Yes, Praxis along with Medpointe were the two I had pointed out earlier. I trained with them for two months before my partner didin't want to go with them. The training, if I recall, was a person (only the same person) talking to you over the phone as you charted.
I remember her drilling into my head over and over, "Don't take the diagnosis to find a new chart on the bell-shaped curve." I am trying to decide between Medpointe which is very similar. Both are similar in that they both get 5/5 for support. I would drop dead the first time I had someone on the phone or an email within minutes.
Medpointe is pricey, $399 per provider per month. The five years would be $19,152 for five years given the first year is free.
Both operate on the bell-shaped curve theory. It would take longer to chart in the beginning due to learning how to chart with it.
Praxis has this thing called Praxis agents. These are like AI themselves in that they remember what you did on a similar note. Lets say you saw someone for Influenza A, and they missed four days of school. It remembers that in a similar note you wrote a letter excusing the child. So, it automatically does a letter for you. Of course, you could change the timeline, etc.
If Praxis really is free after five years except for support, I would have to consider the other amount. I don't think you get a year of Praxis. One could use AC for the next year, trial Medpointe at home; make yourself do three notes every evening. In a way it is different than a template, because anything you didn't type that came over, you would know you needed to proofread. But, if some charts popped up with 12 points in a physical, that would be tough to go through.
There may be others like this, I just haven't seen them. I do feel I would he confident that an upgrade was safe and that beta testing is done the proper way.
I just look at it like if I am going to switch EMRs, may as well be one completely different.
I have been seriously looking at other EMRs especially with what happened two months ago soon to be heard after the first of the year. I convinced a good number of people to purchase AC in the beginning which Jon Bertman always appreciated. Now, I feel like taking 10 people with me. But, I would also save $16,000 over ten years which makes no sense. AC has pissed me off to no end and I doubt I will ever get over it. I talked to Jon Bertman about it for an hour.
The other place you win with Praxis and/or Medpointe is that you pay and GET support. At AC, you pay and get no support.
If they have a board, it would be weird to go on and ask questions.
