Incredibly Impressed

Really impressed. I will recommend this to all colleagues. Everything has been so incredibly easy to access all of our patients who fill out the paperwork complement on the ease of the system.

Pros

We are able to add surveys for our patients to take which has been tremendously helpful in our assessment process. Getting the scores for the surveys is also tremendously easy.

Cons

I don't have anything negative to say.

Mend

-Mend overall is a very convenient app with great potential. I'm excited to see Mend continue to progress as our company expands.

Pros

-Allowing us to personalize the app/site to support our company's logo -Tech support is quick to respond and resolve critical issues -The most recent updates appears to offer clearer video and audio

Cons

-The app for the smartphone offers a login feature that doesn't seem to be necessary. Clients are able to open the app and just enter their 6 digit code without having to login first. This confuses some clients. -Idle timeouts that require you to log back in frequently -The syncing between our system and theirs doesn't always update properly. i.e. if an appointment was marked out in our system. During the next cycle, the old appointment will populate into Mend as though it still needs to take place. -The reporting tools could be updated to review certain pieces of information to help our practice run more efficiently.

Mend Review

Mostly good.

Pros

I get to create my own schedule, it is cool to talk to clients via webcam, I like that clients can sign forms through it. I like the paint and texting feature.

Cons

It is very slow to schedule appointments and process assessments. Once you select submit or book it takes longer than other websites to load. I do not like how you have to wait after each session scheduled for it to load and go back to the dashboard and then you can click to schedule another appointment. When you upload an assessment it would be cool it if were not two steps, if you could just upload the assessment such as treatment plan when you first assign the assessment rather than having to go back to the dashboard and upload it onto the designated assessment for the specific client. It would be good if it works better with smaller band with or slower internet. Sometimes it makes me log in twice even with correct password, sometimes it starts running my camera when I am not in a session and have not selected to start a session. There are a lot of clients with double names in the system which is frustrating because I have to make sure and select the accurate one, not the one with the fake e-mail. Sometimes people are unable to sign the forms on their cellphones even though we are told they do not have to download it, I have watched them attempt while I am on the call and it does not allow them to click submit or sign.It would be cool if there could be more interactive games the therapist and client could play through Mend together during session.

User Friendly

AS I mention before I really love the customer service, I had brought an issue before to them and within days it was resolve making my experience better than before.

Pros

Mend is very easy to use and it has an amazing customer service. I have ask questions and ask for the Mend team to help me and they have always been quick to respond and help me with whatever issue I might have.

Cons

I wish there was a way for the clients to be prompt to make their own payments, by inputting their credit or debit cards themselves and if the card is declined then they couldn't proceed to their appointment. However I understand that the Mend team works everyday to improved their software.

Good product

My overall experience with Mend has been great! I am able to see clients from all over the country. No matter if I am traveling or at a different office, I am able to have full therapy sessions.

Pros

The thing I love most about this product is how easy it is for clients to use to connect with me for sessions. It runs really well.

Cons

You do need to have a strong internet connection for it work really well. This can be pretty frustrating when you don't or strong internet is not available in certain areas of the country.

Terrible Experience so far!!!!

Terrible. Worst system I have ever used. Very frustrating to work with the mend team and the software. Extremely slow and slows down my whole day having to wait for the system to load.

Pros

There is nothing much to like. The system and terribly slow and there are a lot of errors that we keep having that the IT team is not fixing or attempts to fix but never solves the issue completely.

Cons

1. Runs extremely slow no matter what wifi connection I am using, or what I am trying to do in the system. Everything is so slow. Most definitely a system error not a connection error. 2. Many features do not work properly. Example: Rebooking option does not rebook patients for the correct time slot. Another example is when I added a credit card to a new patient that I added to the system and scheduled, then I went to check out a completely different patient and the new credit card I entered was linked to the established patients account. 3. Customer service/ IT. Customer services responds back to our requests quickly but nothing is ever solved. If the IT team "solves" an issue we are having it may work one time then will go back to not working properly.. Just like the rebook option. Our company has had many requests to change things up in the system and nothing has been done yet

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I have been able to cut down patient check in time when checking into their first appointment. They don't have to sit and fill out paperwork before seeing the provider and can do it all on their smart phones in the comfort of their homes. This has also cut down on patients checking in late to their appointments. Overall, I think it has been a great use for our intake team and from what I hear, the providers find if very easy to use as well.

Pros

Although I am not a provider offering services through MEND, I use it often to send registration paperwork to patients. I have experienced a training with MEND and the customer support was excellent and easy to follow. Anytime you have a question, someone responds very quickly. What I like most about the software is how easy it is to navigate and input data.

