PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WebPT, the leading web-based electronic medical record (EMR) solution
for physical, occupational and speech therapists, today announced the
official launch of WebPT Outcomes, a first-of-its-kind patient outcomes
tracking and analysis platform.
Using data collected through built-in outcome measurement tools (OMTs),
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WebPT Outcomes generates visual reports and detailed, comparative
summaries that analyze performance at the patient, therapist, clinic and
company levels. In addition to enabling individual therapists and clinic
owners to more effectively manage their practices, this technology
provides the general rehab therapy community with a means of objectively
demonstrating value to payers, referring physicians and consumers.
“Historically, rehab therapists haven’t had access to the amount of data
necessary to approach payment rate and insurance contract negotiations
with confidence,” said Dr. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC/L, WebPT’s
founder and president. “With WebPT Outcomes, they can finally prove
their strength and effectiveness as practitioners and assert their value
as members of the overall healthcare continuum.”
With the national trend toward collaborative care and value-based
payment models — most of which incentivize the delivery of high-quality
care — the ability to track and analyze patient outcomes is becoming
increasingly important.
“Payers aren’t interested in subjective arguments about the value
therapists bring to the table,” Jannenga said. “They’re interested in
data, and that’s why outcomes tracking will prove mission-critical to
the success and viability of all healthcare practices in the coming
months and years.”
Jannenga added that WebPT assembled its library of outcome measures with
cross-relevancy in mind, hand-picking evidence-based, industry-accepted
tests that are already familiar to — and respected within — the
healthcare community at large. Additionally, all WebPT Outcomes OMTs are
risk-adjusted for complicating factors such as age, weight, litigation,
diabetes, cancer and heart disease, thus allowing for accurate
comparison of different types of patients. Currently, those tools
include Quick DASH, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Oswestry,
Neck Disability Index and Dizziness Handicap Inventory.
About WebPT, Inc.
With more than 50,000 members and 8,000 clinics, WebPT is the leading EMR
for physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs) and
speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Offering a simple, affordable
solution, WebPT makes it easy for therapists to transition from paper
and outdated software to a user-friendly, cloud-based system. With
WebPT, therapists, directors and front office staff all have access to
their patients’ medical records anywhere, anytime. Based in downtown
Phoenix, WebPT has a 99.9 percent uptime rate as well as a 99.6 percent
customer retention rate. Learn more at WebPT.com.
Contacts
WebPT, Inc.
Charlotte Bohnett, 866-221-1870, ext. 346
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