The THERAPIST vs. Practice Magic

NOTE: This list compares The THERAPIST EZ and Pro with Practice Magic version 3.0. All attempts have been made to make this table fair and accurate. Please contact the vendor to confirm the information presented.

	Feature	Windows EZ	Windows Pro	Practice Magic

Patient Information
	Patient database Yes Yes Yes Couple and family patients No Yes Yes 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 Unlimited User-defined fields 0 8 0 User-defined patient categories Unlimited Unlimited None

Insurance
	Insurance companies per patient Unlimited Unlimited 2 Multiple authorizations per patient Yes Yes No Authorize specific procedure codes Yes Yes No

Case Management
	Treatment plans Yes Yes No Treatment plan templates Yes Yes No Progress notes Yes Yes Yes Progress note templates Yes Yes No Maintain multiple cases per patient No Yes1 No Define problems, goals, and treatment modalities No Yes1 No User-defined outcome measurements No Yes1 No Attach progress note to service Yes Yes No 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 Yes Assign fees due to insurance Yes Yes Yes Tax fields and automatic tax calculations Yes Yes No Memorized services per patient Unlimited Unlimited None Memorized services available to all patients Unlimited Unlimited None Group therapy No Yes Yes User-defined service categories Unlimited Unlimited None

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

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 No 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 No National Standard Format (NSF) 3.01 No Yes No CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) Print Image Yes Yes Yes Submit directly to payers (Clearinghouse not required) No Yes No Chiropractic electronic claims No Yes No Ambulance electronic claims No Yes No

Reporting
	Patient face sheet report Yes Yes No Payment receipt Yes Yes No 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 No

Fee Schedules
	Number of fee schedules available Unlimited Unlimited 7 Batch fee schedule updates Yes Yes No

Accounting
	Open item accounting Yes Yes No 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 Yes2 Yes Patient appointments Yes Yes Yes Group therapy appointments No Yes Yes 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 Yes Mark appointments as confirmed Yes Yes No Generate service from appointment Yes Yes Yes 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 Yes

Miscellaneous

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

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

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

Program Access
	Multiple therapists Unlimited Free Unlimited Free No Multi-user networking Yes5 Yes5 No 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 2

Prices
	Base price with one provider $599 $799 $180 Price with two providers $599 $799 N/A Price with five providers $599 $799 N/A One provider with three network users $899 $1099 N/A

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 $150 each.
6. Requires ODBC Data Source add-on (See Price List).