Cons

I'm being completely honest when I say that I don't have any issues with using MEND for the things I do. The only thing that took a few tries for me to remember was setting up a child under age 18; I had to remind myself to also obtain all parent/guardian information too, such as date of birth. Everything has been smooth sailing other than that.

Recommending Mend

Patients love it and it is very convenient

Pros

If your schedule is fully booked you can always offer the patient a telehealth appointment

Cons

The only downfall is when you have patients booked and they cannot connect or the system is down. If it is the patients first time using it, they will refuse to try and use it again

Mend

Great experience. Mend services are clearly on strategically important and constructive directions.

Pros

New era information management and communication. Burning need in US Health Care

Cons

Too Physician Practice Oriented. Important opportunity for being more consumer oriented

Good and bad of Mend

Pros

Seeing patients name and linking to their code.

Cons

Sometimes it goes in and out of patients charts and does not accurately calculate timed visits.

My job just got way too easy.

I am able to process everything faster, especially getting signatures from the doctors and patients. I don't have to spend hours uploading paper into my computer- with Mend, its already there.

Pros

I LOVE that my administrative time has been cut down. Because I save so much time with Mend, I have more time to call my patients, see more patients, and process them faster. At the end of the day, medicine is a business, so time is money. Now I can actually do more of what matters; help my patients... and help the business. The Mend customer service team is amazing. I always get an immediate response, and a quick resolution to my question. If there is a complicated issue, they stay in contact with me via email through every step. I never feel forgotten about, or like my questions are pointless. They seem to appreciate the feedback, and work hard to keep us happy.

Cons

There are still a few issues we are working out, but customer service is always quick to resolve them when they come up.

Very positive. Customer support is awesome

Pros

It is easy to use for most patients. It works well and allows our clinicians to see both the patient and their chart at the same time. Additionally our staff is able to trouble shoot any in house problems or issues pretty easily. The schedule works well and is easy to use.

Cons

It does not work on every platform and it is hard to tell which platforms it does and doesn't work on. Many of the patients we would like to target for this program do not have the technology to use this service.

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Works pretty well overall. Some patient have trouble if they need to show something and flip their camera around.

Pros

Easy to use, pretty good picture and sound quality.

Cons

Can't do throat exams, light just shines back into the camera. Some people have difficulty getting it set up or using their cameras.

Simple interface but some adjustment with more complicated functions

I used Mend to work with my clients in scheduling appointments and managing my own billing. It was great for simpler messaging, but a little more difficult when insurance arrangements were complicated. Overall it was a good experience.

Pros

I like the ease of scheduling and sending information to clients. I can see quickly who is having trouble attending appointments and integrating that with my own billing management.

Cons

Some of my clients still have some trouble understanding the software, and I've had to spend some time explaining it to them instead of being able to look it up themselves.

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Overall it has been helpful to see clients who are unable to be seen in persons.

Pros

I like the new telehealth platform for viewing/seeing/meeting with clients I like the new virtual waiting room

Cons

The software is often slow, and takes several seconds to switch between screens (such as when rescheduling with patient while he/she is still online) As well during this interaction it is very hard to tell what is a block or what is an actual appt. Because my organization uses 2platfirms advanced MD and MEND, I often have to look between the 2 calendars which is time consuming. It would be nice if it were more seamless

Great first experience with telemedicine through Mend --wish I could interest more patients.

Pros

It's great that I can use it on computer, tablet and/or iphone. I've used all different modalities and usually find iphone or tablet works great though I do need the computer for complete functionality. The experience is the closest to a life-like face to face call -- there's no time delay and the image is quite stable for the most part. If I use my iphone my patients tell me they see me looking directly at them. I love the fact that when my patients travel or when there are snow days I can still "see" them.

Cons

I wish the experience at my end felt as life-like--meaning, since I'm doing psychotherapy I often feel I don't get to make actual eye contact with my patients -- as if they're either looking slightly downwards (at my image on the screen which is off the camera angle or on the smaller image of themselves.) If I could look directly in their eyes as I would in person and they could look back while both of us looking exactly at each other on screen it would be a much more immediately personal experience. I also don't like the fact that any incoming call disrupts the conversation...

Overall Mend has been a great addition to our office.

ability to see more patients

Pros

The customer service with Mend is the best. They are available all the time. I never have to log a problem someone is ready to assist as soon as you call or hit the HELP button.

Cons

We have trouble connecting to patients when they are not on wifi. We lose out on at least 1/2 of our visits b/c patients are not connecting on wifi and their cell service is not strong enough to conduct the visit.

Decent Program

This is the better of the two programs I've used, with a lot of options, and the Mend team working to make it a user friendly experience.

Pros

Video platform is easy to use, customer service typically provides a quick response.

Cons

Some tasks take multiple steps and wish they could be incorporated to speed the process.

Great system, easy to use for patients and providers.

Great asset to our patients!

