WebMBS Unveils ClaimGear v4.6:
ClaimGear To Lower Medical Office Costs and Improve Productivity

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 22, 2001--WebMBS Corporation, a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) of practice management solutions, today announced the release of ClaimGear(TM) v4.6, a full-featured, cost-effective, and completely Internet-based practice management system.

ClaimGear allows medical practices and medical billing services to perform all of the tasks related to practice management without the high costs normally associated with practice management software.  A small account setup fee and low transaction fees, associated with each claim or patient statement, are the only costs involved.  ClaimGear software, support, and upgrades are all bundled into the transaction fees.

ClaimGear was designed to make medical billing offices more efficient by speeding up data entry and removing time-consuming tasks.  The Data Center takes care of setup with the iMcKesson clearinghouse, claims submission, clearinghouse and insurance payor reports retrieval and storage, insurance payor maintenance, printing and mailing of patient statements, and data storage and backup.  Users have more time to concentrate on the billing instead of these complicated and time-consuming tasks.  Additionally, medical offices no longer have to be concerned about purchasing future system capacity because the ClaimGear Data Center grows as their customers grow.

ClaimGear was written from the ground up as an Internet-based software package with fast data transfer and program maneuverability being a critical design goal.  Creating the software as Web-based was not an option because software operated through a Web browser wastes valuable user time loading Web pages.  Proprietary data caching techniques were designed and implemented in the software to minimize data transfer across the Internet.  The final design resulted in an Internet-based program that is easy to maneuver and has fast and minimal data transfer between the user's computer and the ClaimGear servers.

ClaimGear can be installed on multiple computers at multiple locations at no cost.  The client's data can be accessed from anywhere ClaimGear is installed because all of the client's data is stored on the ClaimGear servers.  "Most of our medical billing service clients install ClaimGear in the physician's practice and give them restricted access.  This allows the practice to perform tasks such as add new patients and enter patient cash payments at the time of service", said Douglas A. Kegler, President of ClaimGear.

Data security is not a problem at the Data Center because strict security measures are enforced to protect all client data by the use of firewalls, data encryption, and passwords.  Data duplication and tape backups insure high system availability.

"Our clients can't believe how inexpensive and easy it is to manage medical billing with our software.  And it shows.  We started the year 2000 with clients in one state and now have clients in 14 states across the U.S."  Physicians and medical billing services no longer have to spend large amounts of capital to get easy to use, efficient, and flexible practice management software. 

"Our products are mainly intended for medical practices with 1 to 5 physicians and medical billing services."  ClaimGear feels that the large corporations, looking to sell high-priced practice management packages, largely overlook this segment of the industry.  "Each of our clients are given the attention and support they deserve and we provide them with an effective and inexpensive alternative to the large corporation systems."

Note: As of Apr 26, 2007 ClaimGear has changed to CollaborateMD.