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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FastPIPE

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFastPIPE is a construction and estimation software offering from FastEST, Inc.N/A

    Practice Fusion

    Score4.9 out of 10
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    $149

    per month per provider with a required annual commitment

    Pricing
    FastPIPEPractice Fusion
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    3 signing staff licenses & unlimited non-signing staff licenses
    $149
    per month per provider with a required annual commitment
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FastPIPEPractice Fusion
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    FastPIPEPractice Fusion
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Practice Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Practice Fusion
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and Claims Management
    Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Real-time eligibility verification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Claims management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Coding00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Patient billing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Financial Reporting00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Patient Scheduling
    Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Rule-based scheduling00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Automated appointment reminders00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Automated patient check-in00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Multi-location support00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Calendar interface00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Electronic Medical Records
    Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    6.4
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Charting / document management00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Templates00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Patient portal00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Mobile/tablet support00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Fax integration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integration with other EMR and PM systems00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Workflow automation00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Speech recognition00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customization00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
    E-prescribing00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Medical Security and Privacy
    Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    7.2
    7 Ratings
    15% below category average
    HIPAA compliance00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Role-based permission levels00 Ratings4.06 Ratings
    Data backups and redundancy00 Ratings9.84 Ratings
    Local mode / networking failsafe00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Workflow and Scale
    Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of FastPIPE and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    FastPIPE
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    2.7
    7 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Task tracking00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Specialty-specific workflows00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FastPIPEPractice Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FastPIPEPractice Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FastEST, Inc.
    It's absolutely well suited to anyone needing accurate piping takeoff and laboring estimates, with great reporting and up to date pricing. I love that I didn't need to spend time trying to update the price logs. It's easy to learn, and works well in a large or small environment, and lends itself to more than just estimating, but becomes a good project management tool as well. Fantastic software.
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    Practice Fusion
    The best scenario is a small non-profit clinic who needs a great EMR but cannot afford one like EPIC. I might also recommend this to colleagues who are starting a small business because I think PF would be a good, easy, and more affordable to get up and running. I think this EMR makes less sense in the setting of large academic institutions who need lots of easily manipulable data and a huge amount of support.
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    Pros
    FastEST, Inc.
    • FastPIPE was very fast to learn, very straight forward and user-friendly. It's easy to use and teach new interns and project engineers how to quickly takeoff sections to backup change orders or assist in heavy bid load.
    • It's fantastic at keeping up to date on price changes. I'd get updates often, and they were usually within 2-3% of our discount prices with local vendors. In the few instances it wasn't, FastPIPE was very easy to adjust or factor for project costs.
    • Is great at being able to pull up reports and graphs and track different materials and labor costs for factoring. We bid on a lot of high rise residential buildings, so we do takeoff by floor. It would give detailed reports per page as opposed to just a lump sum. Very detailed so it was easy to adjust per our project approach.
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    Practice Fusion
    • Document storage- You can upload documents and attach them to specific patients. As well as flag documents that need to be signed, and assign them to specific doctors.
    • Charting- Very detailed integration for charting.
    • Reporting- We really enjoy the reports we can pull from within the software.
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    Cons
    FastEST, Inc.
    • It was a trick or two learning how to upload prints correctly, I think that interface could be a bit easier, but it's already better than most of the competition.
    • Might be nice to have easier labor factoring, in case we want to pre-load our own instead of MCA time factors for piping labor
    • It would auto update upon opening occasionally. It's fairly fast, but I prefer to OK that in case I just need to come up with something quickly and don't want to wait.
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    Practice Fusion
    • Have Physician Assistant as a provider status.
    • Make the notes section of each patients account displays towards the top of page and not the bottom.
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    Usability
    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    In my opinion and experience, they have a lack of customization so you have to constantly create hacks to make their system work for your practice.
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    Support Rating
    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    We always get a return call within the time stated. There are many available topics on the forum and it is often easy to find the issue you are seeking more information on. When we have tried the live chat feature we have been satisfied with the timeliness and response.
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    Alternatives Considered
    FastEST, Inc.
    I've used the quote soft piping takeoff as well, and it's just not as easy to use or update. Basic methodology and interaface is similar, but it's more 'clunky' to use, is harder to keep updated and to upload PDF's for takeoff, and it's just not as streamlined or user friendly. Akin to comparing driving a truck to a sports car. The Fast Pipe is really smooth and easy to function in.
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    Practice Fusion
    NextGen is hard to use as far as medical records. Practice Fusion is user friendly. There is a great knowledge base for questions asked. Practice Fusion takes all the guess work out of the day.
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    Return on Investment
    FastEST, Inc.
    • Best impact is time saved. It's so much faster to do bid takeoff and hit the ground running
    • Being able to 'draw in' on design-build and being able to print my takeoff has been helpful when turning the job over so the field install understands the approach taken to get the job.
    • Ease of use and learning has made it much more cost effective to bring new people up to speed.
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    Practice Fusion
    • PRO -- I know now what I need in an EMR/EHR
    • CONS -- They have overcharged me and it has cost me money
    • CONS-- They have disregarded my legal rights which makes me unsure of keeping confidential info in their systems and it will cost me money to switch
    • CONS--They have cost me money with the time I've wasted to follow up on my own tickets that they refuse to follow up with
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