Pros

I am the scheduler, not a provider, but this system is so easy to use on my end. The couple times I have had a question or had a new situation I hadn't seen arise I was able to send a help request and was almost immediately connected to a tech and issue resolved extremely quickly.

Cons

The one thing I wish could be different is having mom, dad, and children all together. As it is, the child can be under either dad or mom, it would be great to have them together and be accessible by either parent.

Review

Pros

It does save time. Allows patients less waiting time.

Cons

The set up process seemed difficult. It took our office some time to get it set up.

Honest reveiw of Mend software

I use mend to talk directly to clients for therapy outside of my normal business area.

Pros

I like the ability to use the service with both the website and the mobile app. Customer service has a chat feature which is very helpful and timely.

Cons

Sometimes it is not as clear or regular face time. It tends to get choppy but that could be based on the users internet connection.

Mend

Pros

Mend is a great software for every office to use. The efficiency of the overall software to allow messages to get from patients to providers without having to come into the office is amazing!

Cons

How many steps it takes to actually get the mend visit into the chart. They have tried fixing send to EMR but it is not a quick process.

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Mend takes forever to coincide with our scheduling program and sometimes does not transfer scheduled appointments.

Pros

The easy format and step-by-step features.

Cons

The pop-up glitches that occur from time to time and the slow delays in between clicks.

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I love that you can make a suggestion and majority of the time Mend is able to fix it and make it better.

Pros

I like that you are able to attach each payment to the appointment and add notes

Cons

That if you don't attached the payment to the appointment you have to do a lot of research to find out who the payment belongs to.

A Success

I retired from my consult practice but wanted to continue on a limited basis. I moved out of state. Mend has made it possible to continue what I love. Helping patients.

Pros

Not being a technical savvy person. I found the Mend training program to be easy to learn. They were always there to help.

Cons

In the beginning we had difficulty communicating with the right person. This was quickly corrected with a conference call between my staff and Mend.

It's fast and reliable. It's easy to use and has good quality.

Pros

Saves time and helps see more patients.it helps client connect when they are away. It saves time for patients and administrators.its reliable and fast.clients state that it's easy to use and like it.the company has worked with it for a few months and we all love it.

Cons

Sometimes connection is weak.Also sometimes it freezes and sound problems are present. This may be due to wifi problems

Great program

Pros

It is easy to use and straight to the point.

Cons

Mend is very sensitive when it comes to connectivity. The calls are interrupted by even small dips in signal.

MEND

We are able to cut down wait times for patients, our patients really like the option of seeing the provider from home and at their convience

Pros

It's easy to create new accounts for patients

Cons

I really like this software its easy for our patients to use

awesome app!

Pros

I like having the convenience of be able to schedule appts for providers instead of having patients go into the hospital.

Cons

sometimes it glitches and patients find it most difficult being a first time user.

Great product

Pros

The ease of usage was very good. We don't have any complain with our centers about Mend.

Cons

I don't think theirs anything bad I can say about this product.

Mend

It's been Very well once we get the bugs worked out. If you work with it everyday its pretty easily and fun!

Pros

once you get the hang of scheduling its pretty easily!

Cons

putting in for a child under the parents names, gets kinda confusing sometimes

The program is very user friendly and extremely easy to navigate through.

Pros

Very easy executing tasks, automatic reminders sent to patients and sessions never time out. Customer Support is always available to troubleshoot any problems or issues that occur.

Cons

The only thing that I could say that I like least about the software is that it wasn't available sooner.

concenience

I really like the software, it has been really easy to navigate and I enjoy scheduling appointments in the software.

Pros

The ease of scheduling and the navigation it very user friendly.

Cons

the time it takes for a problem to be solved.

Very intuitive! Excellent tool for working with clients and dependents.

Convenient and very helpful staff! Amanda and Matt have been really supportive!

Pros

One stop "shopping" to get the telehealth work completed without any hassles and great customer support. Clients like it - for their privacy! When I have to reschedule (especially through the hurricane and aftermath), it can be done immediately!

Cons

Some features (like the calendar) are sometimes blocked out by the system (this is annoying but not a show-stopper for clinicians). Good tool for effective time management!

Excellence

Pros

My doctor is at my finger tips, my patients can schedule on weekends. Forms are so much easier to workwith.

Cons

Alerts could be a bit more better. Texting multi phones or email. Nothing else all is awesome!!!!!!!

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My overall experience with Mend is great, it helps process client information in a fast way so that it doesn't hold up our front desk.

Pros

I liked that it was easy and convenient!

Cons

There wasn't anything I didn't like about it!

Wonderful instructor, Jessica. Kind and very astute to my questions. A true expert!

