Netsmart TheraOffice® Achieves ONC Certification for Enhanced Physical Therapy EHR and Practice Management
12 July 2024 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Netsmart, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions
and services for community-based providers, announced that the
TheraOffice® electronic health record (EHR) and practice management
software has earned the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology (ONC) Certification. The Drummond
Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB), tested the
software for compliance with the requirements of the federal
government’s program.
TheraOffice, an integrated physical therapy and rehabilitation
EHR, brings advanced capabilities, including patient intake,
documentation, scheduling, billing, accounting and clinical
reporting. The certified solution provides efficient documentation
for physical therapists and streamlines quality measure support for
the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program.
The MIPS program evaluates providers across four performance
categories: Quality, Cost, Improvement Activities and Promoting
Interoperability. Beginning with the 2024 performance year,
physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language
pathologists are no longer automatically reweighted and are
therefore required to report Promoting Interoperability data.
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language
pathology providers need certified technology to meet these
requirements and receive Medicare reimbursement.
"We're excited to earn ONC Certification for our TheraOffice
solution," said Steve Dix, SVP of Specialty Practices, Netsmart.
“Enhancing our EHR technology allows us to provide our clients with
new features that boost the high-quality care they offer to
patients. Moving ahead, our clients can now utilize the most
advanced data capabilities within the Netsmart CareFabric
ecosystem, helping enable them to meet and exceed MIPS requirements
and achieve success now and in the future."
Certified healthcare IT offers substantial benefits for therapy
providers by supporting care coordination and quality. Certified
EHRs enable near seamless and secure exchange of patient health
data and electronic referrals among different healthcare providers,
facilitating evidence-based, quality interventions. The TheraOffice
ONC Certification enhances patient experiences by supporting
HIPAA-compliant access to health records and promoting patient
engagement. With interoperable EHR systems, patients remain
informed about their health status and treatment goals, leading to
more streamlined, precise and effective treatments, with the goal
of supporting better outcomes and increased patient
satisfaction.
"Netsmart has remained dedicated to advancing our solutions to
help our clients deliver the best possible care with innovative,
advanced technology, which is why we have invested in ONC
Certification for our EHRs across the markets we serve,” said
Netsmart CEO Mike Valentine. "We look forward to supporting our
therapy and rehabilitation provider clients, as they navigate the
ever-changing healthcare requirements of coordinated care and
value-based practices successfully.”
This Health IT Module is compliant with the ONC Certification
Criteria for Health IT and has been certified by an ONC-ACB in
accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does
not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
Certification Information:
- Developer name: Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
- Product name: TheraOffice®
- Product version: 14.1
- Developer location: 11100 Nall Ave., Overland Park, KS
66211
- Developer phone number: 800-842-1973
- Developer website: www.ntst.com
- Date of Certification: June 28, 2024
- Unique certification number:
15.04.04.2816.Ther.14.00.1.240628
About Netsmart
Netsmart is an industry-leading healthcare technology
organization empowering providers to deliver value-based care to
the individuals and communities they serve. The Netsmart
CareFabric® platform serves as a unified, connected framework of
solutions and services for human services, post-acute, payer and
public sector communities. Together with our clients and
Marketplace vendors, we develop and deliver innovative technology,
including electronic health records (EHRs), interoperability,
analytics, augmented intelligence (AI), population health
management and telehealth solutions and services that assist
organizations in transforming the care they deliver. The result has
helped make a positive impact on the lives of more than 143 million
individuals.
For more than 55 years, Netsmart has helped provider
organizations in their efforts to improve the health and wellbeing
of the communities we collectively serve. To learn more, visit
ntst.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook or X.
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