More Than 50 Practices Converted
TAMPA, Fla. January 14, 2008 – Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. has announced that D’Souza & Associates—a billing and collection service for more than 50 ambulatory practices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region—has selected Sage Intergy for its customers’ physician practice management system. The company had previously used another Sage Software product, Sage Medical Manager, since 1989. The choice to migrate, according to top officials, was not taken lightly.
“We searched for more than a year,” said D’Souza & Associates CEO Mabel D’Souza. “This was a major change, so we compared several products. Finally, we narrowed our search field to three, and ultimately Sage Intergy was the better physician practice management system.”
D’Souza & Associates provides billing solutions and hosted practice management software for more than 150 physicians across the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. D’Souza hosts the server and the program; physicians pay for that use as part of their billing service fees.
D’Souza & Associates employs 45 staff and collects more than $80 million annually for the physician base it serves, according to D’Souza. The company’s steady growth required a practice management platform with robust billing, collections and financial tracking functionality.
“We researched companies that had product integrity and functionality, and ease of operation both at our office as well as for our clients,” D’Souza said. “We also looked for integrated EHR. After reviewing a number of companies’ products, we found that Sage Software exceeded our expectations. Additionally, we wanted a vendor who would be with us for the long-term, and we believe Sage Software is that partner.”
Sage Software officials, too, note their desire to continue to support the growth of D’Souza’s organization.
“We appreciate the volume of business managed by D’Souza & Associates,” said Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. SVP of Marketing Sharon Howard. “We understand their need to have a vendor who not only offers the best practice management solution – but who’s also stable and reliable. We’re pleased that D’Souza has found that partner in Sage Software, and we look forward to working with them in the years ahead.”
About Sage Software Healthcare, Inc.
Sage Software Healthcare, Inc., provides integrated Electronic Health Records, EDI applications and practice management systems to thousands of ambulatory care practices throughout North America. These systems enable physicians and practice managers to better manage their practices and improve profitability. Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. is based in Tampa, Fla., and is a division of Sage Software. For more information, please visit www.sagehealth.com or call (877) 932-6301.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software solutions and related products and services, principally for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now has 5.5 million customers and employs over 13,900 people worldwide.
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About D’Souza & Associates
Founded in 1989, D’Souza & Associates provides business management solutions for physician practices. The company specializes in helping physicians recover monies owed to them, and annually collects more than $80 million for the more than 50 physician practices and 150 physicians served. D’Souza & Associates, led by Rudolph D’Souza, Ph.D., deploys a highly skilled management team and a network of renowned hardware and software vendors for the clients they serve. For more information, visit the group’s Web site: www.dsouzainc.com.
Contact
Lynne Durham
Sage Software Healthcare Division
269-934-8853
lynne.durham@sage.com
