"Probably our favorite end of it is when you create an order or do a time- or order-based entry, that automatically gets dropped into the unbilled invoice section. There's no need for paperwork.... So instead of having two environments--a custom software for service and parts, and another for accounting--it's all streamlined. With a few clicks of the mouse you can create an invoice and it pulls all the information from that job such as time and parts used," Probst said.

The application produces all sorts of graphical charts to reveal important information that might be hidden in a spreadsheet. For example it takes a snapshot of cash flow trends and calculates return on investment--say the value of parts from an investment in an expensive MRI. Another important business question for ISOs is: What unsold inventory is sitting in the warehouse? Insight will tell you that.


"It is accounting for people who aren't accountants," Wilkins said. "I don't want to go back to school and study accounting, I just want to get an answer."

For more information about Insight, contact Victor Bubuioc.

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