Primary Solutions, Brittco, or MediSked? – Which One is Right for You? (Features Comparison)

Primary Solutions, Brittco, or MediSked? – Which One is Right for You? (Features Comparison)

Organizations that are focused on assisting people with developmental disabilities need some help sometimes too! By leveraging Primary Solutions, Brittco, or MediSked software, your organization can focus more on serving your clients and less on administration. But which one to choose? In this article we’ll look at some of the pros and cons of each option, so keep reading.

Have You Looked at All Your Options? — Primary Solutions, Brittco, or MediSked?

Primary Solutions, Brittco, and MediSked are the big players in the field of software utilized by organizations dedicated to serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Each software solution has its advantages and disadvantages along with features that may or may not be common across the board. The differences between the options allow DD organizations like yours to discover the software option and configuration that is right for you. Let’s take a walk through each of their offerings to see which may be your best fit.

What is Primary Solutions?

Primary Solutions is an Ohio-based software development company that focuses on creating software that is used by Developmental Disability provider organizations and county boards of DD.

What Are Primary Solution’s Products?

• Gatekeeper – A module-based platform that allows an organization to track the following:

– Plan	– Incident Tracking
– Outcomes & Services	– Forms
– Mental Health Billing	– Employment
– Medical History	– Document Imaging
– Local Payment	– Demographics
– Workshops	– Day Services
– Transportation	– County Billing
– Surveys	– Case Notes
– Services	– Care Tracking
– Reports	– Billing Archiving
– Budgets	– Allocation Recovery

 

• Advisor – A module-based software product intended to be a lighter version of Primary Solution’s flagship software “Gatekeeper” but focused on giving a broad picture of the organization’s activities. Advisor has a cloud version as well. Advisor can harness the function of the following modules:

– Workshops	-Forms
-Transportation	-Employment
-Single Entry	-Employee H/R
-Scheduling	-Document Imaging
-Report Server	-Day Services
-Outcomes & Services	-Consumer Demographics
-Mental Health Billing	-Case Notes
-Medical History	-Billing & Receivable
-Incident Tracking

 

• Anywhere – An application that ties into Gatekeeper and Advisor that allows the user to create documentation for service delivery and activities on the go.

 

• Billing Service – An application geared toward billing and claims management.

 

What is Brittco?

Brittco is a software development company based in Ohio that creates software solutions for service providers and county boards serving the developmentally disabled and rehabilitation communities.

 

What are Brittco’s Products?

Brittco builds mobile-friendly software that is utilized within a browser window and is cloud-based. Brittco’s offering for DD providers includes:

Reports	Incident Reporting
Software Support	ISP Goals/Outcomes
Alerts	Homemaker Personal Care Tracking
Medication Tracking	Non-medical Transportation Tracking
Scheduling	ADS, VocHab, & Employment Attendance Tracking
Medicaid Billing	Workshop Piece Tracking

 

What are MediSked’s Products?

MediSked, although not specifically geared to target the DD service community, has software that can be tailored to and is utilized by DD organizations. MediSked’s products that are most used by the DD service organization are customized – in power and price – to each organization’s needs.

 

Care Coordination and Payer Solutions

Collect, unify, analyze, and utilize data	Communicate and collaborate internally
Use data to prove outcomes and justify value-based payment	Provide transparency for clients and support circle
Person-centered care coordination platforms	See data in real-time
Monitoring of transitions and health	Integrate with state oversight, pharmacies, RHIOs, and HIEs
Centralize records	Multi-agency capability

 

Provider Solutions

Collect, unify, analyze, and utilize data	Communicate and collaborate internally
Use data to prove outcomes and justify value-based payment	Provide transparency for clients and support circle
Person-centered care coordination platforms	See data in real-time
Monitoring of transitions and health	Integrate with state oversight, pharmacies, RHIOs, and HIEs
Centralize records	Multi-agency capability

 

Primary Solutions, Brittco, or MediSked? – Which One is Right for You?

Updated 12/2019: We conclude this feature comparison of Primary Solutions, Brittco, and MediSked with some final observations.

1. None of the three solutions has pricing on their website. This is likely due to the fact that they are using modular systems and charging per module. As a result, it would be cumbersome to list pricing. Having said that, these are specialized software products aimed at a niche audience and will carry a commensurate price tag.
2. Brittco’s offering is basic, yet robust, making it more user-friendly than its competitors. Organizations of varying size are being drawn to Brittco, especially due to the company’s focus of listening to and understanding users’ needs, which allows them to innovate and deliver a user-driven feature set.
3. Primary Solutions is the oldest player in software geared to DD provider agencies and as a result, has a long list of clients and a comprehensive offering that may be more attractive to some organizations.  An expansion to Indiana and recent changes have them focusing on innovation.
4. MediSked takes in the breadth of human services organizations and therefore its product is not specifically fine-tuned to DD service providers in particular. With that said, many use it and like it.

 

What Else Should Your DD Service Provider Organization Be Considering?

As you are aware, having the right software is just the beginning of the computing process. Just as important is choosing the people that will maintain that software and the IT systems that make up the foundation of your service delivery. We would encourage you to reach out to our team of IT professionals at ITforDD.com for more information.

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