Technology is revolutionizing our business. In addition, with our proprietary online purchasing system, OCA affiliated practices have access to the most advanced technology available to today’s orthodontists and pediatric dentists. Our affiliated centers are interconnected through a private intranet, and have access to proprietary patient accounting systems and sophisticated scheduling systems.
Our extensive experience in providing business services to orthodontic practices has enabled us to develop our own sophisticated, full-featured applications to drive efficiencies and build value at our affiliated centers. We are experts at identifying those areas of operations where the introduction of new information technology applications will create a more smoothly functioning center. We support our affiliated centers through a call center with a technical staff of 25 professionals.
The foundation of OCA’s technology services is a full-featured practice management software incorporating financial management and quality orthodontic processes into an easy-to-learn, point-and-click user interface. Developed to help our affiliates grow and increase profitability, this software is a fully integrated system that gives practitioners complete control over all facets of their practice from scheduling to insurance information to patient records.
Our digital imaging software is the digital photography arm of OCA’s practice management software. It lets centers save digital images electronically, view them on-screen and create color print-outs for the patient. The system eliminates the need for costly film and developing, and replaces the need for physical archiving.
OCA’s proprietary software applications increase efficiencies at the center and corporate level. Our financial and statistical reporting application allows practitioners to monitor their financial performance and access real-time statistical information. They can see the big picture or analyze component expenses. With tiered levels of security, it enables OCA to look at aggregate financial statements by practitioner, by region or by country to facilitate decision making. Our payroll management software enables centers to enter time and attendance information for 3,000-plus employees and over 600 practitioners, which is then collected electronically for processing by OCA.
Our in-house information technology experts, including 13 software developers and programmers, are continually exploring technology innovations and web-based services to keep OCA affiliated practices on the leading edge.
