Which industry trends will inevitably lead PTs to adopt various software solutions for their practice?
Brooker: The biggest trend is the overall adoption of software. Pretty much everyone uses billing software, but only a minority use scheduling or documentation software. This will change rapidly as PTs realize the software’s added efficiency and, in the case of documentation, the policy-driven necessity. The second big trend that PTs will face is the choice between a single vendor and an integrated assemblage of software from multiple vendors. Using a single vendor, users have one point of support. On the other hand, some PTs may want to look at their software decision in a modular way, by looking at many products and choosing the best they see in billing, documentation, and scheduling, even if they come from different vendors. The selected solutions must, of course, integrate via interfaces. McMullan: The key industry trends that will inevitably lead all PTs and physical therapy practices to adopt information system technology for all aspects of their business are: evidenced-based pra
