My name is Dr. Roberto E. Puente, DPM, I own and operate a small solo, but very busy, long-term care podiatry practice that has been using PrognoCIS since July 2011. All patient encounters take place at nursing homes and assisted living facilities, so when we decided to go paperless and started to shop around for an EMR system, it became very clear to us that a cloud or web-based system was the way to go. After reviewing many systems, and taking many demos, we decided to go with PrognoCIS because it seemed like a very user-friendly system, with adequate and knowledgeable support staff, and very affordable when compared with other systems in the market at that time. After over two years of using the system, let me tell you that it has been the single best decision that my practice has made! It has proven to be everything that we expected from an EMR and more!! Other colleagues opted for specialty-specific, much more expensive systems, only to find themselves abandoned after the company closed or sold, and were left without reliable tech support. The training/implementation period went very well. We were very fortunate to get such a knowledgeable implementer that was very patient with my skeptical nature, and made sure we where all ready to use the system in all its capabilities before we went live. The system is very easy to customize to any practice scenario, we are able to fully document even complex patient encounters in a matter of minutes. The progress notes produced are clear, professional, and we constantly get compliments on our accurate and timely documentation from other medical professionals and nursing staff. The electronic prescription module is extremely easy to use. The EMR/Billing interface has proven to be seamless and extremely accurate. We were able to do without our billing service and process all claims in-house after a few months. Communication with the clearinghouse has been flawless in all aspects. We actually just achieved the Gold Standard of Revenue Cycle for Medical Practices award from our clearinghouse (Gateway EDI), which means that 99% of claims submitted are error free! The system has very nice tools that allow you to achieve meaningful use with ease and confidence. PrognoCIS has allowed my practice to grow, while allowing me more time to actually do what I like; treat patients instead of getting slowed down with repetitive documenting, billing and administrative chores. I wish I could tell you more about my experiences with their tech support, but to tell you the truth, I haven't had to call them in over a year. I am very glad to see that Bizmatics has continuously grown over the last couple of years and are now consider a top EMR vendor/manufacturer. I don't want to make it seem like it was all peaches and cream, implementing and training for a new EMR is a stressful task for any practice, regardless of size and specialty. That is why is so important to make sure you have a strong, knowledgeable support team behind you. We did have our minor difficulties at the beginning, particularly with the fax application and some issues with the automated uploading of ERA's from the clearinghouse. Both these issues have been fixed long ago, and we have been able to fax in and out of the EMR without any issues for over a year. The same thing with the ERA uploading, it has worked flawlessly for almost two years. I am so glad that we chose PrognoCIS and also very thankful to Bizmatics for such a great product.

PrognoCIS Review

Overall, my experience has been good.

Pros

Single sign on solution User interface, ease of use. Billing system ease of use All MACRA/QPP Updates as well CPT/ICD/HCPCS codes updates are included

Cons

I cannot really think of anything at the moment.

Medical Office Biller

Excellent.

Pros

Easy to Navigate, ability to move freely from EMR to Billing Feature. I love the Tabular reports which help in troubleshooting when staff has problems, also customer service is great.

Cons

Registration, Language Preference should have a drop down instead of looking it up, then having to scroll down the list or type in and then you have to check the language and click Ok. To many steps.

PrognoCIS review

Pros

This software is very affordable. It is relatively easy to use and move around in.

Cons

The customer support process is very difficult. If there is an urgent issue, a ticket is required with an open ended time frame for resolution. Many times it may take days to be contacted. Making changes to the templates for customization is extremely complicated. Adding procedures and orders to office visits is time consuming. The process for adding additional patients to an existing guarantor is repetitive and lengthy. The billing module doesn't follow some basic accounting principles and is very complicated when insurance companies require take backs or when posting remittances.

Adaptable Prognocis EMR

Have no comparison in developing software, but did not seem to have difficulty with my IT and the growth of the EMR with my pratice.

Pros

Started my medical practice with Prognocis. One of first on east coast in Maryland. Started very small , and have grown the practice several fold. Prognocis has grown with the practice and has evoled with the changes demanded with the electronic medical record industry.

Cons

Some changes are hard to make without the technical support of Prognocis. Sometimes with these changes it becomes costly.

Not made for Mental Health

So I would say they have a programming side and a billing side. My biggest challenge was creating an encounter to model that of a behavioral health template. This was not the case in my experience. The people were very nice and was trying to provide what I needed but the time it was taking to create what most EHRs (this was my first EMR) already have in place caused a delay in me working with the RCM side to submit claims therefore I encountered a 30 day delay in claims submissions. If they fix this PrognoCIS would be an awesome product for Mental health Small Practices.

