Electronic health record (EHR) systems can save group private practice providers time and energy by helping to streamline and automate administrative tasks, facilitate seamless information sharing, and provide valuable insights into patient cases. 

Choosing the right EHR system for your scalability and flexibility needs is important. Similarly, switching EHR systems to better suit your practice’s needs can be an important step in improving functionality.

What if you realize your current EHR system does not have the capability to rapidly launch, customize, and scale relationship-based care at your practice? You may want to consider switching EHR systems.

Selecting the best EHR for your group private practice is a decision that requires careful consideration of functionality, security measures, and overall collaboration potential. Healthie’s holistic Cloud-based EHR, practice management, and patient engagement platform empowers your group private practice to deliver exceptional, coordinated care. We are built for the entire industry: providers, patients, and administrators– and our intuitive platform makes changing EHR systems easy for everyone involved. This approach enhances the quality of care at your practice and promotes a unified front in addressing the diverse needs of patients in any group setting. 

Do you want to set your practice apart by delivering superior patient care, while minimizing the burden of administrative overhead? Your practice may want to consider switching EHR services to a more functional, fluid system.

Here are the top reasons why group practices are switching EHR systems to Healthie:   

1. All the tools you need for managing your practice, and your team. 

If you’re looking to change EHR systems for your practice, consider more modern solutions. In today's fast-paced world of healthcare, efficiency is key to success. Imagine having all the essential tools for managing your practice and team in one, integrated back office for relationship-based care. 

With everything from scheduling to billing and team collaboration seamlessly integrated, you can save valuable time on administrative tasks and focus more on providing quality care to your patients. 

By bringing support staff, billers, and care providers together into one collaborative portal, you streamline communication, reduce errors, and enhance overall productivity. When you switch EHR management to Healthie, your practice can say goodbye to the hassle of juggling multiple systems and embrace the simplicity and effectiveness of having everything you need in one place. 

Features for streamlined practice management: 

• Administrative control and customized permissions for every member seat. 
• Maintain a shared organization calendar.
• Billing for all care delivery payment models. 
• Unique E-fax number to communicate digitally with providers and other stakeholders at your group practice - most commonly used for chart notes, referrals, and lab reports.

2. More advanced functionality for group practices, for streamlined operations.

You’re scaling as a group practice, and to do so, streamlining operations is crucial for expanding effectively while maintaining quality care standards. Implementing or changing EHR systems could be the move that sets your practice apart to provide top-level service. 

By reducing manual workflows and ensuring a consistent experience for both providers and patients, you can create a more efficient and cohesive environment. This means optimizing processes from provider onboarding to patient treatment, ultimately fostering growth opportunities and unlocking new revenue streams for your group practice. 

Embracing a comprehensive, one-stop-shop platform and standardized workflows will not only enhance scalability but also elevate the overall patient experience, positioning your practice for sustained success in the long run.

Features for practice admins: 

• Assign tasks to team members and set due dates.   
• Shared Documents library to have one repository for patient education.  
• Shared Intake Forms and Charting Templates that can either be built from scratch or customized in Healthie.
• Internal team messenger. 

Apart from the above, group practices are also switching EHR systems to Healthie to have the opportunity to unlock new growth and revenue streams. 

Features for new growth opportunities: 

• Build & sell online wellness programs: Build and distribute courses to your patients, automatically send forms to patients on a predefined schedule, automate a weekly survey, and share videos with patients when you switch EHR services to Healthie.
• Host virtual group sessions: Use our direct integration with HIPAA-compliant Zoom to create and host virtual group sessions or webinars within your Healthie account. Set up, promote, and sell your virtual group sessions or webinars in Healthie, by leveraging promo codes, packages, and more. 
• Group charting: Enhance your documentation by fostering collaboration, communication, and coordination amongst care team members. Ultimately, improve the quality and efficiency of your patient care.  
• Integrations for more personalized care & treatment: Integrate e-Labs, supplement recommendations, and more directly into your group practice’s care flows. Healthie’s Harbor of integrations are designed to help you connect the care tools and care you need, with your Healthie account. 

3. Healthie is built to scale, for practices of every size. 

When considering an EHR system for your group practice, it's essential to consider the long-term growth potential and scalability. Imagine the hassle and cost of migrating your patients and team to a new platform if you outgrow your existing EHR. 

Whether you have a small team or a large multidisciplinary practice, it is important to change healthcare EHR to a system  that can accommodate your needs without sacrificing performance or functionality. By choosing an EHR that prioritizes scalability and flexibility, you can future-proof your practice and streamline operations for years to come.

