Netsmart Technologies Releases Version 7.5 of Helper(TM) Practice Management Software
Latest Release Includes Enhanced Scheduling, Financial and Claims Processing Features for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Counselors, Therapists and Social Workers
Great River, NY (November 12, 2008) – Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced the general availability release of version 7.5 of Helper, the leading practice management software for individual and small group private practice psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, therapists and social workers.
Nearly 50,000 clinicians in 18,000 practices have chosen Helper as their practice management solution. Helper is a complete solution, providing software and services for scheduling, billing, electronic claims submission, credit card processing, electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) and online professional development resources for continuing education.
“Helper gives us a complete practice management solution that improves our processes and enables us to focus on client care,” said Susan Ferguson, practice administrator at Chestnut Hill Counseling Associates in Dover, N.H. “As a beta tester for Helper 7.5, I was pleased to see the new features that make Helper even more versatile and easy to use.”
A sample of new features in Helper 7.5 includes:
o Enhanced scheduling, with familiar Microsoft Outlook®-style layout and the ability to view and print clinician schedules that show open and completed appointments
o Enhanced view of overlapping appointments and increased visibility into recurring appointments to assist with scheduling for multiple providers
o Simplified set-up of secondary insurance company identification numbers and compliance with insurance company requirements for secondary ID “qualifiers” when submitting claims
o Full compatibility with Microsoft® Windows Vista operating system
Netsmart is the only provider to offer practice management clinical, mental health therapist billing and related software solutions for all sizes and types of mental health care providers, from individual practices to community mental health centers to statewide mental health systems.
“The enhancements in this new version of Helper are based on customer input and ever-changing industry requirements,” said James L. Conway, chief executive officer, Netsmart Technologies. “The thousands of private and small group practices that utilize Helper are an important component of the Netsmart customer community, which is the largest connected community in the industry.”
Source: Netsmart
