RAPID

Getting billing out the door electronically or via fax is easy. Appointment scheduling is easy. Tech support is good.

I did look at a number of programs before purchasing ACOM RAPID software in 12/11. RAPID seemed to have a good thorough documentation program that was fully compliant with the HiTech act and allows you to monitor your meaningful use easily. Installation was easy. Implementation was also fairly easy, there was just a normal learning curve as with any new program. Their training is a bit laborious but it also seems to be very complete. However, after using the software I became aware of a number of areas that I am unhappy with.

First and foremost was the lack of free form text fields. I realize everyone likes dropdown menus and click to complete software, but that doesn't always allow for accurate or complete documentation. As a reviewer, it is very easy to spot these automated mutated findings in reports. While useful at times, they are often overused and do not give you a good record of what is going on. To their credit, ACOM did put free form texts in all areas of the daily notes and most of the areas in the examination. The one area where they did not, the orthopedics section of the exams, is arguably the one area that needs it the most. This is a major weakness in the program. You almost never see a truly positive orthopedic test as defined in the test's description. Most of the time, there is a variant of the positive test with pain perhaps generated in a different location than the classical positive test. Being unable to accurately describe this in the note can undermine the author's credibility. ACOM's answer was that you can just edit it in the Word file that it creates. This too is problematic as it takes another step, more time, and if the Word file is ever lost or corrupted you will not have your original findings available. This is enough of an issue that, had I realized how bad it is when I purchased the program, I would not have bought it. I was going to buy the practice management software as well, but elected not to unless this fault is corrected.

Given the very high price of this program, this problem should not exist.

Prior to ACOM we used ChiroPulse for documentation. This program is not HITEH compliant, so we switched.

I am a Chiropractic Physician with 30 years of experience with office software (some good, some not so good!). I had the opportunity to become associated with RAPID Documentation software in its developmental stage about 10 years ago. As my practice is restricted to trauma care and medico - legal cases, I was always looking for flexible, adaptive, and easy to use software as clear documentation is critical. I stopped searching when I began using RAPID. The beauty of the system is the easy flow structure that is completely customizable. RAPID works flawlessly with voice recognition software, which allows me to dictate directly into the note system whenever I need. The blend of point and click speed, useful for many daily encounter notes, with the ability to go to straight dictation for more complex and individual notes is wonderful. My practice is almost completely a referral practice. I am proud to say that even though my office only generates a handful of referrals from the office to attorneys every year, the three chiropractors at the office remain very busy every day from the patients referred to the office. It is my opinion that the quality of care we provide to the patient and the quality of documentation generated by RAPID, results in this one way referral practice. All the “marketing” in the world will not develop a consistent referral based practice if you do not provide a high quality product to back it up.

Prior to using RAPID, I spent thousands of dollars a year on dictation transcription. I paid for the software in less than a year when I switched over. Slow turnaround time on documentation was also an issue that was solved by RAPID.

The learning curve for the software was not painful, like many other programs, and was picked up quickly by the doctors and the staff.

Consumer friendly support is a big plus with RAPID. The organization understands the importance of customer satisfaction. The technicians are well trained. About the only time I use the technicians, however, is to install the program on a new computer as the older ones have been replaced over the years I have used RAPID!

I cannot imagine my practice without RAPID software. If you are looking for a great product, I would give RAPID my highest recommendation.

We have been using ACOM since 2013, the self check-in option is great for patient, it also comes in Spanish