Pros

So many features but will benefit a larger company (i.e., facility, hospital, medical office). Video portal within the software, e-labs, e-prescribe, EMR specialty specific content library, scheduling and access to reports, clearing house fees, secured messaging, patient protal, appointment reminders, fax services, technical support and paper claims can be apart of your package. They are good to work with you to tailor make it and if you use their RCM company the software is included!

Cons

Patients are not getting their text/email reminders which affects appointment accountability (our numbers started to drop). EMR is really tailored to a medical office and not the behavioral health. For example they call their visits "encounters" which then you follow a table of contents tabs to enter data. That standard format has forms, terminology and templates that aide to a Medical Office (i.e., Vitals, ROS, HPI). The assessments tab you can change but when you first open you can be overwhelmed by the different assessments. Mind you those assessments you see is what your patient sees as well which can be overwhelming for them when being asked about past knee history. Can't setup reoccurences w/telehealth sessions. CPT codes are not aligned with the Diagnosis. Video has been hard to get into have to use zoom as backup.

5 years experience with Prognocis

Pros

Flexibility between user types (Providers, administrators, Setup, end users), supportive technical support and sales team, Works for our clinic & provider scheduling flow

Cons

Limitations on MIPS quality measures, have to flip through too many screens to do a simple process when I think it could be more concise, when a major update is done server crashes pretty religiously, large reports crash the EMR for other users, more user custom EHR reports would be helpful

Neither here nor there!

Overall they offer a one stop shop if your willing to pay for the additional services.

Pros

Software offers lots of features and ease of use.

Cons

Accessibility to features are not a combined deal, meaning its a la carte for features like billing or telehealth format.

PrognoCis

It has been a very smooth experience dealing with customer service, the ease of the software itself.

Pros

The customer service is excellent and the turnaround time to fix an issue is quick!

Cons

It's internet based so if the internet goes down, you can't use the software.

REVIEW

Pros

GOOD PRODUCT EFFICENT FOR WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR OFFICE

Cons

SOMETIMES UPDATES CAN CAUSE ISSUES TYPICALLY FIXED SOON AFTER

Fantastic Web EMR, Great Mobile EMR, Amazing Customer Training/Support

Pros

WhiteCoat Medical Group has been using PrognoCIS EMR system for about a year now, since launching our healthcare services. We use both their web EMR, mobile EMR, and Revenue Cycle Management. WhiteCoat offers medical home visits via our patient web platform where patients can utilize to make appointment requests. WhiteCoat providers are always on the go, thus requiring a simple and easy-to-use mobile EMR that can be used to chart the home visit on the go. We’ve been using PrognoCIS’ mobile EMR, which served us very well. The reason why we continue to use PrognoCIS is because of the numerous customizable features that we can implement to tailor the system to our medical group’s needs. For example, we can bundle CPT codes as a custom CPT code that our providers can select, but more importantly, these CPT codes can be customized to be arrange alphabetically and to show up first when our provider get to the CPT code assessment and plan section. In addition to that, we can add various assessment and plan templates that our providers can use to quickly document things on the go. PrognoCIS also helps with the creation and implementation of such templates. We use both web EMR and the mobile application EMR. We use the web EMR for electronic prescriptions and when there needs to be more detailed charting, but the mobile application EMR, which is an iPhone app is also connected with the web EMR, is mainly used by our providers to chart while on the go on their iPhone or iPad. The mobile EMR is incredibly user friendly and intuitive. They also have a patient portal system that our patients also utilize to message the provider and also for patients to access their medical records on their phone. The patient portal is both web and mobile. PrognoCIS’ tech stack is robust and covers all the necessary platforms to efficiently and effectively chart. I highly recommend it.

Cons

The only thing I wish from PrognoCIS is an updated app with e-RX feature on the iOS application EMR, but after speaking with a PrognoCIS representative, there's a new version coming out. Looking forward to seeing it!

Wonderful

Just to note this is our 3rd EMR system and by far better then the others. After spending a large amount of money on "in office" servers, technical support contracts, maintenance. We were at wits end, and finally at the end of the contract. This system was recommended to us and within 3 months we were up and running and able to cancel the other, without missing a beat at a much lower cost. One more thing, we just moved our practice after 34 years, the convenience of only having to plug in our computers and log on was GREAT!! no IT techs or moving installers needed to bring EMR online. BEST MOVE WE EVER MADE.

