The electronic medical record (EMR) system you choose for your physical therapy (PT) practice can make a big difference in efficiency and productivity. There are many EMR systems on the market, so it can be difficult to choose the right one for your needs. To help narrow down your options, here are five of the top EMR systems for PT practices:
1. WebPT
WebPT is a popular EMR system that is designed specifically for PT practices, easily the leading physical therapy EMR. It’s comprehensive and compliant, offering a wide range of scalable features. These include scheduling, documentation, billing, and rapping. In addition, WebPT integrates with many third-party software applications, making it a good choice for practices that use multiple software programs.
Key offerings:
- Comprehensive outpatient therapy
- HIPAA-secure
- Customization options, PTs to match the software wit their unique needs
- Easy interoperability with existing frameworks
2. Clinicient
Clinicient’s EMR software is best suited for physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology (SLP) organizations. It’s basically a single platform that effectively delivers all these functions. Here are the core services that cut across these three areas, with bias to PT:
- Billing management
- Revenue cycle management
- Patient services including online scheduling and digital inakes
- Outcomes reporting and management
- Patient engagement
- Data-driven analytics
The software includes a wide range of templates and tools that make it easy for physical therapists and related practitioners to do their work. In addition, the software is fully integrated with Clinicient’s other products, making it easy to track progress throughout the entire ecosystem.
3. eClinicalWorks
Yes, eClinicalWorks is featuring here again. This comprehensive EMR system offers a wide range of features for PT practices.
In addition to standard features like scheduling and documentation, eClinicalWorks also includes features such as e-prescribing and laboratory integration that are tailored for for physical therapists
4. Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion is equally great for physical therapy and as you might know it has been gaining popularity in recent years due to its low cost and ease of use.
While it lacks some of the bells and whistles offered by other EMR systems, Practice Fusion does include all of the essential features that most PT practices need.
And since it’s cost-effective, Practice Fusion is a good option for small or start-up practices that are on a tight budget.
5. TherapySource (Surgical Information System)
TherapySource, now known as Surgical Information System, is another EMR system that is specifically designed for PT practice, and now has added more comprehensive services for surgery.
This EMR offers many of the same features as WebPT, including scheduling, documentation, billing. The Surgical Information System also includes a patient portal, which allows patients to access their medical records and schedule appointments online.
Conclusion
All in all, the best physical therapy EMR software should be user-friendly, efficient, and customizable. It should also be able to integrate with your existing systems seamlessly so that you can continue to run your practice as smoothly as possible. We hope this article has helped you find the best option for your physical therapy practice.
Angus Roberts is an expert in healthcare IT and HIPAA compliance. He has a strong expertise in AI and Cloud technologies and has been working with these technologies for the past decade. Angus is also a frequent speaker at conferences in the US and Europe on topics related to cloud, AI, healthcare IT, HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity, data privacy and more.