PSYBooks EHR & Patient Portal for Behavioral Health2025-01-15T16:15:01-05:00

PSYBooks EHR & Portal for Behavioral Health

Some of our Most Popular Features

We love building new tools and features! Since our launch in 2014, we’ve never stopped enhancing PSYBooks. There’s often at least one person on our team working on PSYBooks, even on weekends and holidays. We build most tools from scratch rather than using templates or pre-built code. This approach gives us full control over customization, allowing us to design and develop exactly what you need.

A sampling of our features:

PSYBooks offers two integrated video platforms, so you can choose the one that best fits your needs while keeping all tools and records within a single app:

PSYBooks Connect is our proprietary video app, featuring an animated waiting room that changes with the seasons. As clients wait for their session to begin, they’re immersed in a dynamic environment rather than staring at a static page. Connect also allows therapists to record sessions for supervision or other uses, with recordings securely saved within the app to ensure data privacy. This platform accommodates up to 4 attendees, making it ideal for individual work, couples, or small families.

Secure Video is our Zoom-based solution, offering near-unlimited capacity for attendees. It’s best suited for group sessions, staff meetings, or classes, providing a versatile option for larger gatherings.

I once gained a new client simply because she appreciated the fact that I had a Portal. The two other therapists she had interviewed did not offer this feature, and she felt it made me appear more professional. According to a study, 93% of respondents preferred doctors who use email for communication.*

However, commercial email programs are not secure. The PSYBooks Portal provides 100% encrypted email and extends this level of security to custom forms, eSignatures, file sharing, secure video sessions, and the management of contact and credit card information.

*Health IT Outcomes. (2014, February 6). 93% of patients prefer doctors who email. Health IT Outcomes. Retrieved from https://www.healthitoutcomes.com/doc/of-patients-prefer-doctors-who-email-0001

When a new client contacts you, you can send all your intake documents in a single process at the same time you create their appointment. This streamlined approach might include an email (from a template or created on the fly), Custom Forms or questionnaires designed within PSYBooks, or other documents you wish to share. You can also request e-signatures on any part of the package. Once the client receives the documents, they create their Portal account and complete the required forms. As they fill out these forms, their information is automatically entered into their chart, saving you valuable data entry time. In essence, the client completes their own chart, not you or your staff.

Like all our tools, the Group/Clinic features are designed for maximum flexibility, allowing group practice owners to configure their PSYBooks accounts to fit their existing workflows. We offer Role-Based Permissions, a critical HIPAA requirement, enabling the Account Owner to assign specific permissions based on each employee’s role with clients. Additionally, our “Timely Tasks” tool and report help track employee responsibilities, such as entering sessions for billing purposes and completing and signing notes. Supervisors can sign off on notes for their supervisees and receive notifications when notes are ready for review. This is just a glimpse of the capabilities our Group/Clinic tools offer, and we’re continually enhancing these features. Explore them today, and feel free to reach out with any questions!

PSYBooks presents sessions, claims, statements, and payments all on one page, organized by session, so you don’t have to flip back and forth to find what you need. Session balances and account totals are automatically calculated, giving you a clear financial overview at a glance. Additionally, you can view and edit notes directly from this page, whether they were entered with sessions, payments, claims, or statements.

Whether your practice is private-pay, insurance-based, or a blend of both, we’ve got you covered. E-file directly from the app without any per-claim fees, create and securely send statements, or choose to fax or mail your insurance claims—we offer options to suit every preference. Our billing processes are designed to be as easy and intuitive as possible. However, we understand that billing can sometimes be complex and tedious, so our Support Team is always ready to assist if you need help.

PSYBooks Custom Forms are easy to build and can be used with clients, their families, office staff, or anyone else. These forms can become legally binding documents and can be included with any other intake forms you typically use as part of your new client intake packet. Watch the video below to see the Custom Forms tool in action.

Great Mobile App – No Extra Cost!

Ever found yourself away from the office and needing to reach a client? I used to worry about potential HIPAA breaches if I kept client contact information on my phone. What if it got lost? With the PSYBooks Mobile app, I no longer have to worry. All contact information for clients—both active and archived—is readily available.

If either you or your client get caught out before a scheduled video appointment, you can still conduct the session through PSYBooks Mobile. Both forms of PSYBooks video—PSYBooks Connect and Secure Video—are accessible via your cell phone.

You can also manage your schedule with the mobile app, eliminating the need to maintain separate work and personal calendars. PSYBooks’ calendar is comprehensive and easy to use, so you can rely on it for all your scheduling needs, accessible directly from the Mobile App.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles:

How De-Identification Turned HIPAA on its Ear | American Psychological Association, Div 42, Independent Practitioner, Winter 2024. https://division42.org/independent-practitioner/