Family Medicine EHR

AI-Powered Family Medicine EHR, Chart Faster. Close More Care Gaps.

One AI-powered platform for every patient, every age, every visit, well-child visits, women’s health, behavioral health, chronic disease management, and preventive care across your entire family panel.

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25 Years
Serving Family Medicine Nationwide
99%
Client Retention Rate
Why Physicians Switch

Why Family Medicine Physicians Are Switching
to MD Synergy’s Althea Smart EHR

Why Practices Switch
One EHR Isn’t Built for All AgesPediatric and adult workflows forced into the same rigid templates
No Pediatric & Well-Child ToolsMissing age-specific templates, growth charts, and vaccine tracking
Missed RAF & HEDIS Opportunities
Hidden Fees and Surprise Costs
Training Takes Weeks
Switching Feels DisruptiveStaggered Go-Live, practice disruption for months
Switch Without the Risk
One Platform for Every Age & Every VisitNewborns through geriatrics, all in one EHR
Built-In Pediatric, OB & Women’s Health ToolsWell-child templates, growth charts, vaccine schedules
Built-In RAF, HCC & HEDIS Gap Detection
No Setup Fees, Ever
2-Hour Training, Free
Free Data Migration, 100% Patient Go-Live Day 1

See How Easy Switching Can Be

Join family medicine physicians who switched from legacy EHRs to Althea Smart EHR without missing a single patient day

How Does Althea Smart EHR Rate?

Rated #1 by Independent Physicians, on Capterra

See how Althea Smart EHR compares to every major competitor, rated and verified by real physicians, not marketing teams.
Platform Features

Everything Family Medicine Needs, Built Into One Platform

From well-child visits to complex chronic disease management, all included in Althea Smart EHR with no add-on fees.

Althea Smart EHR

Clinical Documentation
Built for Family Medicine’s Breadth

Althea Smart EHR is purpose-built for the unique breadth of family medicine, from 2-week well-baby visits to geriatric assessments, every workflow is designed around how family physicians actually practice across all ages and life stages.

AI-Powered Ambient Charting

Listens to patient-doctor conversations (in-person or telehealth) and automatically generates structured notes, SOAP, H&P, well-child, OB visit, in real time, for every age group

AI Predictive Charting

Learns your clinical patterns by age, diagnosis, and visit type, and suggests orders, vaccines, screenings, and care plans in real time

Well-Child Visit Templates (Newborn through Age 18)

Age-specific templates for every well-child encounter, 2-week, 2-month, 4-month, 6-month, 9-month, 12-month, 18-month, 24-month, and annual visits, with built-in developmental milestones and HEDIS measures

Pediatric Growth Chart Tracking

Height, weight, BMI, and head circumference percentile charts integrated directly into the pediatric patient chart, CDC growth curves plotted automatically at every visit

Childhood Immunization Tracking & Registry Integration

Full vaccine schedule tracking with bidirectional state immunization registry (VXU HL7) integration, view, document, and report vaccines compliantly with one click

Developmental Screening Tools

M-CHAT (autism), Ages & Stages Questionnaire, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and PEDS screenings built into the appropriate well-child and OB encounter templates

Women’s Health & Annual Exam Templates

Purpose-built templates for annual women’s exams, Pap smear tracking, contraception counseling documentation, and preventive screenings, structured for compliant, efficient visits

OB & Prenatal Visit Templates

Prenatal visit templates with gestational age calculator, OB problem list, obstetric history, and structured documentation for each trimester through delivery and postpartum

Postpartum & 6-Week Follow-Up Templates

Postpartum visit documentation including the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, ensures no patient falls through after delivery

Sports & School Physical Templates

Pre-participation physicals, FMLA documentation, and school immunization records, completed and printed in minutes

Geriatric Assessment Tools

Fall risk screening, cognitive assessment (Mini-Cog, MMSE), and frailty scoring built into geriatric encounter templates, ensuring complete documentation for your elderly patients

Customizable Family Medicine Templates

Dragon / Speech-to-Text dictation, macros, visit carryforward, problem list management, and medication reconciliation, all configurable to how you practice

Multi-Generational Family Chart Linking

View linked family member charts side-by-side, identify hereditary risk patterns, coordinate care across generations, and manage the entire family from one practice
See Althea Smart EHR in Action
AI Suite

5 AI Tools Built for
Family Medicine

No other family medicine EHR bundles five distinct AI capabilities into one platform, covering every age group, all built-in and included at no extra cost.
AI Ambient Charting Listens during the visit, well-child, adult, OB, or geriatric, and generates structured clinical notes in real time. No scribes, no after-hours catch-up, for every patient type
AI Predictive Charting Learns your clinical patterns by patient age, diagnosis, and visit type, and proactively suggests vaccines, screenings, diagnoses, orders, and care plans. The more you chart, the smarter it gets
AI Receptionist Automates multi-generational patient scheduling, appointment confirmations, vaccine recall reminders, and well-child follow-ups, 24/7 without staff involvement
AI Clinical Assistant Surfaces HCC coding opportunities, HEDIS pediatric measure gaps, women’s health screening alerts, care gap reminders, and behavioral health screening flags at the point of care
AI Billing Assistant Catches coding errors, suggests correct E&M and pediatric CPT levels, and optimizes claim submission across adult, pediatric, OB, and preventive visit types to reduce denials automatically
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Behavioral Health Integration

Behavioral Health,
Built Into Every Encounter

Family medicine physicians manage more behavioral health than any other specialty. Althea Smart EHR integrates validated screening tools, documentation, and care coordination directly into the encounter, no separate system required.

