Upon talking with 100+ practitioners we have analyzed that psychiatric practices are often small to medium scale practices running on a budget. Practitioners are not willing to spend substantial amounts on heavy-duty EMR Software with “extraordinary features” and because of an uneducated decision, they are stuck with either Open Source (Free EMR and PM Software) or “under the budget” option which only disrupts the workflow.

We also learned that hesitation to switch is usually because of the assumption that a customizable robust cloud-based Psychiatric Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software would cost more and must have a long learning curve.

It should be kept in mind that a Psychiatric EMR and PM Software should work for your practice and not the other way around. Moreover, there are options available for affordable best Psychiatric Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management (PM) Software that are custom to unique needs of a psychiatric practice by offering integrated e-prescribing (e-Rx), online scheduling, clinical documentation, prescription and lab writing, clinical reporting and other clinical and administrative tools for physicians working in Psychiatry practices.

Key Features of Psychiatry EMR Software

While adopting a Psychiatry EHR/PM software, psychiatrists must consider some features that even affordable software for Cloud-Based Psychiatry EMR Software for Small Practices should offer. Find these and more salient features discussed in detail in Psychiatry EMR Software Buyers Guide 2019:

Data Management – Meaningful Usage Certified Psychiatry EMR software should facilitate the point of care and support custom notes, calendar, patient scheduling, the flexibility of storing data through cloud-based options, and handling all the logistical and operational aspects of their practice.

Notes Retrieval – A Psychiatry EMR must link progress notes directly to the treatment plan and should offer rapid note retrieval in order to access old notes quickly.

Psychiatry Specific Templates – Psychiatry-specific templates for schizophrenia, suicide depression, anxiety, addiction, bipolar OCD, delirium, mania, psychosis, eating disorders, etc.

GAF Charts – Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) to monitor the degree of severity of psychosocial factors with a graphical representation of ongoing progress by rating the social, occupational and psychological functioning of a patient.

Claims & Billing – Specific, detailed, and easy to use internal/external claim submission and billing processes.

ICD-10 Coding – Support psychiatric specific coding without the chaos of unnecessary code libraries.

Patient Portal – The patient portal should be user-friendly and able to automatically schedule/re-schedule appointments and reminders for patients

Data Sharing – HIPAA compliant secure channels for data sharing.

Top 10 Psychiatry EMR Software for Small Practices by EMRFinder 2020

EMRFinder has compiled a list of the 10 best and top-rated Psychiatry EMR software solutions for small practices in 2020. The list is solely based on customer reviews and ratings and is as follows:

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