axis I Only Medical diagnosis style Yes Yes Yes Alert messages per patient Unlimited Unlimited None User-defined fields 0 8 0 User-defined patient categories Unlimited Unlimited None

Insurance
	Insurance companies per patient Unlimited Unlimited 3 Multiple authorizations per patient Yes Yes No Authorize specific procedure codes Yes Yes No

Case Management
	Treatment plans Yes Yes Yes7 Treatment plan templates Yes Yes No Progress notes Yes Yes No Progress note templates Yes Yes No Maintain multiple cases per patient No Yes1 Yes Define problems, goals, and treatment modalities No Yes1 No User-defined outcome measurements No Yes1 No Attach progress note to service Yes Yes N/A Medication tracking No Yes1 No Treatment provider teams No Yes1 No

Transactions
	Services and payments Yes Yes Yes Assign fees due to responsible party Yes Yes No Assign fees due to insurance Yes Yes Yes Tax fields and automatic tax calculations Yes Yes Yes Memorized services per patient Unlimited Unlimited None Memorized services available to all patients Unlimited Unlimited None Group therapy No Yes No User-defined service categories Unlimited Unlimited None

Patient Statements
	Print patient statements Yes Yes Yes Separate statements for each responsible party No Yes No Statements formatted for window envelopes Yes Yes Yes Past-due aging Yes Yes Yes Interest calculated Yes Yes No

Insurance Claims
	Printed CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) insurance claims Yes Yes Yes Align CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) claims on preprinted forms Yes Yes No Plain paper insurance claims Yes Yes Yes Bill primary insurance payers Yes Yes Yes Bill secondary insurance payers Yes Yes Yes Bill third-party Insurance payers Yes Yes No

Electronic Insurance Claims
	HIPAA Standard ANSI X12 837 Professional Claims No Yes Yes National Standard Format (NSF) 3.01 No Yes Yes CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) Print Image Yes Yes No Submit directly to payers (Clearinghouse not required) No Yes Yes8 Chiropractic electronic claims No Yes Yes Ambulance electronic claims No Yes Yes

Reporting
	Patient face sheet report Yes Yes Yes Payment receipt Yes Yes Yes Form letters with merged data Yes Yes No Mailing labels Yes Yes No Deposit report Yes Yes Yes Prints bank-ready deposit slips Yes Yes No Built-in report writer No Yes Yes

Fee Schedules
	Number of fee schedules available Unlimited Unlimited 26 Batch fee schedule updates Yes Yes No

Accounting
	Open item accounting Yes Yes Yes Provider payroll report No Yes No Payroll based on amount billed or collected N/A Yes N/A Payroll based on billable hours or service units N/A Yes N/A Payroll break levels (e.g. 70% of 1st $1000, 90% after) N/A Yes N/A

Appointment Scheduler

Appointment scheduling Yes2 Yes Yes Patient appointments Yes Yes Yes Group therapy appointments No Yes No Non-patient appointments Yes Yes Yes Other events Yes Yes Yes View multiple provider's appointments at one time Yes Yes No Appointment notes Yes Yes Yes Appointment warnings (flag potential problems) Yes Yes No Mark appointments as confirmed Yes Yes Yes Generate service from appointment Yes Yes No Recurring appointments Yes Yes Yes Provider availability schedules Yes Yes Yes Provider to-do lists Yes Yes No Print daily and weekly schedules Yes Yes Daily Only

Miscellaneous

Date fields use popup calendar lookup Yes Yes Yes Built-in backup and restore Yes Yes Yes Substitute procedure and diagnosis codes for individual insurance carriers. No Yes Yes Glossary of frequently used words and phrases No Yes No Track primary care physicians No Yes Yes Track referring physicians Yes Yes Yes Track non-physician referral sources Yes Yes Yes HIPAA compliant Yes3 Yes Yes Tutorials Video Video Printed9

Billing Service Features
	Multiple separate practices (companies) Optional4 Optional4 Yes Exchange data with a billing service Yes Yes Yes Generate electronic claims for all practices at once No Yes No Backup all practices at once No Yes No

Security
	Password protected Yes Yes Yes Individual passwords and security levels Yes Yes Yes Track changes to critical files No Yes No

Program Access
	Multiple therapists Unlimited Free Unlimited Free Unlimited Free Multi-user networking Yes5 Yes5 Yes10 Access data using 3rd party applications Yes6 Yes6 No Runs on Windows 95, 98, and ME Yes Yes Yes Runs on Windows NT or XP Home Yes Yes Yes Runs on Windows 2000 or XP Professional Yes Yes Yes Ease of Use (Subjective: 1=unusable, 10=extremely easy) 8 7 5

Prices
	Base price with one provider $599 $899 $869 Price with two providers $599 $899 $869 Price with five providers $599 $899 $869 One provider with three network users $999 $1299 $1949+ 10

Notes:

1. With Case Manager add-on module.
2. With the Appointment Scheduler add-on.
3. HIPAA compliant but includes only CMS-1500 electronic insurance claims.
4. One practice is included. Additional practice licenses extra (See Price List).
5. One network user is included. Additional network users $200 each.
6. Requires ODBC Data Source add-on (See Price List).
7. MediSoft treatment plans consist of a list of procedure codes to be used in treatment.
8. Requires purchasing one NDC Direct Module for each payer. Only a limited list of payers is available.
9. The "Printed" tutorial is part of the online (F1) help.
10. Requires upgrade. MediSoft Networks Professional for single user is $1949 plus a database user license.