Medicare for Concurrent Group Billing Therapy

Athena Software (http://www. athenasoftware. net/features-billing. html) launched a new version of Penelope featuring electronic billing programs that work with Medicare for concurrent group billing therapy.

Guelph, ON (PRWEB) March 8, 2006

Athena Software (http://www. athenasoftware. net/features-billing. html (http://www. athenasoftware. net/features-billing. html)) launched a new version of Penelope featuring electronic billing programs that work with Medicare for concurrent group billing therapy. Dana Fox, Director of Business Development Athena Software mailto:dana@athenasoftware. net said, “Penelope Case Management and Counseling Software's powerful accounting system makes it easy to intelligently invoice and record payment for even the most difficult funding arrangements.” Fox went on to say, “Invoices, discounts, write-offs, and payments can be logged against the full range of funder types – EAP’s, private insurers, government payers, sliding scale or fee for service clients, public funders (eg. Medicaid), and group policies - and, if need be, all at once and in any combination!” Penelope Counseling / Case Management Software generates claims, invoices, CMS-1500s (formerly HCFA 1500) for individuals or insurers/funders. Penelope's new "shopping cart" model makes it easy to record relevant service item codes for a single activity.

Penelope Counseling/ Case Management Software automatically tracks billable services and provides for single and batch invoicing for the appropriate billable item. A large number of reports can be generated that summarize EAP / funder / payer statistical, account aging, utilization and accounting / financial data.

Athena’s world class case management software will featuring electronic billing programs that work with Medicare for concurrent group billing therapy with the added functionality of fully integrated:

-worker /client scheduling

-client outcome evaluation

-clinical case and session note recording

-program service delivery details

-comprehensive reporting functions

-client self-intake kiosk mode

-internal communications and workflow management tools

-server, backup and operating system

About athena software. net

Athena software is one of the world's most powerful and fully integrated case management and client information solutions designed for counselling, sociology, mental health centers and EAP providers. Athena helps its customers reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and improve customer service by integrating human resources, notes, outcome evaluation and billing into one system. Athena solutions combine decades of combined experience with the power of server-based and open-source database technology. Athena Software, an IBM Business Partner and Server Certified, is listed by the United Way of America’s Outcome Measurement Resource Network (www. unitedway. org/outcomes (http://www. unitedway. org/outcomes)) and supports the United Way of America (UWA) new Standards of Excellence initiative.

Athena gives the power to innovate and customize the system back to the customer without the cost. We make systems integration easy and affordable for people helping others.

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