Many mental and behavioral health clinics are managing their day-to-day without the assistance of an electronic EMR. This means that all of their client profiles are paper-based, all of their clinical notes are completed by hand, and their filing cabinets would likely put a hoarder to shame. But it doesn’t need to be like that. EMR software for mental and behavioral health can be used to complete you scheduling, billing, and clinical documentation tasks, all while helping you keep organized and go paperless. In this article, we’ll be reviewing the features that make life easier when using EMR software in mental and behavioral health clinics.

 

Complete Client Profiles

 

When beginning an episode of care with a mental or behavioral health patient, it is important to be able to look up their medical history, pre-existing conditions, past therapy sessions, statements, and more. EMR software makes this easy by giving each patient their own client profile.

 

In addition to their basic demographic information, you can include details about their insurance coverage. Although, we know that there are many patients who pay out of pocket, so if any of them ever require a statement, you are able to produce with a click of a button.

 

Many behavioral health patients are youngsters. This makes it very important to keep track of who their parent or guardian is, as they’re more than likely going to be the ones picking up the tab. Knowing this, we’ve included a tab specifically for guardian information in every client profile.

 

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Clinical Documentation Features

 

Clinical documentation is one of the cornerstones of any EMR software. Not only do you need to have templates that can easily be completed, but you need the flexibility to customize your documentation, too. It’s a well-known fact that every practice has its own style of completing clinical documentation, and your mental and behavioral health EMR is no exception.

 

Of course, Practice Perfect includes standard templates for SOAP notes and evaluations, but where we really excel is our customized documentation. If you have an evaluation or a re-evaluation that is unique to your practice, rest assured that it can be recreated in Practice Perfect for easy completion.

 

Added Accessibility 

 

In addition to all of billing, scheduling, clinical documentation, and reporting functions in Practice Perfect, we’ve recently released some new features designed to provide users with new levels of accessibility. One of these features is the patient self-booking add-on.

 

Many patients are busy during the workday and don’t have time to call your clinic and schedule appointment. Others just can’t be bothered to speak with someone. The patient self-booking add-on gives people in both scenarios the ability to schedule appointments online without speaking to someone in your office. But rest assured that you have the final say for the patients who choose to schedule their appointments online.

 

To learn more about how Practice Perfect can become the EMR for your mental or behavioral health clinic, book a demo today!

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