********************************************************* Practice Guardian News February 1, 1999 ********************************************************* “For Health Care Professionals, Practice Managers and Manufacturers" ********************************************************* Published and Written by Michael J. Berry, Consultant/Liaison & Best Selling Author of "Collections Made Easy!” ********************************************************************* Subscribe today! mjbconsult@statcity.com mjbconsult@email.com ********************************************************************** Practice Guardian News.......... February 1, 1999, ....... Volume 1............. Issue #2 *********************************************************************** INDEX *********************************************************************** Reviews - Top Choices........ American Diagnostics Inc. Fax Sav Practice Management Information Corporation (PMIC) Health Care MD/DDS Combined Sites Dental Sites Medical Sites Business & Computer Sites Manufacturing Products and Services. Practice Guardian Newsletter Reviews Register your site today and Win....... Liaison Services............... Practice Guardian Directories Sites........ Sponsorships .......... ************************************************************************ .........................REVIEWS! ************************************************************************ Top Choice American Diagnostics http://www.adi-medical.com/ Are you a physician looking for a new clinical product? American Diagnostics, Inc. with over 1,000 medical and microbiology related items could be your best internet choice for 1999. With new products entering the health care market monthly,time and information are crucial. As a leader in the industry with multiple distribution networks, they can offer you quality products while keeping your cost to a minimum. A great asset to any medical practice. The site offers a wide range of product categories including Rapid Test Kits with CLIA'88 waived and moderately complex tests for Pregnancy, Strep A, Chlamydia, Mono,and H.pylori. Urine Reagent and Fecal/Occult Blood Tests from leading manufacturers. Microbiology products and supplies from soaps, disinfectants,culture media plates, tubes, antibiotic disks/cartridges, needles, surgical gloves to a vast inventory to meet your every clinical need. American Diagnostics Inc. features major brands from leading pharmaceutical manufacturers such as Bayer (Ames), Abbott, SmithKline and Boehringer at reasonable prices. In all, the site offers the practitioners the opportunity to order, review, and sample new health care products. Your visit to their site is well worth your time. For ordering information or product questions contact customer service toll-free at 1-800-730-0018. **************************************************************************** Top Choice........ Fax Sav http://www.healthlinks.com/faxsav One of the best kept secrets in health care is FaxSav. This unique service could be one of the most revolutionary health care office solutions since the invention of the personal computer. If you are still printing out a chart, memo, insurance or managed care document and inserting it into a fax machine, you are probably spending hundreds of unnecessary dollars a year. For as low as 15 cents per page,award-winning FaxLauncher Pro software allows you to send faxes directly from your desktop PC through your existing Internet connection anywhere in the world. No additional hardware or telephone lines are needed. The FaxSav Network offers business solutions such as email to fax, fax to email,web to fax, broadcast fax, and other services to fit your every need. Health care applications and service benefits are endless. Here are a few top choice services from Fax Sav. FaxLauncher Pro software ($29.95) allows you to send computer-originated faxes,from an Internet-connected PC, to any fax machine in the world -- without needing a fax machine. Fax Courier is the corresponding inbound faxing service that delivers fax documents into your email address, where they can be viewed as email attachments. (FaxSav assigns your email address either a local or toll-free fax number, which when used, delivers faxes into your email. An additional monthly charge of $12.00 may apply.) FaxMailer will send one document as both a fax and email messages to an unlimited number of recipients. Are you a health care organization with Fax numbers for some members and a few reliable email addresses for others? FaxSav's EZ-List Broadcast Services allows you to send a fax to one or 1,000+ people quickly and easily right from your PC. Broadcast fax lets you reach insurance carriers, Medicare or inter departments with an important message in seconds while lowering your annual communication costs. FaxProxy will fax-enable your website to respond to visitor's requests via fax, or to forward their information to another provider as a fax. Now, you can have the same web presence as the big providers. As the Internet evolves, companies offering business solutions that lower costs and increase productivity will become icons. FaxSav is a clear winner in this category. For more information about FaxSav healthcare applications contact 1-800-828-7115, x 2317. http://www.healthlinks.com/FaxSav. ********************************************************************* Top Choice........ Practice Management Information Corporation (PMIC) http://medicalbookstore.com PMIC has been the nation’s leading publisher of coding, reimbursement, and practice management books since 1989. It provides the medical practitioner, professional, and health care industry with innovative products, excellent customer service, and competitve pricing. The site provides you with one stop shopping , a complete medical online information resource, and easy access to 1999 editions of the Physician Desk Reference, ICD-9, CPT, HCPCS, and CDT 2. PMIC features a wide variety of medical and dental claim forms, fee sheduling manuals, and reference books on managed care contracts, collections,insurance,and medical reference. Best sellers include Medicare Rules and Regulations, Evaluation & Management Documentation (EMDOCS), Collections Made Easy, Medical Fees in the United States, and the Health Insurance Carrier Directory. A great way to keep you updated on all industry and federal regulations. In all, PMIC offers a unique 60 day return privilege on all orders. If any product does not meet your expectations simply return the resaleable purchase for a prompt refund,credit or exchange. Place your next order online or simply call 1-800-MED-SHOP ************************************************************************** HEALTH CARE MD/DDS COMBINED SITES *************************************************************************** Microsoft Healthcare Users Guide http://www.mshug.org Healthcare software industry forum. Lists Microsoft Certified Solution Providers and available downloads in PDF format. ********************************************************************* HMO PAGE http://www.HMOpage.org Watchdog HMO resource page for complaints and regulatory issues sponsored by Physicians Who Care. ******************************************************************** Hardin Meta Directory http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/MD University of Iowa health care site. One of the finest directories for medical and dental sites on the internet. *********************************************************************** Health Law Hippo http://hippo.findlaw.com Excellent collection of policy and regulatory materials related to health care. *********************************************************************** DENTAL SITES *********************************************************************** Dentalbytes Magezine http://www.dentalbytes.com Dental internet magazine and directory. *********************************************************************** DDS-NET HOME PAGE http://www.ddsnet.com Dental internet guide and professional resource. ************************************************************************* The Dental Exchange http://www.dentalxchange.com One of the best dental guides and resources on the internet. ************************************************************************* The Dental Shopping Mall http://www.dentalshop.com/ Up to date information on new dental products. ************************************************************************** MEDICAL SITES ************************************************************************** Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information. http://www.Medicare.gov Medicare regulations, advice, and forms.. ************************************************************************** HCFA Paper Forms & Instruction http://www.hcfa.gov/medicare/edi/edi5.htm On line Instruction and HCFA forms available from the Health Care Financing Administration. . *************************************************************************** DiscountMedBooks.com http://www.DiscountMedBooks.com BIG Savings on all your medical text books, review titles, medical equipment & electronic aids. Secure Online Ordering, Orders shipped within 24hrs. ***************************************************************************** Physician Marketing and Management. (Newsletter) http://www.ahcpub.com Top rated practice management advice newsletter published by American Health Consultants and Medical Economics. . ******************************************************************************* BUSINESS & COMPUTING SITES ******************************************************************************* CNN Financial News http://cnnfn.com Up to date financial news from Wall Street and the world. ************************************************************************** E-Trade http://e-trade.com Buy or sell stocks on line. *************************************************************************** ZDTV http://www.zdtv.com/zdtv/zdtv Excellent 24 hour Television channel about computing and the internet. Learn from the pro’s. Shareware available downloads. **************************************************************************** On Line Vacation Mall http://www.onlinevacationmall.com Pick your vacation, destination and itinerary with the leading names in the travel industry. Do it yourself and save.... **************************************************************************** MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SITES ***************************************************************************** ICW International http://www.icwinternational.com/ Manufacturer of quality aluminum monitor mounting brackets for wall,ceiling and pole mounts. Special order brackets and projects built to your specific needs. ******************************************************************************* Valplast Inc. http://www.valplast.com Manufacturer of specialized dental materials, dental laboratory equipment, products connected with injection molding and aesethetic materials. Responsible for the world's first flexible removable partial denture. **************************************************************************** Cobb Dental http://www.cobbdental.com Practice management systems designed to manage your front and back office comprehensively and with ease. Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. **************************************************************************** Cardiac Science http://www.cardiacscience.com U.S. manufacturer specializing in non-surgical, non-invasive automatic external cardioverter defibrillators ("AECD®") for the treatment of cardiac arrest. **************************************************************************** Practice Guardian Newsletter Reviews **************************************************************************** Contact Michael J. 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