[HumanSer] EMR System for Mental Health Therapists and private practice

[Sarah Meyer]

Hi Yiska,
Congratulations on being close to finishing up your hours! I wish I had answers to all of your questions but I have still been trying to figure some of these things out for myself so if anything I can say: solidarity. :-)

I too used Theranest and had accessibility issues with it, but that was four years ago. I have seen some postsin the Facebook group for  “blind and visually impaired therapists, counselors, and social workers” indicating that some folks have been finding this platform to be accessible, which is surprising and encouraging, though I don’t know what version of the platform or access technology they are using. I have heard that Simple Practice and Therapy Notes are the most accessible EMR systems from a number of Blind/low vision folks.
Are you planning to go into private practice as a solo practitioner or joining a group practice? Would you be able to have either a visual assistant or use Aira for reading handwritten material? I believe that the other EMR systems I mentioned may have options for the forms to be filled out electronically And signed electronically by clients but I recognize that doesn’t fully resolve the issue because you will still receive records/materials with handwritten information from other agencies and from clients.
I don’t know if any of this was helpful at all and I wish I could help more, so I will be curious to see what other feedback you receive and I’m wishing you all the best!

Sincerely,
Sarah
Sent from the  iPhone of Sarah Meyer (Please forgive any dictation errors)

> On Apr 14, 2025, at 5:32 AM, Yiska via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My name is Yiska and I am based in Idaho. I am finishing up my hours for my
> clinical social work license. I am looking to go into private practice. I
> have a few questions I am hoping people can help me with please.
> 
> What do people use for a printer fax copier? Everything I am finding is
> touch screen which is not blind friendly.
> 
> How do you handle hand written documents such as records from other
> agencies or people filling out releases or intakes?
> 
> What do you use for an electronic Medical Records system? I currently use
> Theranest and am not a big fan due to very undefined text edit boxes and a
> very glitchy calendar.
> 
> Do you find it better to do your own billing Orr hire a billet?
> 
> Thanks for your time and I look forward to your responses as well as
> anything else you want to add.
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