An ERP consultant for healthcare has to understand more than the general ledger. Clinics, physician groups and community health organizations run several locations, several funding sources and a clinical system that holds half the financial story. Lucentive designs the finance side around all three.
Reporting by location and program
Instead of one company file per site, each location, department and program becomes a dimension on a single ledger. Finance can report on a clinic, a service line or a grant without rebuilding the numbers in a spreadsheet, and consolidated statements come straight out of the system.
Grants and restricted funds without side ledgers
Many healthcare organizations carry grant-funded programs alongside patient revenue. Budgets, restrictions and allowable costs are tracked in the same system, so drawdown reports and audit schedules come from the books rather than a separate workbook.
Connected to the systems you already run
- Accounting and inventory, including medical supplies, sit at the core.
- Your EHR or practice management system, payroll and purchasing tools connect to the ledger instead of being replaced.
- Integrations are built and tested before go-live, then proved in a parallel close.
An honest starting point
Not every organization needs a new system. Our ERP advisory is fixed-fee and ends with a recommendation you can act on, including staying where you are when that is right. If you proceed, the fee is credited against implementation.
Community health centers: see FQHC accounting software. Background reading: why ERP matters for healthcare organizations.
Common questions
Do we have to replace our EHR?
No. The EHR stays the system of record for clinical work and patient billing. The ERP takes the financial side, and the two are connected so revenue and receivables reach the ledger without re-keying.
Can one system handle several legal entities?
Yes. Each entity sits on one ledger with shared locations, departments and programs, so consolidated statements and intercompany entries come from the system rather than a spreadsheet.
How we work
- Assess: a fixed-fee advisory, usually two to four weeks, built from your actual close and ending in a recommendation you can act on.
- Implement: chart of accounts, integrations and data migration, proved by a parallel close before go-live.
- Support: the principal consultants who built the system stay on after launch.
Related services: ERP Consultant for Dental Service Organizations and ERP Consultant for Nonprofits. Or see all our ERP consulting services.