Psychologists, psychiatrists and behavioral health providers need an EMR system that will meet their unique practice management demands. Fortunately, there a a number of EMRs built specifically for mental health providers. Examples of templates and features designed for the modern mental health practice include:

• charting templates for evaluation and progress notes;
• automated coding to ensure highest possible E/M codes;
• medication and prescription management tools;
• treatment plans and discharge summaries, and;
• laboratory request and order management tools.

This level of functionality is exclusive to psychology- and psychiatry-specific EMRs. Though there are a number of features found widely in EMRs that mental health providers will also use to manage their practice. These include:

• tablet PC capabilities with handwriting recognition;
• HIPAA security compliance;
• integration to widely adopted practice management systems; and,
• PDA synchronization for patient scheduling;

Our Recommendations
We recommend the following systems that serve psychology, psychiatry and other mental health physicians and have good references in the specialty. Many of these capabilities are well-implemented in “horizontal” EMR software systems - those serving a range of specialties. We recommend the following systems that serve multiple specialties, but have very good EMR templates for mental health.

Valant Psychiatric EMR is a powerful EMR software application that is specialty-specific for Psychiatrists, but can accomodate Psychologists as well.

MedEZ is a medical office management and billing software that has modules designed for mental health centers, psychiatrists and private practice facilities. MedEZ was created by Integrated Software Solutions, a software development company with 10 years of industry specific experience.

Q.D. Clinical EMR features hundreds of customizable templates, allowing mental health providers to alter the application to meet their needs.

OfficeEMR caters to small and mid-sized practices who want a fully-integrated electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management system. OfficeEMR is web-based, CCHIT certified and HIPAA compliant.

CollaborateMD is a web-enabled practice management and medical billing software system with free support and software updates. Requiring only an Internet connection, CollaborateMD manages all data backups and clearinghouse transmissions.

Next Steps
View a free demonstration of one or more of the products above to better understand how they can meet the needs of your medical practice. From there, you can request a detailed price quote from the software vendors you like best.

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