Healthcare practices rely on various software systems to manage daily operations, patient records, and billing activities. Here are three common terms you may encounter:
Practice Management Systems (PMS)
A Practice Management System (PMS) manages the administrative and financial aspects of a healthcare practice, like scheduling, billing, and reporting. Examples include Dentrix, OpenDental, AthenaCollector, and NextGen.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a digital version of a patient chart used within a single practice. It focuses on clinical documentation such as history, diagnoses, and medications.
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is similar to an EMR but designed for sharing information across providers. EHRs support broader care coordination and include more comprehensive patient data.
While some EMRs and EHRs may display limited financial data, most payment posting and balance management happens in the PMS.
Combined Systems
Many healthcare practices use platforms that combine PMS and EHR functionality into a single system.
How Bridge Payments Integrates
Bridge Payments posts payments into any PMS, EMR, or EHR system. We offer two types of integrations to support your workflow:
- Passive Integrations (Posting Scripts): With this setup, payments are automatically posted into your system—no manual entry required. This method works seamlessly with any platform and is highly customizable.
- Frontdoor Integrations: For select systems, we offer advanced integrations with additional automation and expanded functionality.
Regardless of the system your practice uses, whether it's a PMS, EMR, EHR, or an integrated platform, our posting tools are built to save time, improve accuracy, and reduce administrative overhead.