Pros

PrognoCIS is the perfect EMR/Billing system for us. The remote access from Desktop to mobile is so convenient we don’t have to worry about waiting til the next day to access a patient chart. We are a solo practice and with this system being so user friendly, we were able to tailor it to our practice. I like that it has several features, and we are able to utilize only what we need. Big shout out to the technical customer service personal are wonderful, we have only had a few format problems but were able to solve in a timely matter. Also, very easy to use with The Dragon dictation system.

Cons

The only thing I can think of is the few times the system went down, but since we are cloud based this can be expected. It never lasted more then few minutes.

5 years and holding strong

Pros

We have been with PrognoCIS for 5 years after experiencing an epic failure with another EHR solution. Our practice is a small private medical office and flexibility is paramount to optimizing our functionality. We were looking to stay clear of the old large dinosaur solutions most prevalent in the EHR market and we found PrognoCIS. Our relationship with PrognoCIS has been one of growing appreciation of each of our requirements in order to work toward a common goal, clinic efficientcy. What we like most about PrognoCIS is the adaptability or customization of the product. This takes some effort at implementation and continues to be maluable as we fine tune our processes to be more and more efficient. I particularly like that there are certain aspects that we can tweak to meet our current needs.

Cons

There are a tremendous number of reports but sorting through them is a challenge. I struggle with understanding the logic with their naming conventions. The good news is that there has been significant improvement with the "Tech Support" so the response time is more reasonable. I appreciate that Bizmatics continues to work on communication skills with the end user and the tech support team. To provide the correct solution one must first understand the issue. My understanding is that this is an industry challenge but Bizmatics has made concerted efforts to improve customer communications with tech support.

We keep discovering new features and ways to improve our workflows

We have been using PrognoCIS since 2007 and found it very easy to get up and going on. We were assigned knowledgeable staff who understood our needs and helped us to configure the system for optimum effect in our daily tasks. Support has always been very responsive and since their transition to being more US based support, the communication is even better.

Pros

It is a very comprehensive EMR (and billing system) with just about every feature I can imagine, without slowing me down. You can activate, or hide whichever features you wish. It communicates beautifully with all my labs, physicians and other vendors. The fact that it is compatible with Windows and Apple, has a very nice IPhone app for both EMR and patient portal.

Cons

The reporting on the clinical side does not currently allow me to create my own reports, even though there is a large library to choose from. On the billing side, I am able to customize them nicely, so I think it should not be long until that is addressed

EHR use

Pros

It is easy to use. Entire team including support and billing are very accessible and quick to respond to any concerns. It is easily customized and is cost-effective especially for a small medical practice. I was worried in the beginning because the training was not done on-site, but the person who trained me was wonderful and very accessible and responsive to my needs which made it much easier than I had anticipated.

Cons

I wish I had the ability to make more minor changes on my own without having to go thru their IT support each time.

Podiatry Billing Company Meets with Success with PrognoCIS

Pros

The software offers a systematic approach to billing with easy access to all the various components of the process. It is easy to maneuver from screen to screen to input the data or to review and analyze a patient's account. The reports are comprehensive to give a full analysis of the practice and enable you to evaluate all aspects. Support will develop specialized reports to meet your individual needs so it is customized for you and your practice, which is a wonderful feature. When I speak to patients on the phone, I can easily discuss their entire account with them with a clear picture of what has been billed, what has been paid by insurance, and what a patient's responsibility is.

Cons

I would like the program to have the capability of making all the claims ready to send with just a click of a button. I understand the logic of having to review each claim for accuracy before sending to the insurance carrier, yet, once reviewed, it would be nice not to have to individually check off each claim to be ready to send. With the transition to ICD-10, the new updated version of PrognoCIS has changed the way you input the diagnosis. The change is a bit more time-consuming. I am hopeful that with the next update, this will be addressed to enable one to quickly enter or select the diagnosis.

Review of Prognocis EMR

Compared to our previous software, this has many advantages with access, reporting, and adjusting for tax reporting. There are still some features that have not been implemented yet but look like they will make using Prognocis even better.

Pros

Cloud based so accessible from anywhere. I have run reports from Austria! Customized - Bahamas implemented VAT and Prognocis team was able to accomodate. Reports - great for generating historical data and I can choose the fields.

