|
Fastrack
vs. The
Competition |
| Feature |
Fastrack |
Competition |
| Ability to move from Hosted solution and bring system in-house |
Yes at
anytime |
 No, only offers Hosted Model. |
| Plan available that provides ownership of software? |
Yes |
No, must pay indefinitely and
client never owns the software! |
| Experience with Hosted solution offering |
Hosting
started in 1999, Fastrack was the first to offer hosting for the HME and
IV industries. |
More recently |
| Upgrade path |
In addition
to being able to take the system in-house, Fastrack accommodates
multiple business lines including HME, Respiratory, IV and Homecare
Agencies. |
None |
| Performance |
Fast...allows
for quick data entry |
Slow especially when making data changes |
| On-site Implementation meeting
and training tailored to your business |
Yes, tailored
to client's business. On-going web training courses available. |
No, primarily web only training |
| Receive a copy of your data at any time |
Yes |
??? |
| Ability to manage multiple companies |
Yes |
No |
| Branch Level Security |
Yes |
No |
| All fields on screen without having to scroll up and down |
Yes |
No |
| Strong Inventory Control |
Yes,
Included in the price |
No, extra charge for module |
| Scheduling of Recurring supplies |
Yes,
Included in the price |
No |
| Advanced bar coding technology |
Yes,
Including for use in the delivery, warehouse and point of sale applications |
No |
| Document Storage developed in-house and integrated with application |
Yes, with
ability to store documents in the patient, referral source, carrier,
product, physician, cash receipts files and more |
No, third party and integrated * |
| Electronic Claims transmitted "real-time"? |
Yes |
No, batched and not sent until at night to a third
party, leaving providers a day behind. * |
| Electronic Claims Module developed in-house |
Yes |
No, developed by third party with little or no previous
HME experience |
| ERN downloadable (auto cash posting) |
Yes |
No |
| Electronic
Claims "Fee" |
Free to Medicare, Medicaid and participating commercial payors. |
$100/mo
charge |
| Edit Claims |
Very easy to use process |
Difficult
to edit claims * |
| Eligibility |
Yes,
Medicare, Medicaid and commercial carriers |
Medicare only |
| Capitated
Contracts |
Yes |
No |
| Sophisticated CMN tracking capabilities |
Yes |
No (based on actual user feedback) |
| Routing of delivery trucks |
Yes,
Including optimizing routes |
No |
| Delivery Module |
Yes, drivers capture delivery info in the field with a Treo or cellular PDA and
automatically confirms orders real-time. |
No |
| Point of Sale |
Feature rich |
Difficult
to use and does not track inventory well (actual
user feedback) |
| Orders |
Easy to enter and modify |
Requires deleting orders if there is no inventory
and re-entering under a different warehouse. |
| Sales
Commission Tracking |
Yes, multiple
methods. |
No |
| Ability to print or not print prices on delivery ticket |
Yes, per
order |
All or nothing - set at company level |
| Sleep software integration |
Yes |
No |
| Business Intelligence |
Yes, full
data mining capability available to users to create their own reports
and
data analysis |
No |
| Reports |
Extensive
library of reports |
Very limited, no real analysis reporting * |
