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Compulink Advantage

Company

Company Name
Compulink Business Systems

Software Info

Software Name
Compulink Advantage
EHR vs EHR/PM
EHR + PM
Certified?
ONC-ATCB Certified Complete

Technical

Hosting
Customer Installed
Compatibility
Windows
Multi-Location?
Yes
Max Users
Unknown

General Features

Setting
Physician Office(s)
Internal Messaging
No
Patient Portal?
Yes
Portal Type
Online

EMR Features

Integrated eRx?
Yes
e-Rx Partner
NewCrop
Equipment Integration?
Yes
Equipment Partners
Marco, Zeiss
Native Text to Speech
Unknown
Lab Interface
Unknown
Drawing Tool
Yes
Auto Coding
Yes
Auto Letters
Yes
Physician Dashboard
Unknown
Reminders
Unknown
Decision Support
Unknown

Practice Management Features

Scheduler
Yes
Accounting/Billing
Yes
Recall System
Yes
Electronic Claims
Yes
Marketing Tools
Yes
Financial Reports
Unknown
Document Management
Unknown

Eye Care-Specific Features

Optical/Dispensary
Yes
Contact Lenses
Yes
VSP Integration
Yes

Support

Support Options
  • Phone
  • Email
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User reviews

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Average user rating from: 10 user(s)

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Overall rating 
 
6.1
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
6.0  (10)
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
5.9  (10)
Quality of Initial Training 
 
6.3  (9)
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
5.9  (10)
Speed of Data Input 
 
5.8  (10)
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
6.2  (10)
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
6.6  (10)
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
7.1  (10)
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
5.9  (10)
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
6.3  (10)
Staff Acceptance 
 
6.3  (10)
Favorable Licensing Terms 
 
6.3  (8)
Has all the features I need 
 
6.6  (10)
Quality of Support 
 
6.1  (10)
Overall Ease of Use 
 
5.8  (10)
Overall Value 
 
6.1  (10)
Overall Satisfaction 
 
6.0  (10)
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
5.7  (10)
 
Compulink Advantage 2012-05-03 16:57:52 ClinicOwner
Overall rating 
 
1.0
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
1.0
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
1.0
Quality of Initial Training 
 
1.0
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
1.0
Speed of Data Input 
 
1.0
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
1.0
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
1.0
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
2.0
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
1.0
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
1.0
Staff Acceptance 
 
1.0
Quality of Support 
 
1.0
Overall Ease of Use 
 
1.0
Overall Value 
 
1.0
Overall Satisfaction 
 
1.0
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
1.0
Reviewed by ClinicOwner    May 03, 2012

The money back 1 year trial promise is a joke.Read other user reviews as well.

The software cannot compute the specific way Chiropractic copays work and maximum visit limits. A separate ledger must be kept by hand. Compulink said I was not handling the copays correctly that other medical specific copays don't work that way? When I have asked for specific changes that apply to Chiropractic for insurance computations to work I am told that they have never had any other Chiropractic clinic to make that statement or complain. Really?


Adjustments by insurance on remittances have to be posted by hand. EHR is not user friendly. The doctor has stopped using due to inaccuracy and time consumption it takes to input.
The daily/monthly/annual financial reports are inaccurate. All of them have different figures so nothing balances.

Whenever there is an update downloaded some of the aspects that were working no longer work and data is disturbed or lost and again staff has to go back to correct. The techs will swear that it ALWAYS worked that way and had not changed.

As stated in other reviews the support techs may take 1-7 days to get back to you when you phone in for help. They are rude and don't believe their software to ever be at fault.

They should read the Compulink Advantage reviews on line.

EHR Review

Experience
1 - 3 Years
Professional Setting
Chiropractic
Owner or User?
I bought and use(d) this product
Your Status
Other
Explain Status
Owner/Office Manager
Disclosure
I have no affiliation with any EHR company
What do you like?
Scheduling; ease of electronic billing (when it works)
What needs work?
Every aspect of the software needs work. NOT CHIROPRACTIC friendly at all. Originally intended for Optometry but from the reviews I have read online that doesn't work well either. My Optometrist said they used it for one frustrating year and a half in which it never worked properly causing too much extra work. They dumped it.