Cons

Many descriptions for the same CPT code so too many choices for the doctors - take time to filter through, so I have had to add customized CPT codes for quick finds.

Streamlined, easy to use and comprehensive!

Pros

The system is easy to use, I can customize myself on the fly and I like the ability to be able to access on my PC, Apple (Mac or IPad at home) or via IPhone App. The clinical flow over to the financial billing side, is a breeze. After using a few other systems, I saw the designers of PrognoCIS truly understand how a clinical office functions and each time this system has met our changing needs. The support turnaround has been responsive and their knowledge of the product and how it applies to our situations, has always been excellent. We have been with PrognoCIS since 2007 and have seen them always continue to improve, with excellent program features and more recently, the shifting of their support more towards the US. It is rare to find such sincereity in companies today.

Cons

Hard to say anything negative. I know creating good software is never easy and there are always going to be moments of frustration, but they have been far and few between and handled quickly and well.

Until this latest update, the system was very good. We were satisfied.

Pros

At the presentation, it looked simple, straightforward, and user-friendly. Now, after updates, it is much more complicated and bulky. At the beginning, we had one technical support person, who was always available, helpful, and patient, so we really worked as a team. In general, the product is reasonably functional, satisfying our needs.

Cons

It requires too many clicks on different pages to complete some steps (eg., the Medications Section on the Face Sheet). There are too many different pages to be completed in general; it takes too much time to finish up a file. We don't have personal tech support person anymore; the ticket system is not that quick or efficient, and sometimes tickets get closed without being solved satisfactorily for us. There are open tickets since 04/14. To get a technical support person now takes much longer, up to two days. All updates and changes change the system to the worse for users. Checkboxes are spread all over the page or even on different pages; simple and familiar symbols are switched to be more complicated. On the other hand, when we, as users, asked to change or simplify certain things, we were told that it is impossible, or our requests were sent to the engineers and died there. The latest update was not presented as a serious and complicated one. Training webinars were not recommended to take before its implementation, so the first week was a nightmare, and the first day was a total failure (with a full schedule!).

Left High and Dry by Prognocis After a Data Breach

Stay away from Prognocis! Their customer support is abysmal and getting any response from them is like pulling teeth. Bottom line is their management of our data cost our practice thousands of dollars. Based on my experience, if Prognocis was the only EHR out there, I would skip it and use paper charts.

Pros

Hard to isolate any pros from among the mountain of cons, but I'll try... I never had to change my Prognocis password once in the whole six years I used the program. That's all I've got.

Cons

Data breach - their system was not secure enough to withstand a hacker attack, resulting in a major data breach. They notified our practice of the breach of their system and then declined to assist with any of the resulting fallout, costing our company many thousands of dollars. They did help other practices that were victims of the breach, but refused to help us clean up the mess they made. Customer support is in India. Reps are difficult to understand and incredibly slow to help. At the time we dropped Prognocis in 2017, they still had multiple support cases (trouble tickets) open and unsolved from 2013. The program looks like it's from the 90s. It is not intuitive, is difficult to navigate, and the output reports come out looking unprofessional. Although we were advised that training was included, we did not receive training from Prognocis when we onboarded with them, leaving us to fend for ourselves in learning their bewildering program. Service is way overpriced for what you get. There are so many better programs out there for less money and trouble. After terminating service with Prognocis, they took well over a month to give our patient records to us, and would not give us access to them in the meantime. This resulted in our practice having NO access to our patients' charts for over a month. When I brought my concerns about this to Prognocis's HIPAA compliance officer, I was rudely and condescendingly dismissed.

Good EHR, extremely poor support and customer services

Been using it for most than two years. My major issue has been with appropriate training, support at the site, poor remote support (not located in US) and delayed responses. If you have to connect ancillary equipment, such as printers, ID scanners, etc the software has very limited options. It only work with windows explorer and even though it crashes several times a day. Once you know it is not difficult to use but in order to get to that level at least we had to go over many trials and errors since the support once installed was almost inexistent and the tutorials were not of help.

Pros

With the proper support and training it could be a very helpful tool. Is not difficult to use.

Cons

Poor and deficient Customer Service. Almost non existent support in site, mostly remote. The customer service appears to be located outside the US and there are many communication issues. The response can be delayed. Looks like they have no commitment once they sell you the product. In one occasion I asked them to configure something for our practice and their response was that was too complicated and not economically viable for them. The software is as good as the configuration. A poor configuration will result in a less easy to use program. Expect a delay for the patient to see the doctor. In our case we have hired an IT personnel to help deals with the issues since once you start EHR it does not make sense to go back. Where we are located the resources apparently are limited and there is a high turnover issue with the technicians that have been assigned. Currently there is no Tech that supports our area. In case of an issue you need to generate a ticket and wait that hopefully they will reply.

