PulseEHR vs. Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PulseEHR
Score 6.0 out of 10
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PulseEHR, from Pulse Systems in Kansas City, is what the vendor describes as a configurable EHR system meant to accommodate a specific practice's needs.N/A
Therap
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Therap Electronic Health Records allow users to track different types of health data and create reports for Individuals, from Therap Services Waterbury.N/A
Pricing
PulseEHRTherap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PulseEHRTherap
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PulseEHRTherap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
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Features
PulseEHRTherap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Billing and Claims Management
Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Product A and Product B
PulseEHR
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
-
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Real-time eligibility verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Claims management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Coding10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Patient Scheduling
Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
PulseEHR
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
-
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Automated appointment reminders10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Medical Records
Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Product A and Product B
PulseEHR
5.9
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
-
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Charting / document management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Patient portal1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile/tablet support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fax integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow automation4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Speech recognition3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
E-prescribing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Medical Security and Privacy
Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Product A and Product B
PulseEHR
9.5
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
-
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HIPAA compliance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based permission levels8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data backups and redundancy10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Local mode / networking failsafe10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow and Scale
Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Product A and Product B
PulseEHR
8.0
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Therap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
-
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Task tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Specialty-specific workflows6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PulseEHRTherap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PulseEHRTherap Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Likelihood to Recommend
Pulse Systems
Small clinics (less that 10 providers) would benefit from this product
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Therap Services
Therap is best used by persons who primarily work on a computer. This would include administrative work and supervisors or direct care staff who work in a group environment and enter documentation on the computer. While there is minimal room to adjust any of the forms to reflect agency specific documentation, the form templates themselves offer flexibility within the template. The exception being that whatever standard one uses for measurement must be carried out throughout the form to which the measurement standard is attached. Much of the documentation entered into the system must occur in the browser making access through a mobile devise cumbersome. The daily documentation (ISP Programs, T-logs and MARS) are available on the mobile app itself and is pretty straight forward. In this regard persons who work in the field including any supervisory staff in the field can enter documentation easily on this app. There are significant limitations though in that there is no ability to save a return to a form and the default time out is 30 minutes.
Pros: EVV, all inclusive EHR including plans, documentation, forms, MAR and more, excellent reports to capture data across all documents, Ability to export reports by PDF and Excel, provides good training, feedback, and communicates disruptions to the system as well as a walk through of updates made to the system.
Cons: browser access is not mobile friendly, scheduling is cumbersome, inability to save as you go, inability to create plans for the same service year for multiple services, no time out warning on the mobile app.
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Pros
Pulse Systems
  • The scheduling and template system
  • Reporting
  • Making the system unique to users
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Therap Services
  • Therap has some very nice reports to track billing, documentation, end user activities, and much more!
  • Therap did not disappoint in a smooth EVV process.
  • Therap's billing is program works quite well.
  • The alerting system works very well particularly for alerting T-log entries (we use this for our incident reporting)
  • To be fair, they have a number of documentation tools that are very helpful (seizure logs, food diary, medical appointments and so much more) on the browser version of the program.
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Cons
Pulse Systems
  • Up to date use of the Documentation side of the EHR
  • The patient portal side of the EHR needs to be fully implemented
  • After updates we have issues or errors.
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Therap Services
  • We provide a number of services to the same individual. VA requires a separate plan (ISP) for each service. Therap only allows one plan that covers a specific date and will not permit overlap.
  • Because we provide supplemental services, most of our employees are field workers and rely on a table to access the record and enter documentation. the mobile app is very limited in what the user can document (T-Logs, MARs, and ISP Data). The browser version is far to cumbersome to use on a tablet and only the browser version contains some of the other useful documentation tools.
  • Employees cannot save and return to data that has been entered. It must be completed in one setting before timing out.
  • The mobile app times out in 30 minutes without warning creating issues with documentation not being saved.
  • Scheduling is a nightmare. It is cumbersome and difficult to navigate. It does not seamlessly roll schedules over. It is also impossible for management to adjust schedules when away from a computer as the browser version (required to change schedules) is not mobile friendly and difficult to navigate on a phone or tablet.
  • There is no measure available to prevent 'clocking out" before documentation is entered. This can create a logistical and time consuming processes to reconcile the billing and pay.
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Alternatives Considered
Pulse Systems
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Therap Services
The products that we have researched and used int he past are not listed as available options.
Lauris Online - completely customizable EHR system based on templates the agency uses. The process is cumbersome though in that each form has to be submitted to production with a wait time to go live up to 6 weeks. This can be challenging to business who have the ability to work on the fly and correct forms as they see fit. The reports are also challenging.
MITC - Capriccio Elite, LLC currently uses this program to supplement the pieces of Therap that do not work for us. This include a robust workforce management program (times sheet, clock in and out, documentation with ability to save, a number of alerts letting management know of no shows or late arrivals, completely mobile friendly, prohibits clocking out until documentation is complete, ease of use for administrators to make changes on a computer or mobile device.
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Return on Investment
Pulse Systems
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Therap Services
  • The cost of the program is fantastic and doable for start up business to large operations
  • Because of the price, it is easy to ignore Therap's deficits so long as there are other options available to fill in the gaps
  • ROI on the time (= money) it takes to reenter information due to unannounced time outs creates dissatisfaction with the workforce and additional administrative time to walk through it
  • ROI on time (= money) it takes to assure there is a match between clocking in and out and time entered on the billable documentation is pretty substantial. An agency can easily find itself under billing or over paying staff.
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