Tech Support likes to assume you have an "IT Dept" to handle all of the programming you have to do on your own not to mention the time it takes staff to rework the corrections when the software makes errors in billing or remittance posting or EHR errors.

Small businesses are who buy this level of software and do not afford a "technical support" person to focus all of their time on support of equipment and software. Your own office staff has to work overtime to make all the corrections for reprogramming (customizing the software as Compulink calls it).
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Compulink Advantage 2011-04-26 22:07:44 mndeep
Overall rating 
 
1.8
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
4.0
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
4.0
Quality of Initial Training 
 
3.0
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
2.0
Speed of Data Input 
 
3.0
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
1.0
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
1.0
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
1.0
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
1.0
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
3.0
Staff Acceptance 
 
3.0
Favorable Licensing Terms 
 
1.0
Has all the features I need 
 
1.0
Quality of Support 
 
1.0
Overall Ease of Use 
 
2.0
Overall Value 
 
1.0
Overall Satisfaction 
 
1.0
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
1.0
Reviewed by mndeep    April 26, 2011

Old Timer is out of Time!

EHR Review

Experience
Over 10 Years
Professional Setting
Optometry
Owner or User?
I bought and use(d) this product
Your Status
Doctor
Disclosure
I have no affiliation with any EHR company
What do you like?
I don't
What needs work?
Customer Service. I am one of the original purchasers of Eyecare Advantage. Link Wilson himself came out to sell me the product. That was 1987. I have had problems from back then and continue. Poor attitude and it is all about give me the money. I spent well over $10K in 1987 for an IBM XT and dot matrix printer and all they do is ask for money.
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Compulink Advantage 2010-08-12 20:07:35 jimlevinson
Overall rating 
 
4.2
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
5.0
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
4.0
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
5.0
Speed of Data Input 
 
5.0
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
5.0
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
5.0
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
5.0
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
5.0
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
5.0
Staff Acceptance 
 
5.0
Has all the features I need 
 
5.0
Quality of Support 
 
1.0
Overall Ease of Use 
 
5.0
Overall Value 
 
5.0
Overall Satisfaction 
 
5.0
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
1.0
Reviewed by jimlevinson    August 12, 2010

Review from a non-affiliated user

Compulink has always had a reputation for poor customer service. This started with the attitude of the CEO – Link Wilson. He was so bad, that eventually he was not allowed to interact or communicate with customers. This tradition continues to this day.

Link hired a consultant early in this decade to improve customer service and response times. This did work for awhile – but eventually the corporate culture of poor customer service returned and that is where it stands today.

As for myself, I am 15 user user of the compulink product. I spend over $2000.00 a year in support fees to compulink every year. Over the last 15 years this adds up to over $30,000. A significant amount of change in my book.

Last I week I called technical support. I was informed that I was 5 days late with my annual quarterly support payment. I said look back on you ledger and you will see that I have been with your company for 15 years and I have never gone of support. I said the check was in the mail and you should have it another day or two. The support representative said – no matter – I cannot help you. She transferred my call to the customer support manager. I repeated that I was 15 year user and I asked if my $30,000.00 did not allow for a little leeway. He said no and demanded that I pay immediately with a credit card. I hung up on him.

If you are a customer looking for a new software vendor – be warned that you will be dealing with a very difficult company due to the corporate culture set by its founder – Link Wilson.

Read through the other reviews (From the non affiliated reveiwers)and I think you will see that customer support is a weak point for this company.

Also - why are there so many reviews from the advisiory counsel?

EHR Review

Experience
Over 10 Years
Professional Setting
Optometry
Owner or User?
I bought and use(d) this product
Your Status
Doctor
Disclosure
I have no affiliation with any EHR company
What do you like?
Auto rx charging feature has help me make sure staff correctly bills.
What needs work?
Very labor intensive to customize.
Poor customer service
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Compulink Advantage 2010-07-08 15:38:38 loudpra
Overall rating 
 
2.3
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
5.0
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
4.0
Quality of Initial Training 
 
3.0
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
2.0
Speed of Data Input 
 
2.0
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
1.0
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
2.0
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
4.0
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
1.0
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
1.0
Staff Acceptance 
 
1.0
Has all the features I need 
 
3.0
Quality of Support 
 
4.0
Overall Ease of Use 
 
2.0
Overall Value 
 
1.0
Overall Satisfaction 
 
1.0
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
1.0
Reviewed by loudpra    July 08, 2010

Swing and a miss...

