McKesson Introduces New Medisoft Version

Early in 2012, McKesson announced that the company would be upgrading its wildly popular Medisoft medical billing and EMR software sometime in the third quarter of this year. With promises of new features to improve the interface, make compliance with federal regulations easier and increase efficiency for medical billing and electronic patient records, Medisoft 18 has been one of the most-awaited Medisoft releases in history. For those who have been waiting for the new version before buying and those who are ready to upgrade, McKesson introduced its new version of Medisoft medical billing software last week, and it offers a host of new features for small to mid-size medical practices.

New Medisoft Features in V18

The new version of Medisoft includes a number of new features that will make life easier for medical office and health professionals. Among the most popular is integrated credit card processing, which allows medical processes to run credit cards from within the software instead of having to run separate credit card processing software. The integration will make it easier for smaller offices to accept credit card payments for co-pays and medical services.

In addition, Medisoft v18 includes the capability for incremental backup and restore, which reduces backup times without affecting security, because it only backs up data that has been changed since the last time the program backed up the data. Of special interest to larger practices, Medisoft 18 features an expanded dashboard that supports more users and provides faster access to important information.

The new Medisoft is also expected to support the new Windows 8 operating system, a consideration for offices that are planning an upgrade to take advantage of the more stable and faster operating system.

The new features in Medisoft v18 join the parade of essential features already offered in Medisoft, Medisoft EMR and Medisoft Clinical. The Medisoft family of medical records software provides integration between electronic patient records, office management software and medical billing software. The integration reduces billing and medical errors, streamlines office processes and increases office productivity and outcomes. By making everything accessible to users through personalized dashboards, it improves security and efficiency by ensuring that each user has access to the data essential to his job and no more.

McKesson Medisoft products are available through independent dealers, many of which are offering special incentives for upgrades and new purchase of the updated version of the popular medical billing software. Check with your independent Medisoft affiliate for more information about availability and new features.