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You Need an ERP System If You Say Yes to Any of This

Posted by John Shepperson | Dec 30, 2013 3:38:00 PM

Businesses know that they must always be growing and improving to stay in – and preferably at the top of – the game. With the current state of the economy, however, businesses are also aware that they need to get the most bang for their buck; any investments, technology or otherwise, must deliver value.

BlackboardYesNoMaybeThe current business trend in terms of technology is enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. As we’ve discussed many, many times on this blog, ERP systems are, while well worth the effort for most businesses, costly and time-consuming. When considering your business, therefore, there are a few steps that you should take to determine whether or not an ERP system is right for you.

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Topics: ERP, oates, software integration, business management, john shepperson, standardized processes, do i need an erp



ERP Implementation Stage #2: Planning and Designing

Posted by John Shepperson | Oct 23, 2013 10:30:00 AM

Welcome to today’s installment of The 6 Stages of ERP Implementation. We discussed the 6 Stages briefly and we covered Stage 1 – Research and Selection – in-depth last week. Today we’re going to talk about the second stage.

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Topics: ERP, ERP implementation, oates and co, design, software integration, business management, implementation phase



What is Business Intelligence?

Posted by John Shepperson | Oct 9, 2013 7:40:00 AM

The best way for an organization to collect, organize, and view their data easily and comprehensively is with the use of business intelligence tools.

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Topics: integrated software, business intelligence, business intelligence software, data, record keeping, software integration, oates and company, john shepperson



Use a Consultant for a Better Software Integration Experience

Posted by John Shepperson | Aug 1, 2013 7:40:00 AM

Every medical practice has its own method of keeping records. Currently, the majority of practices are keeping their medical and business data separate – despite the fact that maintaining two different systems for record keeping is costly, time consuming, and far less effective.

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Topics: medical software, medical records, integration software, transition, record keeping, software integration, consultant, integration, john shepperson



Better Medical Record Keeping with Better Software

Posted by John Shepperson | Jul 30, 2013 7:40:00 AM

A major obstacle for medical practices is record-keeping. Records of patient visits, payment methods, invoices, types of treatment given, and medications prescribed are all examples of what medical practices keep track of. What many people don’t consider, however, is that medical practices – just like every other business – also have to keep track of employee hours, inventory, overhead costs, and profitability.

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Topics: record keeping, medical practice, health care, healthcare, billing, Centricity, NextGen, software integration, john shepperson



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