NextGen® Practice Management Solutions vs. Power Diary

To start, Nextgen PM is NOT well-suited for companies who are looking for a could-based product—you will be required to house this software on your own server (this will force that company to maintain their own infrastructure). The solution is great for a company looking for a PM/EHR combo that communicates well with each other. The two modules are owned by the same company and does not require a costly API/bridge to be built between the two programs.

Incentivized

The most important thing is that I feel confident that my client records are kept secure and private, and that Power Diary has strict security and privacy measures in place
and compliance with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. Data is
encrypted, and two factor authentication is required to access the system. I can't think of any scenarios where it would be less appropriate to use.

Incentivized

• Ability to save favorite phrases and templates to make charting more efficient for providers.
• Ability to interface with Question Diagnostics for certain laboratory tests.
• Ability to send and receive tasks to other user(s) on the system as well as send future tasks and reminders to yourself.

Incentivized

• Templates are amazing and easy to use
• Emails and SMS directly to clients
• File management is good

Incentivized

• The software requires annoying/disruptive updates.
• The software is housed on our own server. We have found that cloud-based solutions are much more convenient.
• At times, the system is a bit "slow."
• The canned reporting/BI tool is not as malleable as many of the other solutions we have used and/or trialed.
• We were able to achieve cost-savings through some other systems.

Incentivized

• When I schedule supervision/meetings etc. in the calendar, it only shows my practice addresses and I have not been able to work out how to add the meeting address. I just add it to the notes section.
• I worked as a standby counsellor for a corporate event and was required to support multiple students if necessary. I had to invoice the corporation and add them as a client. PD is more suited to adding individual clients. I would be great to improve this.

Incentivized

NextGen was more scattered and less streamlined than either Allscripts or EPIC

Incentivized

The ones I have used do not seem to be in the list

Incentivized

• Nextgen did a good job of transitioning our practice away from paper health records.
• I believe that the Return on Investment would have been much higher had we gone straight to a cloud-based tool.
• By getting our feet wet with Nextgen, we have a pretty good understanding of Practice Management software. In other words, we could plug and play with most systems on the market.

Incentivized

• Peace of mind that client records are secure, and help is available from PD when required.
• Easy to manage client records.
• I feel confident that as my practice grows, PD system will make it easy for me to manage my client load and keep up to date with everything.

Incentivized