The THERAPIST Feature Comparison

This chart compares The THERAPIST EZ and The THERAPIST Pro

	Feature	Windows EZ	Windows Pro

Patient Information
	Patient database Yes Yes Couple and family patients No Yes Responsible parties 1 3 DSM-IV diagnosis style (mental health) Yes Yes Medical diagnosis style Yes Yes Alert messages per patient Unlimited Unlimited User-defined fields 0 8 User-defined patient categories Unlimited Unlimited

Insurance
	Insurance companies per patient Unlimited Unlimited Multiple authorizations per patient Yes Yes Authorize specific procedure codes Yes Yes

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

Transactions
	Services and payments Yes Yes Assign fees due to responsible party Yes Yes Assign fees due to insurance Yes Yes Tax fields and automatic tax calculations Yes Yes Memorized services per patient Unlimited Unlimited Memorized services available to all patients Unlimited Unlimited Group therapy No Yes User-defined service categories Unlimited Unlimited

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

Insurance Claims
	Printed CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) insurance claims Yes Yes Align CMS-1500 (CMS-1500) claims on preprinted forms Yes Yes Plain paper insurance claims Yes Yes Bill primary insurance payers Yes Yes Bill secondary insurance payers Yes Yes Bill third-party Insurance payers Yes Yes

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

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

Fee Schedules
	Number of fee schedules available Unlimited Unlimited Batch fee schedule updates Yes Yes

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

Appointment Scheduler

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

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

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

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

Program Access
	Multiple therapists Unlimited Free Unlimited Free Multi-user networking Yes5 Yes5 Access data using 3rd party applications Yes6 Yes6 Runs on Windows 95, 98, and ME Yes Yes Runs on Windows NT or XP Home Yes Yes Runs on Windows 2000 or XP Professional Yes Yes Ease of Use (Subjective: 1=unusable, 10=extremely easy) 8 7

Prices
	Base price with one provider $499 $799 Price with two providers $499 $799 Price with five providers $499 $799 One provider with three network users $799 $1099

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).