Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Therabill on the iPad
I can't wait for this new feature to roll out. We are developing a web application of Therabill designed specifically for the iPad. While the current version of Therabill does work pretty nicely in the iPad, the layout just isn't ideal. We hope to have a limited version available within the next 2-3 weeks. Soon after that, we will roll out the iPhone / Android version.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Therabill Member Forum
The Therabill Healthcare Billing Forum is now open for viewing to the general public. You must be currently logged in to your Therabill in order to post to the forum. The general public (non-Therabill members) can read the forum posts.
Therabill Calendar Syncs to Google Calendar
I have been working hard over the past 3 days getting ready to roll out a new feature for Therabill. This new feature will allow you to sync your sessions that you have entered in your Therabill schedule to your Google Calendar.
Most calendar's on smartphones have the ability to sync with your Google Calendar. If you set up your smartphone to sync with your Google Calendar and you set up your Therabill calendar to sync with Google Calendar, then the end result will be that if you enter a scheduled therapy session in Therabill, the session will show up in your calendar on your smartphone.
Pretty nifty.
Most calendar's on smartphones have the ability to sync with your Google Calendar. If you set up your smartphone to sync with your Google Calendar and you set up your Therabill calendar to sync with Google Calendar, then the end result will be that if you enter a scheduled therapy session in Therabill, the session will show up in your calendar on your smartphone.
Pretty nifty.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The CMS-1500
Therabill has started to post a tutorial on how to fill out the CMS-1500. It is still under development, we are adding how-to posts in the same order as they appear on the CMS-1500.
Video Demonstrations
Therabill is expanding its documentation to video. We understand that many people would rather watch and listen than read a users manual. I am actually one of those people. We are starting with video demonstrations of commonly asked questions. We will keep expanding. We thrive to have every member experience all that Therabill has to offer. Insurance billing should not be difficult, Therabill has a reputation of making it easy.. we hope the video demonstrations make it even easier.
Go and take a look at our video demonstrations. These videos are informal and unscripted, so please excuse my mistakes. They will get better as I become more comfortable with it.
Here is an example of a video demonstration showcasing how to navigate the Therabill Calendar which is used for enter therapy sessions.
Go and take a look at our video demonstrations. These videos are informal and unscripted, so please excuse my mistakes. They will get better as I become more comfortable with it.
Here is an example of a video demonstration showcasing how to navigate the Therabill Calendar which is used for enter therapy sessions.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
A flood of new feature requests
Therabill has always thrived on feature requests from Therabill members. This has even led to our second motto: "Designed by Therapists like Yourself". I am excited to report that new feature requests have exploded over the past few weeks. From small little tweaks to large scale feature implementations, I have been hard at work adding new features to Therabill.
Scheduling
A new member recently mentioned in an e-mail that Therabill has many awesome billing features, however, they also pointed out several therapy scheduling features that were missing. I immediately acknowledged that these key scheduling features should be added.. and quickly.
Schedule - Week View
I added a week view to the Therabill calendar. The "week view" is in addition to the calendar view that has always been available in Therabill.
Scheduled Events
In additon, Therabill will soon allow you to enter "non therapy" events into your schedule. This can be used for blocking off times within in your schedule or for entering office meetings. The "Scheduled Events" feature is in final stages of development and will go live on July 3rd, 2011.
Service Facility Rooms
Therabill has always allowed you to create multiple service facilities. However, what many might not know is that Therabill recently added the ability to create "rooms" within those facilities. This allows you to not only assign a therapy session to a facility but to assign the therapy session to a specific room within a facility. While the "rooms" do not show up on anywhere on insurance claims, they are useful for therapy scheduling for those business that share office space.
Enhanced Therapy Session Search
A new area has been added to Therabill that offers enhanced search for scheduled therapy sessions. Using the many enhanced search filters, Therabill members can quickly find therapy sessions and perform common tasks such as enter payment, enter therapy session notes, view session folder and edit session.
Hot Keys
Some people prefer not to take their hands off of the keyboard. For this reason, I have started developing some hot keys into Therabill. For the moment, these hot keys are only available on the bill insurance page. These hot keys will be expanded throughout different areas in Therabill in the near future. At this time, hot keys allow you to hold the control key down while pushing another key on the keyboard to perform certain tasks. For example, holding the control button down while entering the 'c' is the same as clicking the Create Invoice button with your mouse.
Client Statement Settings
Client statements is one of the methods of billing your clients that most Therabill members prefer. It is preferred because members because it is a quick and easy method for creating client billing statements. Therabill has recently added a couple of new settings that allow for further control over which therapy sessions should be included on the statement. For example, you can choose to hide therapy sessions that do not have any insurance payment entered on them yet, or that have a zero balance due.
