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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdvancedMD

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdvancedMD (the company formerly owned by ADP) offers a practice management platform combining EHR / EMR capabilities with front office automation and workforce scheduling, medical billing, and advanced revenue reporting capabilities.N/A

    SimplePractice

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASimplePractice is a practice management platform, made specifically for small business owners in the health and wellness space. SimplePractice’s feature set includes secure messaging, customizable paperless intake forms, a template library, free appointment reminders (SMS, email, & voice), electronic claim filing, billing and invoicing, a beautiful client portal with online appointment booking, and more.

    $39

    per month

    TheraNest by Therapy Brands

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ATheraNest Professional is a mental health and therapy notes software from Therapy Brands, that is designed to help psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and others in mental health manage and grow their practices and organizations. From health records, to notes, to payment processing, TheraNest aims to make managing clients and business simple, with reporting that enables the user know how a practice is doing including referral reports, retention rates, and billing reports.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    AdvancedMDSimplePracticeTheraNest by Therapy Brands
    Editions & Modules
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    Essential Plan
    $39.00
    per month
    Professional Plan
    $59.00
    per month
    TheraNest (up to 30 active clients)
    $39
    per month
    TheraNest (up to 40 active clients)
    $50
    per month
    TheraNest (up to 50 active clients)
    $60
    per month
    TheraNest (up to 80 active clients)
    $91
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdvancedMDSimplePracticeTheraNest by Therapy Brands
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEssential ($39.00 / month); Professional ($49.00 / month); Professional for Groups ($49.00 / month + $29.00 / mo for each additional clinician).
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    NextGen® Practice Management Solutions
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdvancedMDSimplePracticeTheraNest by Therapy Brands
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    5.0
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    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
    10.0
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    Availability
    9.0
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    Performance
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
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    Configurability
    8.0
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    Product Scalability
    9.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
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    User Testimonials
    AdvancedMDSimplePracticeTheraNest by Therapy Brands
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AdvancedMD
    It would be well suited for an initial user. If you are starting a practice and have nothing in place, it might be great. However, if you are a current EMR user of a different platform and have more than a hundred patients; don’t waste your time. This is a hands-off company that, in my opinion, will do nothing to support your efforts. We have a practice of 11,000 patients and would have had to hire 2 FTE’s to print all the patient data and upload it individually.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    I think it's a good choice for solo providers who bill insurance. If you have employees or are self-pay, go elsewhere, in my opinion
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    Therapy Brands
    TheraNest is appropriate for clinical practice and seems well-suited for providing speech-language and other allied health services. Without firsthand experience billing, it is difficult to provide input regarding the ease of billing with this software. I have yet to see how TheraNest would work for clients with multiple insurance types. I trialed the TheraNest video conferencing near the beginning of 2020 (start of global pandemic), but the feature had glitches and I have since discontinued use of this feature.
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    Pros
    AdvancedMD
    • They provide access to their underlying tables via Open Database Connection (ODBC). This streamlines business intelligence processes greatly.
    • The "canned"/"stock" business intelligence tool (Advanced Insight) is very useful.
    • Our dedicated customer support representative (Breah Teed) has exceeded our expectations.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    • Intake paperwork formatting
    • Calendar interface and ease of use
    • Automated features such as appointment reminders
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    Therapy Brands
    • Well-organized layout
    • Syncs to Google Calendar
    • User friendly
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    Cons
    AdvancedMD
    • Adding and Deleting provider columns complicated.
    • Would have loved to have one point of contact at all times and have that person answer on the third ring (see, this is me really reaching--because as far as my job functions were concerned, the product was absolutely fantastic. I have no complaints).
    • Working electronic insurance error reports in the system was a nightmare.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    • Would like more usability on the app.
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    Therapy Brands
    • Make it easier to see if a note is linked to an appointment
    • More options for making employee availability blocks
    • Synced appointments still show up after client is archived
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    Usability
    AdvancedMD
    Overall, I think ADP AdvancedMD is very user friendly and constantly improves as new releases come out.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    No answers on this topic
    Therapy Brands
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    AdvancedMD
    I've only reached out a couple of times and after being bounced around a few times I simply asked for our internal team to look into the particular question I had. I believe they had some turnover at the time but my experience wasn't great.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    I have not had to contact support which is nice. If I have a question, I am typically able to find the answer within the help section.
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    Therapy Brands
    TheraNest support team is great but has grown since we bought it 4 years ago. 4 years ago you could call a number and someone would assist immediately and your issue would be resolved within moments. Now when you call to support you speak to someone who tells you they will create a ticket and get back in touch, which takes 2-3 days for a resolve. We understand that this is because TheraNest is growing and cannot staff at such a large scale so quickly without needing to better structure the support process. However, it is something that has been hard to transition over to for our company.
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    Implementation Rating
    AdvancedMD
    I have been through implementation of ADP AdvancedMD at other companies and it went smoothly
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    No answers on this topic
    Therapy Brands
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    AdvancedMD
    ADP AMD is much easier to learn and navigate than most all of the systems I have worked with, including Greenway and Centricity. The only thing I liked better in Centricity was the ability to run more customized reports, but overall, I would choose AMD any day over those two.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    Also Kalix, Practice Better, Practice Q (formerly Intake Q), Healthie, Jane, etc. I'm hoping to switch to Practice Q soon.
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    Therapy Brands
    TheraHelper was outdated software that was difficult to use and hard to understand. We have cut down almost 3X the amount of work it took to use TheraHelper. TheraHelper did have a better report option for accounting purposes and that is something we are hopeful TheraNest grows toward. TheraHelper also was just beginning to offer a cloud-based option that was very different from the original software they offered, but still too difficult to navigate.
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    Return on Investment
    AdvancedMD
    • We are paying over 5K for absolutely nothing.
    • We believe this company does not concern itself with the end-user.
    • We identified a large lack of ethics in the organization.
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    SimplePractice, LLC.
    • The electronic paperwork has established me as a professional in the modern age
    • It has allowed me to streamline parts of my group practice
    • It has helped me stay organized and keep up with things to be done
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    Therapy Brands
    • Saved us money!
    • Saved us time!
    • Helped us stay organized!
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