Prognocis EMR/PM software

We have had this software since 2012. There have been several hiccups that we have had to overcome. I believe we were their first high volume multidisciplinary practice they contracted with. Although we had training on the software and then implemented a year later, there are some workflow issues. We are not your "standard" office workflow and I am sure it is challenging for their IT/support team.

Pros

ease of access. PM/bill side, I love the fact that you can access every task from one screen, regardless of which screen you are in.

Cons

Training videos has improved tremendously over the last couple of years on the EMR side, although "new user training" is not geared for the new employee training. The PM/Bill module does not have enough training videos for adequate training and common workflow, although this has been improved over the years as well. They are definitely coming along as they grow. I do not like the fact that we can never get in touch with anyone in tech support or billing and always having to leave a message for their return call. Since we are cloud based, if Prognocis goes down, our office is down. If you can have an onsite server, I would probably recommend that.

Easy to learn, flows well.

So far I think this is a great EMR, a few glitches here and there but that is to be expected. The ease of use is a plus and great customer service so far.

Pros

Ability to log in to the program from any computer, anywhere. Efficient customer service Ease of use availability of customer service or questions for other departments, my emails are always answered in a timely manner Live chat for technical issues

Cons

I have a hard time understanding most of customer service tech, they fix what is needed but sometimes its hard to communicate exactly what you need. When creating a template, I find some of the process a little confusing, there are so many different places you have to input the info

I was looking with my colleague for and EMR three years ago and wanted a system that was web-based to allow access from any location and avoid the issues of in office server maintenance. We found at that time Prognocis to be the best system for us. Since we are a psychiatric practice and there were no specific modules for our specialty in Prognocis, they created the specific templates for us and we use them today. As an added benefit, we have been utilizing the patient portal to help facilitate the collection and documentation of new patient information and follow ups. Our experience with the Prognocis program has been easy to learn and in general the updates have continued to improve its quality. Its greatest assets continue to be its ease of use, ease of individualizing templates for specific clinical practice needs, and continuous updates to improve and expand its usefulness. You cannot ask for a better experience with technical support. The issue is not if one needs technical support, but how is it handled. Since technical support is an essential element in any EMR use, the quality of service is a component for long term use. The response has been fast, problems solved in a short time and on rare occasions when it was more complex, sent to the development team for timely resolution. In addition, the availability of training for new and existing staff is very beneficial. I am not suggesting its a perfect system. If you will use it there will be components that may frustrate you, and you will experience technical glitches, but you always feel there are highly qualified professionals available to provide support, encouragement and solve the problem. I feel I am part of an ever evolving and improving system.

Simple and effective

Prognocis covers all of the basics that you need in an EMR. The lower cost was important in our practice as we had limited funds and wanted a system that could sustain itself. The software continues to evolve which is great news for an ever changing environment. The face page is well later out to give you a snap shot if the patient's medical problems, history and medications. As with any EMR, this is only as good as the information you initially load from a patient so work on the front end makes the record much better!

Good EMR

We have a great relationship with this company

Pros

This EMR is a good value for the money; the support is good, and functionality is easy to use. We have been with them 7 years, and enjoy the support

Cons

Sometimes the system appears to revert for no reason, and data has been lost; we have to start over.

great program, highly recommended

although support is hard to understand, they always fix our issue.

Pros

It's super easy to learn and it flows well with our work flow. New providers have had no problem learning the system quickly.

Cons

honestly my complaint is that technical support is always a person who does not speak english well and super hard to understand

PrognoCIS EMR

The Bizmatic's development team has been instrumental in assisting us to customize a solution to automate our current operations. This customization includes automation of test results from medical equipment used in our Medical Clinic, the design of a Drug & Alcohol Randomization Tool for the Work Place Drug & Alcohol Program, a design of an Employee Assistance Program module and design of a specialized Workers' Compensation module to track and report payments. The software is extremely intuitive, easy to use and easily customizable by the end-user.

Pros

Quick navigation. Affordable. Integration with external data is available. Vendor ability for customized module development. Sales, development and implementation staff are easy to work with.

Cons

Feedback is sometimes delayed as many developers are in India.

