REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Utilizing the IMPOWER core platform and automated registration engine, Unicomp developers have created a touchscreen interface and established the POWERstation kiosk to enable self-service patient registration. Unicomp Corp. of America, which specializes in software solutions for the healthcare industry, will showcase patient-facing, automated registration processing Oct. 19-22 at the MGMA Annual Conference in San Diego.
According to a news release, the POWERstation kiosk is simple to use and improves patient demographic and insurance information accuracy. The POWERstation kiosk seamlessly integrates, and shares data, with any practice management and electronic medical record system through the use of the widely supported HL7 messaging protocol and ODBC connectivity, without requiring a custom interface.
"SeePoint's integrated hardware is a great fit to display and drive our POWERstation Patient Registration Kiosk application," said Andy Kaplan, president of Unicomp Corporation of America. "The units contain all the devices needed to drive our software solutions, and they protect all cables, ports and wires from the public."
Authorization and consent form signatures are electronically captured and sealed in a HIPAA-compliant, digital document format. Optical character recognition technology converts insurance card and driver license information into digital patient data, and stores images of these documents in patient-centric folders, for accessibility either locally or from remote offices. Insurance eligibility is verified in real-time over the Internet, allowing copay and deductible requirements to be determined. Credit card payments are collected, and immediately processed electronically, before medical services are rendered.
SeePoint's KioHealth healthcare-specific hardware includes fully integrated duplex card scanners, electronic signature pads, magnetic card readers, HIPAA privacy filter, and AEGIS Antimicrobial treatment, which was recently shown to be effective against MRSA and a wide range of bacteria, fungi and harmful microbes.