I'm sure you've heard the term jack of all trades master of none, not an exact match to the quote but this program has all the possibilities but none are amazing. Don't you think you should work out all the problems of a program before you make it available for sale? This program changes constantly based on consumer complaints, so once you get acclimated to a certain way of doing something, the company changes something because Gleda in Oklahoma doesn't like the way it's done. You might be thinking that I'm talking about the changes that your IT can make, but I'm not, so don't question that portion of my comments. Also, the program is not intuitive in the least especially with insurance. Picking an EHR right now is picking the lesser of two or three evils. In my opinion, make your own or commission some IT guy to make one for you and I'm sure it will run better and smoother. Come on guys, do you think that Microsoft would come out with such a questionable program. It seems as though you pay your IT 8 dollars an hour. Example... I tried to use the newer way to search(which is one of those things that was changed that doesn't make sense to change) and I tried searching by phone number. I tried every way imaginable, even copy and pasting a phone number and it kept saying it couldn't find it. Like is said, not intuitive at all or it would have found something close or spaced the numbers out to how it is supposed to be. Bottom-line, spend your money elsewhere.

EHR Review

Experience
1 - 3 Years
Professional Setting
Optometry
Owner or User?
I only use(d) this product
Your Status
Other
Explain Status
optician
Disclosure
I have no affiliation with any EHR company
What do you like?
Very little... Has all the tools there, but it just doesn't do the job well.
What needs work?
Honestly... I'm not exaggerating....everything.
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Compulink Advantage 2010-05-25 11:04:01 sjb@goldenvisionclinic.com
Overall rating 
 
9.7
Ease of Initial Physical Setup 
 
9.0
Ease of Implementation Into Practice 
 
9.0
Quality of Initial Training 
 
10.0
Intuitiveness of Exam Portion 
 
10.0
Speed of Data Input 
 
8.0
Easily Customizable Interface 
 
10.0
Has a Pleasing 'Look and Feel' 
 
10.0
Quality of Scheduling System 
 
10.0
Easy to Update and Maintain  
 
10.0
Quality of Financial Reports 
 
9.0
Staff Acceptance 
 
10.0
Favorable Licensing Terms 
 
10.0
Has all the features I need 
 
10.0
Quality of Support 
 
10.0
Overall Ease of Use 
 
9.0
Overall Value 
 
10.0
Overall Satisfaction 
 
10.0
Would Recommend to a Friend 
 
10.0
Reviewed by sjb@goldenvisionclinic.com    May 25, 2010

CompuLINK's Softwear EyeCare Program

Eyecare Softwear is like a fine race car. You can just look at it or drive it 2 times a year, and it will not take much time or energy and it should work all the time. Or you can race it daily, then you need to put time, energy, and passion into it to win the races.

EHR Review

Experience
Over 10 Years
Professional Setting
Optometry
Owner or User?
I bought and use(d) this product
Your Status
Doctor
Disclosure
I do have an affiliation with an EHR company
Explain disclosure
**On CompuLINK's Advisory Board**
What do you like?
I have used this softwear since 1985. It is deep and broad, it is one of a few that have survived this long, many that I have looked at, have come and gone. The are constantly updating and tweaking their product. Support is at the other end of the phone. Customizable, have made my dreams come true, and dreams that I never had are there when you need them. Many offices think they only need an inexpensive (CompuLINK has called Essentials, then can update easily), but shortly after they really spend time with a program, oh I really need this and it may not be available, but with CompuLINK's depth and breath, it is already done for you or available to tweak.
What needs work?
ALL softwear takes time and energy to tweak the way you wish, and CompuLINK lets you, if you wish.
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