Nookal is a very easy to use practice management software, we highly recommend it.

Happy Steps is a fairly new Allied Health company. Going back to how you first started your journey for your company, it can be quite daunting to set up. We love how user friendly Nookal was, guiding us through our set up, with cute jellybean mascots which is a bonus! We also absolutely love the seamless integration of Nookal with other softwares e.g. Medicare/DVA, private health insurances via Hicaps Go & Medipass, Physitrack; invoicing templates; integration of outcome measures & online booking button link.

Nookal's calendar was slightly confusing for us to try to grasp initially with 2 users on setting up available time slots vs , however we managed to overcome this with the help guide on Nookal set up page.

The benefits that we have found is that everything with the client can be stored in the one place and all clinical notes are accessible for all practitioners to keep up to date with their clients progress, particularly when they are seeing multiple therapists across varying disciplines. Nookal has made it a lot easier, across the board for us to operate more efficiently. It is user friendly and relatively easy to navigate once you understand it. it has made our accounting processes alot smoother and easier to keep on top of.

I like how yo u can customize the diary, change the columns etc. It makes it easier to get a total picture of the day from a management perspective. The ability to add and customize user permissions is also very handy, although being able to set a permission for being able to rebook clients would make a great addition. I love how you can customize your own clinical note templates, this can be designed to suit the user and it definitely made our transition from paper notes to online a lot more smooth.

I would like to have a flag system. meaning that when an appointment is booked and the clients details are opened, we could flag (and get a pop up window) if a letter is due such as an EPC initial or final or a DVA end of cycle letter. - not being able to add multiple fee options for the same item # in classes is a bit of a pain particularly when we run Hydrotherapy in a group and have 45 minute and 30 minute options. - when emailing a third party invoice (at the time the invoice is generated), it doesn't automatically tick sent in the accounts screen, this function would be ideal. - being able to track letters and reports would also be fantastic for auditing purposes, if there was a tick box on the case screen or maybe a merge field that was able to be added into certain clinical note templates, then making this trackable via a report would be awesome.

I like that the program doesn't need specific software to work and can be accessed online anywhere via any device.

The mobile app is very clunky, not user intuitive, and lacks several features. This needs to be improved. It is also very frustrating that recurring appointments cannot be easily moved in bulk (they need to be cancelled and then re-booked at there new time)

Once templates are set up for everything it saves a lot of time. Diary management and booking clients is very easy as well. Having different colour options helps to visually see your week.

This product is easy to use once you have learnt the basics. Features that I especially like include: -Options for appointments, events and notes and features such as reoccurring apps/ events and different colours -Creating clinical note templates -Being able to copy previous notes across to a new note -Ease of adding clients to a waiting list -Ease of adding clients into the system -Having a monthly view of dates and being able to change week by week with the arrows. -Being able to set times in diaries -Client accounts and invoicing is quick and easy to use

1) Using additional features (such as creating templates for GP letters, learning how to claim through Medicare; different reporting functions) requires more time to sit down and work out how to use them. Having video tutorials in a 'library' would save a lot of time and confusion. 2) I think some more improvement on the flexibility of creating and adapting templates for GP letters and in-system settings would be beneficial. For example, when I am sending an invoice, the only option is to have it sent to the client as e.g. Mr Smith.... I work with children and so I would like to be able to change the addressee to the name of their parent/ carer. 3) I cannot see a history of in-system communication e.g. invoices that have been sent, reminder emails etc. 4) I find the document storage function on Nookal a bit clunky to use and so I have opted for an external storage platform. 5) Nookal and Xero do not communicate properly.... if I mark an invoice off as paid in Nookal, I still have to go into Xero and reconcile. 6) Having the option to add in NDIS plan dates and reminders for when reports are due would be a great option. 7) I am unable to drag an event across to different days.. only within the same day. This takes a lot of extra time deleting and adding new events.

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The diary, appt colour coding, changing appt length of time, the reporting / analysing. The help that is available. The report and letter writing. Ease of sending letters, messages and invoices.

There is no way to send a quote for example sleep system and list out items. Each quote being different to the other. I would like to keep a document ie list of NDIS equipment that can be up-dated easily. I have tried keeping in documents but becomes lost in other letters. The Action Plan is limiting and I dislike it is placed at the top of notes. Would be much better placed in notes when it was written. Integrating 2 client notes. Previously I have lost notes.