Top 5 Fridays! 5 Reasons You Should Be Using G Suite for EMR

With some of the more popular web based EMR solutions increasing their monthly fees by 50% or more, smaller business and start up practices should consider using Google's G Suite for their EMR and office needs. Over the past two years, Aaron LeBauer of lebauerconsulting.com, my go to expert on #CashPT and I have successfully taught hundreds of businesses how to use G Suite for EMR. 

Over time, needs change, and questions arise. Can I use G Suite for more than just evaluations and progress notes? What about outcomes questionnaires and intake forms? As these questions came up, I came up with solutions. Here are 5 Reasons You Should Be Using G Suite for EMR and your office needs.

1) It's Secure

• it's Google! All of your data is stored in the cloud and can be accessed anywhere you have an internet connection, more than 3 million businesses trust their data with G Suite
• easy to enable 2 factor authentication also ensures your patient's information and other business data is safe

2) It's Compliant

• It's HIPAA compliant
• we show you how to enter a BAA, Business Associate Agreement with Google to ensure HIPAA compliance

3) It's Inexpensive

• for one user, a monthly G Suite subscription costs $5-$10 dollars... that's it!
• this includes full use of all office subscriptions, docs, drive storage, sheets, forms and more!

4) It's Flexible

• With G Suite for Inexpensive EMR, we go over how to use Google Forms to make
• • an online intake form (check mine out here)
  • an online version of the SFMA
  • outcomes questionnaires
  • eval and follow up note templates
  • schedule your patient visits online
• Use Google Sites to
• • update your clinical website with an easy to use editor - all sites are fast, and fully mobile responsive
  • make an online patient exercise resource

5) It's Easy

• the most important point of all, if you can use docs, and follow simple step by step how to videos you can learn how to implement G Suite for EMR and many of your office needs
• can't figure out one of the steps, or have a specific request/need? Reach out to us and we get online and show you how to do it!

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This article was originally posted on themanualtherapist.com