Scale your group practice on Healthie by:

• Adding team members: Unlike other platforms, Healthie allows you to add an unlimited number of team members to your account. 
• Adding support accounts: Included in your Healthie Group Plan membership is a free support role with every standard member added.
• Admin setting permissions & roles for each account: Control what each team member can access. 
• Shared organization calendar: Enable each team member at your group practice to view the schedule and availability of other providers in the organization. Availability and scheduling can be set from one comprehensive organization calendar.
• Adding locations & rooms: Get the flexibility needed to run a multi-location, multi-provider practice, with automations built-in to save you time each step of the way.  
• Building Care Teams: Leverage Healthie's Care Teams feature to associate multiple providers with a client within Healthie. 
• Advanced reporting: Generate Organization level reports for each report offered in the Healthie platform to check in on the financial health and productivity of your group practice.

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4. Modern Patient Portal, designed for virtual-first, recurring care. 

As a leader at your group practice, embracing a virtual-first approach to care is essential to meeting the evolving needs of patients while driving better longitudinal health outcomes. Patients increasingly desire to be active participants in their healthcare journey, and virtual-first, recurring care offers them the flexibility and convenience they crave. 

In today's healthcare landscape, modern patient portals play a crucial role in fostering team collaboration and long-term care delivery. These platforms provide your patients with intuitive interfaces to schedule appointments, access health records, communicate with your providers, and engage in virtual wellness programs or group sessions. 

When you change EHR systems, your practice can strengthen provider-patient relationships and promote proactive, patient-centered care at your group practice, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes.

Features to build long-term relationships with your patients: 

• Customizable Patient Portal: Fully customize the features and tooling patients can see in their portal, depending on their care goals.
• HIPAA-compliant telehealth and webinars: Host HIPAA-compliant video sessions that are fully integrated with your scheduling, charting, and billing system. 
• Messaging: Chat directly with your patients and your team on desktop and mobile. 
• Journaling: Connect your patients’ daily habits to your care plan for improved success. 
• Programs and Courses: Enroll existing or prospective patients into a preset program that can be released on a fixed date or rolling basis. 

5. Implementation support and team training at no additional cost. 

Another reason to consider switching EHR systems is the ability to cut down on time spent in other areas. Onboarding new team members in group practices can often consume significant administrative time, leading to delays in patient care. 

According to HR for Health, an excellent onboarding experience can increase early productivity by 70%, and positive employee onboarding can improve retention of new hires by 82%.

Recognizing this challenge, creating a solid foundation with onboarding best practices and comprehensive support and training means new care delivery team members are more productive sooner. Fundamentally, you are able to maximize the benefits of your new EHR system from day one, while preventing short-term employee turnover. Avoiding this expensive, time-consuming, and disruptive problem at your group practice by changing EHR systems will benefit your care delivery team, patients, and business.

Take a quick look at the live classes available to our Healthie members, offered on a weekly recurring basis. Hosted by Healthie’s Clinician Success Team, these classes offer a deep-dive tutorial of the platform, covering everything from setting up your calendar, to managing your team. We even offer a class just for administrators and billers who want to dig into their workflows a bit further. 

Don’t prefer live sessions? We also offer free online resources for starting and growing your group practice, which include eBooks, business and marketing bootcamps, and blog posts.

6. World-class technical support, run by humans (not robots). 

You understand the critical role of reliable technical support in ensuring smooth operations and exceptional patient care at your group practice. That's why it's vital to partner with an EHR that provides world-class support whenever you need it. 

Imagine having access to a dedicated support team available 24/7, ready to swiftly address any technical issues, resolve software glitches, and offer expert guidance. 

By prioritizing top-notch technical support, you can minimize disruptions to patient care and empower your team to focus on what truly matters – delivering high-quality healthcare. Invest in a partner that shares your commitment to excellence and positions your practice for long-term success in today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

We understand that you have important practice information and sensitive patient data to migrate over to a new EHR platform, so you want to make sure it’s done correctly. The main concern for many group practices is migrating over their patient data safely and securely.

Luckily, with Healthie, this intuitive migration process allows you to upload and export all of your patient data from your previous EHR in just four easy steps. Additionally, Healthie’s top-notch Customer Success Team will be by your side to help you make a smooth and painless transition.

To switch your patient data into Healthie from another EHR, follow this checklist:

1. Export your patient data from your previous EHR with our sample export instructions
2. Import client data into Healthie by completing our secure Data Import Request
3. Refer to our FAQ’s for any additional information
4. Start using your pre-populated Healthie account!

Experience a better way to manage your group practice, and switch over to Healthie today. It’s easy! Try us for free for 14 days, and add your team members into the platform to test Healthie out together. 

Make the switch today.