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7 Reasons To Switch From Paper Records to a Therapy EMR

29 June 2022

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Highlights 

  • A therapy EMR and practice management system has become the digital-age standard for therapy practices.
  • Switching to a digital EMR can streamline practice operations, improve productivity, boost your bottom line, and give you more time to care for your patients. 
  • A good therapy EMR offers complete integration of patient data with practice management functions: scheduling, billing, and reporting.
  • Look for an EMR that’s designed specifically for therapists. 
  • Explore seven benefits of making the transition from paper records to a therapy EMR and practice management system.

If you’re prolonging the decision to transition to a therapy EMR, your practice is missing out. Transitioning from a paper system to a therapy EMR offers significant advantages for all types of therapy practices. The right EMR will save your practice time and money. 

In this blog post, we’ll explore seven benefits of switching from paper records to a cloud-based therapy EMR. We think you’ll agree that completely integrated EMR and practice management software is an empowering tool for your practice and patients.

Why Switch to a Cloud-Based Therapy EMR?

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It’s no secret that the healthcare industry is undergoing a digital transformation. Cloud-based software EMR solutions are becoming increasingly indispensable to medical practices of all sizes. 

An EMR is a powerful tool that can help streamline your practice operations, improve productivity, increase revenue, and give you more time to care for your patients.

Here’s a sample of what a cloud-based therapy EMR can do for your practice.

1. Streamline Data Collection and Decrease Errors 

If you’re using paper records, you likely have a system in place to track data, store documents, and process clients from start to finish. But regardless of how well-organized you are, switching to an EMR will streamline data collection and decrease costly errors.

There are many types of therapy EMRs on the market. All EMRs offer some level of data integration with other systems in your practice. Therapy EMRs are designed to interface with other systems that are critical to therapy practices, such as scheduling systems, documentation, billing, and more.

Integration allows you to import and export data to maximize efficiency, eliminate redundant data entry, and reduce the risk of human error. 

2. Reduce Your Administrative Burden

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One of the primary benefits of therapy EMRs is that they ease your administrative workload. If you’re using a paper-based system, you may be spending countless hours on administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling and reminder calls.

A therapy EMR makes it easier to manage these tasks. You can enter all of your patients’ appointment details online, and changes automatically transfer to all system functions that need that information. Every member of your practice will always have access to up-to-the-minute data. 

Automated appointment reminders save staff hours formerly spent on phone calls, giving them more time to focus on more productive tasks and boosting your practice’s bottom line. 

A therapy EMR lets you spend less time on paperwork and more time caring for your patients.

3. Protect Patient Confidentiality and Safeguard Medical Records

Whether you’re a private practice or part of a larger organization, your therapy EMR will help you protect patient confidentiality and keep their records secure. Your EMR will allow you to create unique logins and passwords for each member of your team, so only those who need information can access it. 

Your EMR will also allow you to securely share patient information with other members of your team.

4. Provide Secure Storage and Backup of Patient Data

Since the advent of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), standards for the security of patients’ protected health information (PHI) are strict, and financial penalties for breaches are staggering. A therapy EMR will help you meet HIPAA compliance standards by encrypting PHI and restricting access to it.

A cloud-based EMR also provides secure backup for your patient data. Because your data is stored off-site, if your office experiences a disaster such as a fire or flood, your EMR can help you recover quickly with no loss of data or fear of a security breach.

5. Simplify Therapy Session Documentation

A therapy EMR can make it easier to document therapy sessions. If you’re using an EMR, you’ll be able to view client data, notes, and more in real time. This allows you to enter information during the session, create progress notes, easily submit therapy bills, and more. 

A good therapy EMR will also simplify the charting process and integrate exam documentation with billing and reporting functions.

6. Take Your Practice Into the Future 

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Electronic medical records are not just for recording patient information, allergies, and past medical history. Many EMRs now come with a compliance module that can help your practice stay up to date with federal, state, and local regulations. 

7. Provide Practice Performance Tools

A cloud-based therapy EMR can provide advanced performance tools, including built-in lead tracking and robust analytics. These tools can help you better understand your patients and make decisions on how best to use practice resources to attract more patients and retain the ones you already have.

Why ClinicSource Is the Right Choice for All Types of Therapists

When you’re ready to make the transition to a therapy EMR, you couldn’t make a better choice than ClinicSource. 

Here’s why.

ClinicSource Is Easy to Learn and Easy to Use

ClinicSource therapy EMR and practice management system is a cloud-based, all-in-one clinic management solution that you can use anywhere, anytime, and from any device. The EMR is highly customizable to the way you practice and is intuitive and easy to learn. And transitioning is easy; our implementation experts will guide you every step of the way. 

ClinicSource Is Completely Integrated

ClinicSource integrates your EMR with practice management functions — scheduling, reporting, and billing — for a streamlined workflow that increases efficiency and productivity for all practice members. 

Scheduling. ClinicSource includes robust scheduling features, including an automated appointment reminder system that will communicate with your patients via text, email, or phone call. This feature saves hours of time formerly spent on reminder calls — increasing staff productivity and boosting your bottom line. 

Reporting. ClinicSource allows you to fully customize your EMR to align with the way you work. You will have access to hundreds of customizable templates for simplified documentation of treatment plans, exams, SOAP notes, and evaluations. These templates make clinical reporting quick and easy. All data is completely integrated with reporting features so your practice is always audit-ready.

With CSInsights, ClinicSource users can add detailed analytic reporting to their EMR. CSInsights uses a customizable dashboard that tracks performance metrics to give you a complete picture of your practice’s progress toward its goals. You can easily visualize your data with easy-to-use charts and graphs. CSInsights works seamlessly from the ClinicSource dashboard so you will always have up-to-date data at your fingertips.

Billing. ClinicSource’s integrated billing simplifies billing, from payment processing to collections, with customized invoicing and claims processing. Information automatically flows from other areas of the software with 100% accuracy, so all data is ready for billing when you need it. 

ClinicSource Gives You Access to Therapy-Specific Features 

ClinicSource was designed to meet the needs of therapists of all specialties. It includes customized templates that are organized by discipline. We also provide an exclusive built-in goal library that’s pre-populated with hundreds of relevant objectives for physical, speech, occupational, and pediatric therapists; applied behavior analysts; and mental health professionals.

ClinicSource Is Created and Backed by Experts

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ClinicSource is used and trusted by hundreds of professionals every day, including corporate and private practitioners in single- and multi-location practices alike. 

ClinicSource has been offering the best in therapy EMR for decades. It was created by therapists, for therapists, and supporting our users is important to us. We are continuously striving for improvement and have attended hundreds of industry events since our inception. 

A ClinicSource subscription includes software support and automatic updates. We will also help you connect and integrate with your existing equipment at no additional charge. 

Conclusion

If you’re ready to embrace the future with a therapy EMR and practice management system, ClinicSource is the right choice. We offer reliable software and dedicated support to meet the needs of any physical therapy practice. 

Find out how ClinicSource can help you streamline practice workflows, increase efficiency and staff productivity, and improve your bottom line. 

We’re confident that when you see the difference ClinicSource can make to the way you practice, you’ll be ready to make the transition from paper to electronic health records. Take the first step toward enjoying digital-age advantages and book a demo today. 

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