Henry Schein Practice Solutions Press Brief
12/09/2010
Henry Schein Announces the Launch of Easy Dental 2010
Easy Dental 2010 delivers practical new collections management, treatment management,
scheduling and security capabilities that improve practice efficiency and productivity.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest distributor of health care products
and services to office-based dental, medical and veterinary practitioners, today
announced the immediate availability of Easy Dental 2010, the latest version of
its popular practice management system for value conscious dental offices.
“Easy Dental has always been about giving dental practices an efficient and
affordable set of management and clinical tools that are dependable and easy-to-use,”
said Kevin Bunker, vice president and general manager of Henry Schein Practice Solutions.
“Easy Dental 2010 builds on that tradition with useful new features that deliver
real value without adding complexity or cost.”
The enhancements to Easy Dental 2010 focus on three key areas: a new Collections
Manager that helps practices generate more revenue and improve profits, a new Treatment
Manager that makes it easy for practices to track and follow up on open treatment
plans and enhanced productivity tools that make overall scheduling and patient management
more efficient and productive.
Collections Manager
Collections Manager changes the way practices handle outstanding collections by
turning scattered and disorganized accounts receivable information into concise,
prioritized and actionable reports. With Collections Manager, practices can quickly
run reports on a wide variety of criteria, including insurance provider, guarantor,
billing type and date, number of days past due, missed payments and more. This flexible,
fine-grained control gives practices the information they need to make their collections
efforts more productive and efficient.
Treatment Manager
Treatment Manager provides enhanced flexibility and control over the treatment planning
process. With Treatment Manager, practices can run reports that quickly identify
all patients with open treatment plans and sort them by type of work, payment information,
insurance information, Office Journal entries and more. Staff members can also use
Treatment Manager to manage and track their efforts to contact patients with unfinished
treatment plans. These new treatment planning capabilities lead directly to more
consistent treatment planning and improved patient care.
Other Enhancements
Easy Dental 2010 also delivers a number of important calendaring, scheduling and
security enhancements. A new operatory event scheduling feature makes it possible
to close operatories for hours or days without scheduling dummy appointments. Office
managers can now set up, save and print a customized calendar for every clinician
in the office. An enhanced clipboard allows office workers to reschedule multiple
appointments more quickly and efficiently. A new Appointment Hover Window allows
staff members to access appointment details and patient information by simply mousing
over any appointment window. And enhanced patient privacy capabilities automatically
mask social security numbers from staff members unless they have the proper authorization.
“Easy Dental customers have always valued the product’s unobtrusive,
no-nonsense approach to practice management,” said Bunker. “With Easy
Dental 2010, we listened carefully to those customers and used their input to add
the practical, easy-to-use new features they requested most. The result is a product
that gives our customers exciting new tools for measuring and managing business
outcomes, turning treatment plans into revenue, improving the overall quality of
patient care, and ultimately making their practices more profitable, productive
and secure.”
To learn more about the new features and enhancements in Easy Dental 2010, visit
www.EasyDental.com/products.
About Henry Schein
Henry Schein, a Fortune 500® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index, is recognized
for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. The Company's
four business groups—Dental, Medical, International and Technology—serve more than
590,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician
practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions.
The company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which
provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of
more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well
as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items. Henry
Schein also provides exclusive, innovative technology offerings for dental, medical
and veterinary professionals, including value-added practice management software
and electronic health record solutions.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs more than 13,500 people and
has operations or affiliates in 23 countries. The Company's net sales reached a
record $6.4 billion in 2008. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site
at www.HenrySchein.com.