Good system

Experience has been good, helps us in our everyday business.

Pros

I like that it is user friendly, it is easy to use and has a lot of features.

Cons

At times there a glitches in the system and when contacting support it take some time to fix.

A Real Scam

With so many EMR/EHR systems to choose from, and conducting hours of research, I chose the worse of the worse. No ease in use. No logic in use. No VPN to maintain settings, instead they expect a medical office not to update their computers in order to keep the original settings on internet explorer. Cannot use chrome. Cannot keep up with HIPAA regulations due to the settings inability to be updated. I felt like I was 30 years behind in computer technology. After 2 month of complaining and deciding to switch to a competitor, I received an email from the higher ups. 100 emails to late. They charged out tens of thousands of bogus charges and collected 10%. They charged me alot per month for this disaster. I switched to Athena! Best thing I ever did! Prognocis aka Bizmatics, nearly closed my doors waiting an entire month to resubmit claims. I've been with Athena for 6 weeks and have not had one claim denied and payments are coming in. They only charge you 8% of what they collect. Prognocis, on the other hand, charges permonth for poor service with no significant money collected. If it weren't for my office manager, I would have received no payments at all. Learn from my mistake. Any positive reports about this system is submitted by their staff who were once medical office staff. I'm sure this system worked well 15-20 years ago. Computers have come a long way and Bizmatics/Prognocis simply did not keep up. Did I mention the amount in IT fees I accumulated trying to get this system to work? My IT specialist finally had a heart to heart talk with me. Then I switched to Athena.

Pros

The demo was great!

Cons

This system cost me alot with monthly fees and my IT team trying to get it to work with our brand new system. It is antiquated, slow, kicks you off the server, loses notes, does not interface with the pharmacies and generates absolutely no income whatsoever.

We used this system for many years

Pros

Very customizable, you can create your own templates and schedules and it is easy to use once you understand.

Cons

Can be hard to get support, the techs are out of the country and it can be hard to get up with them, slow response time

I wouldn't buy an EHR that cost and arm and leg when I have PrognoCIS

Pros

They customize all of our templates and diagrams. We were looking for a vendor that could build an interface with our practice management system. We are a dermatology office, so we don't need all the bells and whistles as some of the other vendors out there. I honestly have to say from sales to programmers to everyone in support, this is the best software out there for everything from single doctors to a big group practice. We've had opportunities to change to vendors who are dermatology-specific, but we won't because we like this product and its functionality.

Cons

From my experience with other software IT experience, tech support tends to take to long to fix issues. But I have to say we've been with them for the past three years, the support has improved significantly, and all my questions are addressed when they do call me.

Overall quite pleased with this product, compared to several others

Pros

The implementation is excellent. You may not like the syntax of the system at first, but you can edit and alter all you'd like, as well as have custom templates set up. It takes time, but you'll get it right where you want it in time. Having used several other systems, so far, this is better by a huge margin. The support is good, implementation is excellent and it's affordable. When I requested changes to forms it was done immediately. They are very accommodating. Also, the new patient paperwork is electronic so once you save it, it incorporates into the chart note, no more transcribing. It's nice!!! You can customize anything and they are very accommodating. I am also using their RCM billing service (the fee includes the software fee when you're using it, so that's nice) and they've been pretty good so far. A little slow to process claims but overall, good.

Cons

The time it takes to get it all the way you want it, but it's worth it. I have hardly needed tech support and it has been adequate but not stellar. That could be improved.

Medical Director. NY Urgent Care

Pros

It is very user-friendly. Despite other EMR's that claim that they "...think like a doctor..." they actually do not. They all start with Chief Complain, which is a standard documentation pathway, exactly how the Computer Scientist would think. Most doctors, however document the chart while already having Differential Diagnosis partially materialized in their minds. This EMR allows you to do that. I have used more than 5-7 different EMR's and can attest that this one is the best I have ever used.

Cons

I do not like when the billing modules have to be purchased separately. I should be able to do my own billing with or without the company. It has to be my choice. I understand that it is a current trend for nearly all of the EHR Companies to try to also sell doctors their billing services, but still I disagree with it. Doctors who wish to do their own billing should be able to have at least the option of having their own user-friendly revenue cycle management via EHR itself and not being forced to purchase an additional module, regardless how cheap it is.

We had a miserable experience switching over to Prognocis.

The experience of data entry because it didn't carry over any of our old data.

