Lytec McKesson

Practice Management System

The Lytec® practice management (PM) system from McKesson offers the stability that thousands of users trust to run their practices and get their bills paid. The latest Lytec release, Lytec 2011, is designed to help your practice accurately capture data and manage practice information to maximize cash flow. From scheduling to billing to revenue management, Lytec has your practice covered.

Accurate, Compliant Claims

Lytec is enabled for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) X12 version 5010 standards (referred to as ANSI 5010). These standards regulate the electronic transmission of specific healthcare transactions, including eligibility, claims, remittances, claim status and referrals. Not only does Lytec contain all of the data fields necessary to generate ANSI 5010-enabled claims, in many cases the system includes drop-down menus and the English equivalent of codes to help guide billers. As a result, billers don’t have to be expert coders in order to submit claims with correct information the first time.

 

Patient-friendly Statements

Lytec features complete integration with BillFlash® from NexTrust®, allowing you to upload electronic patient statements directly from Lytec. Not only does BillFlash produce professional patient statements – which are proven more likely to be paid – it can save your practice time and money in the process. In addition, many Lytec screens enable you to directly access a patient statement on the BillFlash web site simply by clicking an eView icon or button. So you always have easy access to the exact statement that your patient received.

Seamless Practice Management Workflow

From the time you schedule a patient to the time you get paid for the services you provide, Lytec 2011 helps you efficiently manage your practice workflow.


Scheduling
Using the Lytec appointment scheduler, a coordinator can view appointments in a number of ways. Thanks to the flexibility of the system, a coordinator is able to quickly find the best appointment to meet both the patient’s and the practice’s needs.


Billing
Claims are generated using customizable rules-based grids that allow your practice to easily address different carrier filing requirements. The flexibility of the grid system enables you to enter limitless claim submission scenarios, and it gives your practice the flexibility it needs to make changes to address future payer changes and government mandates.


Revenue Management
The Revenue Management feature in Lytec 2011 enables you to check for errors with pre-claim editing and ANSI validation before you submit your claims for payment. Revenue Management also checks for insurance eligibility before a service is performed. Finally, Revenue Management translates and displays the 835 electronic remittance advice (ERA) in an intuitive window that allows the biller to review the payment information, make changes if necessary, and post (or not post) each individual payment and adjustment.

Lytec Features Evolution Matrix




Technical Requirements

Supported
Below are additional supported operating systems for use with Lytec 2011.

Single-User
  • Windows Vista Business SP1 (32 or 64-bit)
Professional / Multi-User (Workstation and Server)
  • Windows Vista Business SP1 (32 or 64-bit)
Client-Server (Workstation)
  • Windows Vista Business SP1 (32 or 64-bit)
Client-Server (Server)
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise SP2 (32-bit only)
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard (32 and 64-bit)
Operating Systems
  • Microsoft Small Business Server products are not supported
  • Microsoft Home operating systems are not supported
  • Operating systems not listed are not supported
Recommended
Below are the recommended operating systems for use with Lytec 2011.

Single-User
  • Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit only)
  • Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate (32 or 64-bit)
Professional / Multi-User (Workstation and Server)
  • Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit only)
  • Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate (32 or 64-bit)
Client-Server (Workstation)
  • Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit only)
  • Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate (32 or 64-bit)
Client-Server (Server)
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise SP2 (32-bit only)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit)
Hardware Requirements
The below requirements are for the Lytec 2011 software only. If you decide to run additional services (for example, DNS or Active Directory or Microsoft Office) you may need to add additional CPUs, storage and/or RAM.
Single-User
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU (Processor) Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz
RAM (Memory) 2GB
Storage Space 4GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
Display 1024x768 @ 32bit
Professional / Multi-User (Workstation)
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU (Processor) Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz
RAM (Memory) 2GB
Storage Space 4GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
Display 1024x768 @ 32bit
Network Card (NIC) 100Mbps
Professional / Multi-User (Server)
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU (Processor) Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
RAM (Memory) 4GB
Storage Space 6GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
Display 1024x768 @ 32bit
Network Card (NIC) 100Mbps
Client-Server (Workstation)
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU (Processor) Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz
RAM (Memory) 2GB
Storage Space 4GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
Display 1024x768 @ 32bit
Network Card (NIC) 100Mbps
Client-Server (Server)
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU (Processor) Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
RAM (Memory) 4GB
Storage Space 6GB
Optical Drive DVD-ROM
Display 1024x768 @ 32bit
Network Card (NIC) 100Mbps

Workflow Diagram

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