The ability to grow our practice into a range of different medical fields by piggy backing off of exhisting practices and then offering telehealth sessions for their dual diagnosis patients who need our services for the best possible outcome. Each of our providers are also able to supplement their income on their own time as they wish to see patients remotely.

Pros

The user interface has been well thought out for consumers who are not tech savvy! Our patient population in Weatern NC can be a bit older than average so this is a major plus!! I am also very hopeful that this will make a difference as we roll out annex offices into tiny communities in Appalachia where there are no psychologists / psychiatrists in the area.

Cons

I feel like I need two sessions of set up advice and basic overall usage. My notes from one session were not enough for me to feel completely competent in using the system.

Mend has been a huge help to us.

My paper work processing time has been cut down by hours a day. I am able to keep better track of my patient documents as well as what is processing.

Pros

I love that I can fill out documents in seconds, rather than minutes. The forms are returned quickly to me when finished by other signers. It is very clear to see what has been sent out, what is waiting to be completed, and what I can review.

Cons

Some patients complain that it is difficult to understand what their role is on the form. I don't like that the format that the documents print in.

Sound format but needs some tweaking

Pros

I like that it has a secure login and it is fairly easy to access on your phone.

Cons

I don’t like that I can’t get calendar view on my smart phone to see my appointments and that it is difficult as a provider to block off time on the smart phone app vs computer version.

My experience with Mend has been great!

Mend benefits me in that it is convenient to use for both me and my clients. Some of them don't have access to mental health care in their area, so being able to log onto their phone or computer and talk to a professional is very helpful for them (so they say). The team is very helpful, professional, and quick to respond to any of my needs or to the needs of my clients. I also LOVE that my clients can sign their documents electronically, which saves a ton of extra time and work on my part!

Pros

I love that the Help Desk is so quick in responding to my questions. I can get help in the middle of a session if needed and it doesn't take up a lot of time. Plus, the ease of access to clients who are in other counties or are home-bound is wonderful! The majority of my clients really love the convenience of using Mend.

Cons

I can't schedule recurring appointments for my clients. I would like to see Mend add a feature where clients receive individual access codes for each recurring appointment.

So easy to use!

Pros

I love how easy it is to set everything up. From a practice manager point of view, it's great to have something so accessible for the office and patients

Cons

I have not found anything I don't like about the software.

Convenient but confusing

Pros

Convenient for providers and patients especially when dependents want to come in without a guardian.

Cons

It can be confusing. Parents sometimes don't fill out all the forms we send and they can easily mix up paperwork between dependents . They will fill out all the questions of Sibling A's paperwork for Sibling B and vice versa, because mend pre-assigns it to each patient.

Convenient way to reach your client.

Pros

The software allows central point for sessions and billing. It provides the ability to secure intake documentation and signatures for MTP's and TPR's. It also allows for easy billing. It allows clients/therapist to connect via cell phone, tablets, lap/desktops.

Cons

Software requires strong internet/WIFIconnection. It is easily interrupted by incoming texts and call.

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We have benefited from mend by using it to have teleproviders who are different time zones but still able to provide care to our patients.

Pros

I like the ability to communicate with people who do not live locally to you.

Cons

Sometimes technology glitches and that makes the process frustrating.

MEND feedback

We haven't started using it enough for telecounseling and we haven't reached its potential. I find it to be easy to demonstrate. We just have to get more clientele interested in trying it out.

Pros

It is user friendly. Easy to use for those who are not tech saavy.

Cons

I think there are some hiccups to adding our own forms that need e-signatures from clients. I'm not sure if I'm accurate on my assumption. We also don't have a way to transfer data from MEND to our EHR.

Review

good

Pros

Access to patient care Good communication

Cons

scheduling issues and connectivity issues

MEND experience

Pros

Mostly the overall ease of use for both patient and provider/staff.

Cons

occasionally the poor internet connection. But that is not a Mend issue.

User friendly. When I needed assistance, staff helped right away!

Pros

The software is easy to use; very user friendly. If I have had any issues they have all been resolved easily/timely.

Cons

Every once in awhile the sound on the microphone will echo and sound like the other person is under water. This happens in and out frequently.

Poor

Work from home

Pros

The only thing I like is I work from my home...The software has to improve a lot from behavioral therapy.

Cons

The platform has to establish interactive tools for behavioral therapy. The canvas system in use doesn't function. The frequents issues with in and out from system during a session are horrible, the link is not stable for work an hour, no matter the browser in use "supposedly" chrome is the better, that is not true.

Mend is a very user friendly software that provides secure telehealth options.

Increased ability for provider visits from a far.

Pros

We use the software on a weekly basis and it has been very effective. We love that the visits are time managed and that the video quality is good. We have had no issues with logging on or connecting in the 8 months of using the software.

Cons

The access code entry is not a feature that our facility needs as we have a secure location to provide service.