Making the right decision on a Private Practice Management System (PPM Software) can be daunting, and often a good sales pitch can take you down the wrong pathway to a system that does not fit your needs or that of your secretary.
How do you find the best PPM software to suit your needs?
Take the time to list down what specific requirements you need from your PPM software. Your secretary could have some ideas to help. Use this to help narrow down your search for the best solution.
Remember shopping for a PPM software system is no different than shopping for a new iPad, phone or holiday. Using the internet will help to narrow down what you need, based on criteria to some degree. For example, if you want a family holiday in a hot country, you can search for exactly that in Google.
You will be inundated with options and of course, paid advertising will often have the biggest companies at the top offering options, but that doesn’t always mean you get what you need.
Paid advertising or Pay Per Click is used in business and allows for companies to pay Google to be at the top of any search engine requests for specific key words like family holiday, hot country.
Does this help? Yes, it can at least drive you to options available but also to options that are not necessarily appropriate for you. Clever Search Engine Optimisation companies (SEO) will be able to add that search to several inappropriate answers leaving you more frustrated.
Looking for a Private Practice Management Software is no different. If you ask Google for the best PPM software, you will initially get those that paid to at the top of that particular search request and then you are left trying to understand if the options given are meaningful to your type of medical specialty.
My first piece of advice is, if you are going to use Google to find PPM Software, be more specific in your search. Adding ‘UK’ to your search will ensure that the options listed will be businesses in the UK and those options listed will relate to the UK GDPR regulatory scrutiny. They are likely to partner with other UK businesses who offer good eBilling options to assist with the quicker submission and payment of outstanding invoices and similarly, when considering your other business specifications; Scan.com for medical scanning referrals or Voodoo for SMS texting to be enabled to remind patients of up-and-coming appointments.
My second piece of advice is to canvas opinions from fellow colleagues or people in the same Private field of medicine as you. They are most likely to have experience using a PPM software system and their experience might mirror your needs when setting out and if you are frustrated in the system you are currently using, others might give you a steer for you to at least investigate options before making any decision to move your data.
Once you have a company in mind, visit their website.
First stop on the site should be their Features section.
Here, you’ll see a list of all functionalities offered by the PPM software and this is where you can be picky! Refer to your list of requirements and match them against what you see.
Check their partnerships and integrations section, often found on the ‘Features’ page. This will give you an idea of Functions that work alongside your PPM system and will help to reduce administration tasks and speed up processes. Healthcode for example. If the PPM software partners with Healthcode, submitting and receiving payments from Insurers will be quicker and less time consuming as all submissions for payment after procedure, will be checked first at source before submitting to Healthcode for clearing.
Another check would be what UK Support to they offer Users?:
Do they have a Support team that can answer your questions? Its safe to say, having someone to speak to regarding function is important. Having to wait for a response will be frustrating and will slow down progress in clinics.
My last piece of advice is to see if you can trial the software independently. The only way you’ll be able to see if this software is right for you, is to play with it.
Only then can you really get a feel for how a system is likely to work for you. You will get a feel for how easy the software is to navigate before making any decision to invest.
Searching for the right PPM software will need your time but it doesn’t have to be frustrating. Store these pieces of advice for when you need them and if you are looking for a PPM software system, you might find us, here at MidexPRO an option for you to consider.
MidexPRO offer a FREE 30-day trial of the software and offer full support from our friendly Support team, throughout the duration of your trial.
You will be shown the system first so you can ask questions and Support will be available throughout the duration of your trial should you need help.
We are confident that our PPM system is one of the most cost-effective systems available in the UK and if you would like to read reviews by real clients left on the independent review site Capterra you’ll get even more understanding of what MidexPRO, and all its tools can offer you.
We don’t employ Salespeople to go door to door or incentivise staff with commission on systems sold we just want to make sure you have the best Practice Software System that fits your day-to-day needs.
Call our Support team on 0330 999 3399 or email us at support@midexpro.com to find out more or to start your FREE trial with us today.
What have you got to lose? Visit www.midexpro.com/Trial for more information or contact out team.
We look forward to hearing from you.