There are four components to the fee structure:
- System Setup Fee
- Monthly Software Fees
- Hardware/Software Connectivity Costs
- Percent of Net Collections
System Setup Fee -- Per Physician Fee Includes:
- Testing hardware and data lines at the Central Business Office and at your practice site to ensure system access
- Revising Claim and Encounter Form/Superbill formats
- Establishing practice master files
- Setting up dataset and additional user licenses, as needed
- Setting up Appointment Scheduling Module
- Initial training of practice staff (retraining of current staff and of new employees is at the client's expense)
Monthly Software Fees Include:
- Software maintenance and support from both BJC Medical Group staff
- Access to training staff, as needed, for support and assistance
- Help desk support to resolve issues
- Technical resources through the BJC Information Systems infrastructure to best ensure system reliability and availability
Hardware/Software Connectivity Costs Include:
- Order and installation of data line and cabling for practice site, as well as ongoing maintenance of same
- Purchase and installation of determined hardware of system access (client's current hardware is evaluated and assessed for purposes of compatibility and if possible, used to potentially reduce expense to client)
- BJC Information Systems orders and installs your hardware, if requested, and provides maintenance for this equipment; this is a direct bill cost to the client
- Customized per practice