In addition, a setting has been added that allows you to customize the units of the session length. You can choose to either display the session length in "billing units" or in "minutes".
I will continue to post articles to this blog every once in awhile to update you on new features to Therabill. As many already know, we are developing an Electronic Medical Records feature that will be added as an enhancement to the current therapy notes within Therabill. I will start another blog category to cover the development of the electronic medical records.
SchedulingA new member recently mentioned in an e-mail that Therabill has many awesome billing features, however, they also pointed out several therapy scheduling features that were missing. I immediately acknowledged that these key scheduling features should be added.. and quickly.
Schedule - Week View
I added a week view to the Therabill calendar. The "week view" is in addition to the calendar view that has always been available in Therabill.
Scheduled Events
In additon, Therabill will soon allow you to enter "non therapy" events into your schedule. This can be used for blocking off times within in your schedule or for entering office meetings. The "Scheduled Events" feature is in final stages of development and will go live on July 3rd, 2011.
Service Facility Rooms
Therabill has always allowed you to create multiple service facilities. However, what many might not know is that Therabill recently added the ability to create "rooms" within those facilities. This allows you to not only assign a therapy session to a facility but to assign the therapy session to a specific room within a facility. While the "rooms" do not show up on anywhere on insurance claims, they are useful for therapy scheduling for those business that share office space.
A new area has been added to Therabill that offers enhanced search for scheduled therapy sessions. Using the many enhanced search filters, Therabill members can quickly find therapy sessions and perform common tasks such as enter payment, enter therapy session notes, view session folder and edit session.
Hot Keys
Some people prefer not to take their hands off of the keyboard. For this reason, I have started developing some hot keys into Therabill. For the moment, these hot keys are only available on the bill insurance page. These hot keys will be expanded throughout different areas in Therabill in the near future. At this time, hot keys allow you to hold the control key down while pushing another key on the keyboard to perform certain tasks. For example, holding the control button down while entering the 'c' is the same as clicking the Create Invoice button with your mouse.
Client Statement Settings
Client statements is one of the methods of billing your clients that most Therabill members prefer. It is preferred because members because it is a quick and easy method for creating client billing statements. Therabill has recently added a couple of new settings that allow for further control over which therapy sessions should be included on the statement. For example, you can choose to hide therapy sessions that do not have any insurance payment entered on them yet, or that have a zero balance due.
In addition, a setting has been added that allows you to customize the units of the session length. You can choose to either display the session length in "billing units" or in "minutes".
I will continue to post articles to this blog every once in awhile to update you on new features to Therabill. As many already know, we are developing an Electronic Medical Records feature that will be added as an enhancement to the current therapy notes within Therabill. I will start another blog category to cover the development of the electronic medical records.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
New TheraBill Users Manual
TheraBill is working on a new users manual. The new users manual is completely web based (as opposed to being PDF files). The new user manual format will allow members to quickly jump between pages using hyperlinks that are spread throughout the users manual.
The new users manual has a tentative release date of 5/15/2011. However, I am asking anyone and everyone to go and check it out at www.therabill.com/help/ and let me know of any typos, grammatical errors or broken links. I have made a user friendly method for reporting any errors within the text. Simply use your mouse to select the text that contains the error. You will then be given a dialog box where you can add any comments and then e-mail me the error.
Please keep in mind that the release date is not until 5/15/2011 and there will be some pages that are not yet available. You will know when you run into one of these pages because it will show an under construction page.
Until the users manual is finished, members can get help and ask questions through the help center within the members area. If you are a health care provider and would like to see how TheraBill can make your billing process easier with our practice management software and with electronic health insurance claim submissions then please try it free for 30 days. There are no restrictions on the free trial and we don't even ask for your credit card information. While using the free trial, if you find that TheraBill is not what you need, then you can simply walk away from it.
The new users manual has a tentative release date of 5/15/2011. However, I am asking anyone and everyone to go and check it out at www.therabill.com/help/ and let me know of any typos, grammatical errors or broken links. I have made a user friendly method for reporting any errors within the text. Simply use your mouse to select the text that contains the error. You will then be given a dialog box where you can add any comments and then e-mail me the error.
Please keep in mind that the release date is not until 5/15/2011 and there will be some pages that are not yet available. You will know when you run into one of these pages because it will show an under construction page.
Until the users manual is finished, members can get help and ask questions through the help center within the members area. If you are a health care provider and would like to see how TheraBill can make your billing process easier with our practice management software and with electronic health insurance claim submissions then please try it free for 30 days. There are no restrictions on the free trial and we don't even ask for your credit card information. While using the free trial, if you find that TheraBill is not what you need, then you can simply walk away from it.
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