Pros

Once everything is set up, the view in the patient's chart makes everything easily accessible. The electronic fax receipt makes it faster for us to process the documents faster.

Cons

When we switched over to this system they promised that our patient information would be transferred over from our other system. We didn't find out until it was too late that they meant they would upload a PDF version of the patients medical history, and we would have to manually enter it into the system. The providers were constantly irritated that the information they needed was not in the patients chart, despite our efforts as staff to ensure that the information was there. The messaging system is impossible to use, making it hard to keep track of patient and staff communications. We frequently had issues with the billing system they forced us to use, which was outsourced to India. Patients constantly had problems with their billing, and we had to refer them to the contacts in India who were often hard to get a hold of. Our office billing staff was stuck fixing mistakes made by this departement that could have been avoided had they been handled in house. We constantly asked for things to be changed and made more user friendly, being told that they would fix it but never seeing any results. This program is expensive to use, and we feel like it has caused more issues than benefit.

Smooth and Tailor made workflow for your specialty

After researching many EHR companies, I found that the team at PrognoCIS was the most attentive to my clinic needs. My training rep was patient and understanding. Thank you

Pros

Workflow, customization of my needs. The EHR is designed specifically towards me (seemingly anyway). The people work hard to keep me pleased.

Cons

Will respond to this question later. So far, so good. I have used EHRs in my career, and PrognoCIS works best for me.

Prognocis

When I had the demo, the software seemed pretty comprehensive.

Pros

It met all the standards of what I think I need to work efficiently. It can work on all the electronic devices, the training team is friendly and available.

Cons

The user interface could look a little more updated. The icons are very small and like an old Nintendo game character. The training and set up process is very long, expect 6-8 weeks to be safe and is the main reason I gave the ease of use rating 3 stars.

PrognoCIS EMR

Pros

it is fairly intuitive, and there are very few pop-up screens. The business is keeping up with Meaningful Use. I like the format of the notes and the face page.

Cons

Tech support seems overwhelmed. Some issues just don't get addressed. For example, in Rx, you can auto-populate the pharmacy. Initially, all of our local pharmacies were present, and now we have pharmacies in Florida, Roswell, NM, and Amarillo, TX. So I have quit using that.I have asked for it to be fixed a couple of times, but I just don't think it is a priority. I don't like how if you type in a med and change it to PRN, all of the data you entered will change. So you have to remember to type in PRN first. If you choose long-term after typing it in, that won't happen There are times that the system is really slow. It may be a for a few hours or a day. I hope that as the system improves, this will happen less often.

Terrible Customer Service and Supprt

Highly disappointed! Looking for another EMR system!

Pros

Easy to use when things are going well. Initially customer service was very responsive but as the company grew, quality went down.

Cons

-Outage of EMR System for a few minutes a few times a week. -Significant slowing down of their Server almost every day. - Issues that are brought to the tech support’s Attention are not followed through and cases not closed efficiently. - Recent complete outage of the entire system for 24 hours on 11/21/17 (and loss of ALL data billing, encounters, prescriptions, test reports, documents scanned etc) for a period of 48 hours just because they had no recent data back up. The company made no efforts to contact us before or after the disaster.

Second to none

Pros

I like that I have options for the work flow. I can scan via network directly into system. I can scan via desk top, or I scan one touch from an older model of scanner. I didn't have to buy new scanner. In addition, the sign in pad, ID, and label printer makes our work flow very efficient.

Cons

Honestly I can't think of anything at the moment. I've been using software for 1 year now. Everything I request is completed in a timely matter. I receive status right into my software, and I have many resources to learn more about the system.

I have used Prognocis for five years and am frustrated

Pros

some of the patient communication features are useful I like that I can reprogram the templates without needing a technical support person Labs from Quest and Lab corp directly to the medical record.

Cons

very unresponsive technical support. every time there is a software upgrade, previously functioning unrelated elements stop working and it takes weeks to months to get them function again. Their server is slow and I am often documenting late into the night because the slow speed makes it impossible for me to finish my notes in real time. My office internet is quite fast so the problem is not on my end. it's difficult to go from field to field- I spend my day in endless futile clicking waiting for fields to change. For example, If I and documenting the history and I want to see the weight change, I have to leave what I am doing to go to the face sheet or vitals page and it takes too long. The prescription module is not efficient.

The worst emr I've used to date

It has been poor overall

Pros

unfortunately it has no features that have performed as I was made to believe and it has nothing that I would find appealing.

