Practice Fusion Announces Billing Software Partners to Provide Integrated Experience and Choice for Users

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice Fusion, the country's largest doctor-patient community, today announced partnerships with three of the largest, most innovative web-based billing solutions in the nation. The partnership allows more than 100,000 monthly active users on the electronic medical record (EMR) platform the ability to select billing software that best fits their needs. Much like Practice Fusion, these preferred partners are web-based and cost-effective, enabling practices of any size or specialty to find a billing solution that is right for them.

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ADP AdvancedMD, CollaborateMD and NueMD have signed on to be the first to use Practice Fusion's billing API to develop fully integrated solutions for medical professionals on the EMR.  Practices and providers have unique needs as they care for patients and manage their practices in a rapidly-changing healthcare system—Practice Fusion's open platform enables a fully integrated experience for all users, regardless of the billing software they select.

"Practice Fusion's open platform is rapidly creating greater efficiency in healthcare and expanding choice for our providers. Our lab API has streamlined electronic results delivery, allowed us to connect to 230 lab partners in only 18 months, and we are now taking the same approach with billing," said Dan O'Neill, senior director of business development at Practice Fusion. "We will be working closely with our preferred partners to deliver a user-friendly, highly integrated experience for all of our providers, and we will open the billing API to other partners in coming months."

What our partners are saying:

• "This partnership allows our mutual customers to truly take advantage of our comprehensive billing solution, designed to ensure physicians thrive in an increasingly complex medical claims environment," said Steven ZoBell, CTO of ADP AdvancedMD.  "Practice Fusion and ADP AdvancedMD both allow physicians to focus on patient care without being bogged down in administrative and regulatory complexity."
• "This is a win-win-win partnership for Practice Fusion, CollaborateMD and their users—combining the easiest-to-use medical billing solution with the fastest-growing EMR," said Douglas Kegler, CEO of CollaborateMD. "With a low cost of ownership, online access, and awesome support from both CollaborateMD and Practice Fusion, healthcare providers have no need to look any further."
• "We are thrilled to be partnering with Practice Fusion and bringing together two of the most technologically advanced systems created for physicians," said Massoud Alibakhsh, President and CEO of Nuesoft, makers of NueMD. "Since 1993, we have committed ourselves to providing the most flexible, affordable and user-friendly solution for small- to medium-sized practices.  This partnership affirms our commitment to meeting the needs of these physicians."

Billing software and services companies interested in connecting to Practice Fusion should reach out to [email protected]. Physicians are invited to sign up for their own free EMR account at www.practicefusion.com.

About Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion's health platform delivers revolutionary technology to doctors and patients. Founded in 2005, the company disrupts the status quo by offering a free, web-based electronic medical record (EMR) system and complete practice management suite for physicians. In April 2013, the company launched its consumer-facing platform, Patient Fusion, where patients can find and book appointments with doctors and access their medical records. Practice Fusion is a driving force in modernizing American health care, used by a community of 100,000 monthly active users serving 64 million patients. The World Economic Forum recognized Practice Fusion as a Technology Pioneer in 2012. For more information about Practice Fusion, please visit www.practicefusion.com.

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