Comprehensive platform ideal for small and mid-size PT/OT/ST clinics
Updated April 01, 2024
Comprehensive platform ideal for small and mid-size PT/OT/ST clinics
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
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Modules Used
- EMR
- Electronic Benefit Verification
- Digital Patient Intake
- Online Scheduling
- Home Exercise Program
- Billing Software
- Analytics
Overall Satisfaction with WebPT
All of our clinics use WebPT's EMR, billing, and patient outreach solutions. WebPT works for us for our entire patient process, from intake to discharge. WebPT allows us to receive intake forms electronically, which are added directly to a patient's chart, schedule and send reminders out via email/SMS text, document patient treatment and upload other documents, bill claims and patient statements, receive payments and reach out for automatic follow-ups or satisfaction surveys.
Pros
- Comprehensive scheduling
- Wholly customizable documentation/templates
- Self-managed billing & claims
- Immediate and competent support available by chat
- Lots of automation for patient contact
Cons
- WebPT's self-managed billing solution (Therabill) can be clunky and disorganized
- Service outages do happen about once a month or so for 1-3 hours, with limited functionality
- WebPT's billing department can be slow to respond/fix issues
- Greatly improved claim billing and appealing efficiency
- Reliable scheduling with relatively few bugs/dropped appointments
- Higher technical barrier to entry than alternative methods
- Highly customizable documentation options, though sometimes too customizable
WebPT has helped us update to modern standards of documentation and record-keeping. Its comprehensive suite of products has kept our workflows streamlined and efficient, while having ample support to help us in the times when things went wrong. Before WebPT we were still doing documentation on paper forms, faxing paper, and billing through antiquated software from the early 2000s. Once we committed to an upgrade, WebPT was great in assigning people to aid in migrating us and getting every bit of data we could keep into WebPT's system. Now we know that our data is secure and organized at all times.
Absolutely, WebPT's connected platform has significantly enhanced our patient experience. One key feature is the ability to send automated text reminders. This drastically reduces no-shows and keeps patients engaged in their care plan. Previously, appointment reminders relied on phone calls, which were time-consuming and less effective. Another great feature is the waitlist function. Patients can now easily add themselves to a waitlist for appointments, ensuring they get scheduled quickly for cancellations. This streamlines scheduling and eliminates the need for them to call constantly to check for openings. These are just a couple of examples of how WebPT's platform has refined the patient experience at our practice.
We were stuck using separate services for scheduling, billing, and processing claims while also still using paper documentation. Having all of our records and services running through one comprehensive platform like WebPT greatly increased efficiency and allowed us to focus more on patient care and growth as a company. The configurability of WebPT has been particularly valuable as our practice has grown. We've been able to easily adapt the platform to our specific needs, such as by customizing automated reports and streamlining our referral process. This adaptability ensures WebPT continues to meet our evolving needs as we provide exceptional care to more patients.
WebPT does notice information that may be missing in the documentation process that would be needed for certain types of coverage, like Medicare. It also comes with a knowledge base that attempts to find explanations of claim rejections and solutions to resolve them. We have greatly trimmed down the amount of manual entry that needs to be done because claim information is pulled directly from the EMR records. This has allowed us to focus entirely on authorization issues and claim denials.
- Acuity Scheduling and Allscripts Practice Management
Acuity is a wonderful and cheap scheduling solution that performs many of the same features WebPT's scheduler does, some better and some worse. However, Acuity is definitely designed more for small clinics or other small client-focused businesses. It took a lot of ingenuity to customize it for our use, and in the end, it was only useful for scheduling and appointment reminders. We were previously using Tiger Misys from Allscripts for over 10 years prior to WebPT, and while it was a detailed interface for claim/billing records, it was extremely outdated and not user-friendly at all. It has since been discontinued.
Do you think WebPT delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with WebPT's feature set?
Yes
Did WebPT live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of WebPT go as expected?
No
Would you buy WebPT again?
Yes
Using WebPT
45 - Scheduling, patient intake, documentation, billing, claims handling, and authorizations.
45 - General computer use skills are needed, but WebPT has a great deal of training material and reference guides provided all along the site to aid in learning its usage. Otherwise we generally just need a couple people who are broad experts on the entire platform for immediate aid, but WebPT also has a chat support at the ready on any part of the site.
- Scheduling
- Billing/Claim
- Documentation
- Using Reach to send email/text alerts out for sudden closures or other events
- making custom calendars for students and aides
- Incorporating the HEP exercises into more treatments
- Allowing for patient self-scheduling
- Using Reach for more patient outreach
Evaluating WebPT and Competitors
Yes - We previously used Acuity Scheduling (a Square service) for calendars/scheduling patients and Tiger Misys and Payerpath through Allscripts for claims management and billing. Acuity was alright but not built for a company of our size. Whereas Tiger Misys was being reaching end-of-life so we had to migrate to a new service regardless.
- Scalability
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
The most important feature was how comprehensive and well-integrated WebPT is with its other related services. We needed a service that could integrate with a claims billing system. WebPT and Therabill integrate seamlessly to allow for sessions in WebPT to carry over in Therabill for billing. This simplifies our workflow tremendously.
Onboarding felt a bit rushed. There were questions we had that got answers to, but were not able to verify until much later, whereby we discovered some features we were told of were not implemented or not available. Our migration was pretty big, so it took longer than most clinics do for them, but even so it would have been better to be allotted more time with our onboarding specialist to get everything completely up and ready.
WebPT Implementation
- Implemented in-house
- Converting formatted .txt files into Excel databases
- Cleaning the data to ensure accuracy
- Combining data from different sources into one spreadsheet
- scanning paper charts
WebPT Training
WebPT Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success | None |
WebPT does not have premium support. They offer their best support with the baseline subscription.
Yes - Throughout the few years we've been on WebPT, we've experienced various bugs. An update will come out, and at times a small bug will come with it. Fortunately, even without reporting it immediately, these issues are often fixed within the business day, if not within an hour or two. WebPT's support works diligently to solve any issue we report, even if they can't fix it right away and have to escalate the issue.
One area where WebPT's support truly shines is with complex billing issues. We sometimes encounter those frustrating "kickback errors" containing technical jargon that's beyond our expertise. For instance, we recently received an error referencing an obscure EDI loop and segment issue.
Their billing support team not only understood the technical language but also quickly diagnosed the problem. They explained the issue in clear, understandable terms and walked us through the steps to resolve it. This not only saved us valuable time but also prevented further claim denials. Their expertise and willingness to explain the technical aspects were invaluable, making them a true partner in our billing success.
Their billing support team not only understood the technical language but also quickly diagnosed the problem. They explained the issue in clear, understandable terms and walked us through the steps to resolve it. This not only saved us valuable time but also prevented further claim denials. Their expertise and willingness to explain the technical aspects were invaluable, making them a true partner in our billing success.
Using WebPT
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Sending/collecting intake forms to patients
- scheduling overall
- customizing documentation templates
- submitting corrected claims (in Therabill)
- resubmitting multiple claims (in Therabill)
- writing off remaining balances in ERAs (in Therabill)
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