Cons

1. The handling of clients with issues by supervising staff of Prognocis 2. IT is not knowledgeable of emr, working with staff in India and communication and time of meeting is challenging 3. Expensive regarding time, monthly charges, cost on practicing weekly and coming off emr

More to improve upon

PrognoCIS has been working for our small company of 2 providers, but leaves a lot of things unfinished.

Pros

This software has great report print outs for stats and follow up. Customer Service team is pretty good at customizing a report we'd like to see to tabulate which patients have been referred by which doctor, or which patients have cancelled appointments in the past.

Cons

This software needs work on streamlining user-to-user messaging, regarding individual patients. Also needs to have better ability to customize word formatting in the patient report (I.E. HPI and assessment and plan)

Practical, functional, and user-friendly

Pros

The best thing about PrognoCIS EMR and Bizmatics is the ease of access. No matter where I am, if a problem arises that's drawn to my attention, I can log in to help resolve the issue. Whether it's a patient note, a physician question, a lab result, an order, an x-ray result, etc., it's all at my fingertips.

Cons

The least appreciated about PrognoCIS is the when the system slows down due to maintenance or a server issue. It truly presents a problem when many patients are backed up, and it is impossible to document. When the system slows down, it slows way down.

Good product. Excellent support.

Pros

PrognoCIS is a good system that is very customizable to your needs. The most important part is their service. Their support has been excellent with explaining their features. They have also been instrumental in ensuring that everything went smoothly and that we were able to get everything setup an running within a month. We use the signature pad and fax out feature very well to create a paperless office. They are very knowledgeable and professional. The EMR, PM, and billing features work well. My biller seems happy as well. They have excellent support. I have been using it for almost 10 months new. I started using Dragon for the HPI and PLAN since January. Overall, we are very happy with the product and service. I would definitely recommend.

Cons

Too many clicks. But I guess that all EMRs are that way to some extent.

Good product

Pros

As a specialty healthcare provider, we needed a highly-customizable Electronic Medical Records system, and PrognoCIS was able to do this for us. It is also a relatively easy system to use and to train others to use.

Cons

It can be challenging to get a response from technical support in a reasonable period of time. It's often at least 24 hours before anyone returns a phone call. If more substantial changes need to be made, such as updating documentation templates, at least 30 days are required to make changes to and implement the new template. Followup after changes are made is often poor. You have to check back with them to see if the changes have been made that you requested, because there is very little proactive communication on their part.

Zapata Primary Care

Pros

I appreciate the ease of developing the format for our EMR. Bizmatics has worked closely with us to help us develop what will work for us. I have worked with several EMRs in my career and have found PrognoCIS to be the one that has been most provider-friendly. Our staff here in the office also enjoys the simplicity of the program. In our staff meetings, it is frequently remarked by someone that they appreciate our PrognoCIS. Also, the assistance in coding and billing is great.

Cons

Sometimes it takes 24-48 hours turnaround time to get what we want. We sometimes forget that not everything can be instant.

PrognoCIS Review

Pros

They are up to date with all of the Meaningful Use requirements and are a very affordable option. The system is very easy to navigate if you are used to a Windows platform and how Microsoft Office operates (click down, pull down options).

Cons

Getting a hold of the support staff is sometimes an adventure. Once you get a hold of them, most problems are resolved quickly. But if there is a bug in the system, it gets sent back to the engineers and takes a long time to be resolved (sometimes months). The big upgrades (version upgrade) was very hectic with a steep learning curve. There were lots of bugs in the system and lots of extra/new steps. We are back to normal functioning levels/speed now, but after much struggle.

My doctors are very happy with PrognoCIS

Pros

I like PrognoCIS' ability to customize reports and templates. The ability to have our fax interface with PronoCIS is a great feature. We can easily attach a fax to a patient's record and fax out referrals, letters, etc. The electronic prescription works very well and is a terrific feature. Customer support staff is very patient and friendly. The training webinars they offer are very helpful. We feel that PrognoCIS is up-to-date with all the requirements for Meaningful Use and is always thinking of the future.

Cons

Communication was somewhat difficult at first due to a language barrier. But PrognoCIS listened to their clients, and this is much improved. PrognoCIS customer support staff has always been very patient and respectful.

Highly recommend

Pros

Wonderful software! Our new providers have had no issues navigating throughout the program. Schedule is easy to understand.

Cons

The technical support is never that helpful, they do not speak English very well. That is my only complaint with this software.