MediSwitch, a division of the USKO group, has signed an agreement with Radpac, a developer and provider of medical practice software for radiologists. The deal will see the full integration of MediSwitch`s API switch technology with the Radpac system, which treats every patient as a separate account because of the inherently unique character of radiology visits.
"Currently", explains Peter Kennedy, MediSwitch`s business development director, "all existing users are being upgraded to the new MediSwitch-enabled version of the system at no extra cost."
According to Dave Langley, managing director of Radpac, the deal is particulary beneficial to Radpac clients because of the cost saving implications. "With a MediSwitch-enabled version of the software, medical aids will be able to pay Radpac users more promptly, because all invoices will be submitted in real-time, and checked for eligibility and availability of funds."
"In addition," continues Langley, "the medical funds themselves will only receive notification of accounts once, thus decreasing duplication, and these will be delivered in electronic format which is easily and immediately incorporated into their databases."
The first phase of the deal is expected to be completed by the end of November 99. Thereafter, any new users will automatically use the MediSwitch-enabled version of Radpac. The move into niche areas of the market follows MediSwitch`s recent deals across the spectrum of the healthcare industry, including medical aids, fund administrators and Practice Management Software (PMS) providers.
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Radpac
Radpac is a Windows-based set of comprehensive software modules managing administration requirements within Radiology practices. The modules are broken up for different aspects within a practice, and are made up of 15 processes, including client records and reports, a pricing structure (with reports) and security build around a bug-free set of development tools.
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