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Practice Guardian News
February 1, 1999
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�For Health Care Professionals, Practice Managers and Manufacturers"
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Published and Written by
Michael J. Berry, Consultant/Liaison &
Best Selling Author of "Collections Made Easy!�
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Practice Guardian News..........
February 1, 1999, .......
Volume 1.............
Issue #2
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INDEX
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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
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Sponsorships ..........
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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.
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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.
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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
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HEALTH CARE MD/DDS COMBINED SITES
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Microsoft Healthcare Users Guide
http://www.mshug.org
Healthcare software industry forum. Lists Microsoft Certified Solution
Providers and available downloads in PDF format.
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HMO
PAGE
http://www.HMOpage.org
Watchdog HMO resource page for complaints and regulatory issues
sponsored by Physicians Who Care.
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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.
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Health Law
Hippo
http://hippo.findlaw.com
Excellent collection of policy and regulatory materials related to
health care.
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DENTAL SITES
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Dentalbytes Magezine
http://www.dentalbytes.com
Dental internet magazine and directory.
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DDS-NET HOME PAGE
http://www.ddsnet.com
Dental internet guide and professional resource.
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The Dental Exchange
http://www.dentalxchange.com
One of the best dental guides and resources on the internet.
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The Dental Shopping Mall
http://www.dentalshop.com/
Up to date information on new dental products.
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MEDICAL SITES
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Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information.
http://www.Medicare.gov
Medicare regulations, advice, and forms..
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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.
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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.
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Physician Marketing and Management. (Newsletter)
http://www.ahcpub.com
Top rated practice management advice newsletter published by American
Health Consultants and Medical Economics. .
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BUSINESS & COMPUTING SITES
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CNN Financial News
http://cnnfn.com
Up to date financial news from Wall Street and the world.
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E-Trade
http://e-trade.com
Buy or sell stocks on line.
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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.
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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....
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MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SITES
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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