PHQ-9 Depression Screening

Built into adult and adolescent encounter templates, scores auto-calculated, results auto-documented, and follow-up actions prompted at the point of care

GAD-7 Anxiety Screening

Generalized anxiety disorder screening embedded in relevant encounters with structured scoring and documentation for MIPS and quality reporting

AUDIT Alcohol Use Screening

Alcohol use identification and counseling screening integrated into annual wellness and adult preventive visit templates

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Built into postpartum and 6-week follow-up templates, automatically prompted for all postpartum patients to ensure no new mother is missed

Referral Coordination to Mental Health Specialists

Generate referral letters to psychiatry, psychology, and counseling directly from the encounter, with clinical summary pre-populated from the patient chart

Adolescent Behavioral Health Screening

CRAFFT substance use screening and adolescent depression (PHQ-A) embedded in teenage well-child visit templates
See Behavioral Health Tools
Value-Based Care & Quality

Whole-Family Quality Care,
From Birth to Aging.

Built-in tools to close pediatric HEDIS gaps, optimize RAF scores for your adult panel, hit AWV targets, and get rewarded for better outcomes across every age group you serve.

RAF Score Optimization & HCC Gap Detection

Automatically identifies underdocumented chronic conditions across your adult Medicare panel to maximize risk-adjusted revenue, surfaces alerts at the point of care

HEDIS Pediatric Measure Tracking

Childhood immunization rates, well-child visit completion rates, and adolescent well-care measures, tracked in real time across your entire pediatric panel with gap alerts at every visit

Women’s Health Screening Measures

Cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, and prenatal care quality measures tracked and reported at the patient and panel level, ensuring no woman is missed in your practice

Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) Templates

Pre-built AWV templates guiding physicians through every required component, health risk assessment, cognitive screening, preventive care review, and care plan update, for G0438 and G0439

Chronic Care Management (CCM) Workflows

Structured workflows for managing complex adult chronic patients, CPT 99490, 99491, with time tracking, care plan documentation, and billing automation

Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Workflows

Purpose-built workflows for the CMS APCM program, CPT G0556, G0557, G0558, complexity-tiered with no minimum time requirement

Preventive Care & Vaccine Recall Alerts

Automated alerts for overdue screenings, childhood vaccines, adult immunizations, and preventive services, mammograms, colonoscopies, Pap smears, flu shots, and more

Transitional Care Management (TCM) Workflows

Capture high-value TCM encounters, CPT 99495, 99496, with structured post-discharge follow-up workflows for patients transitioning from hospital to home

MIPS Dashboard & Quality Reporting

Track and report MIPS performance measures, HEDIS, CMS Star Ratings, and QRDA quality measure submissions, covering both adult and pediatric populations

Care Gap Dashboard

Real-time panel-wide view of open gaps by patient, age group, or condition, so nothing falls through across your multi-generational practice
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Patient Engagement & Communication

Keep Every Generation Engaged.
Reduce No-Shows Automatically.

A complete automated communication system designed for multi-generational family practices, from vaccine recall campaigns for pediatric patients to chronic disease follow-up reminders for adults, all without staff involvement.

Althea Health Patient Portal

Secure online access for patients and parents to view records, request appointments, message providers, pay balances, and upload documents

Vaccine Recall Campaigns

Automated outreach to families with overdue childhood vaccinations, filter your entire pediatric panel by vaccine status and send targeted recall messages in one click

Althea Kiosk, Patient Self Check-In

iPad-based kiosk that handles check-in, demographic updates, and digital intake, including pediatric guardian consent and insurance verification at arrival

Secure Two-Way Patient Texting

HIPAA-compliant two-way SMS messaging between patients, parents, and your practice directly from the platform

Telemedicine, Built-In Video Visits

Fully integrated telehealth, ideal for pediatric sick visits, prenatal check-ins, postpartum follow-ups, and behavioral health counseling, billed identically to in-office visits

AI Receptionist

24/7 automated scheduling for the whole family, handles appointment requests, well-child reminders, and sick visit routing without staff involvement

Automated Appointment Confirmations & Reminders

Multi-channel reminders via text, email, and portal, customized for appointment type including well-child, annual, and acute visits

Mass Messaging & Family Recall Campaigns

Send targeted broadcast messages to filtered patient subgroups, by age, diagnosis, vaccine status, or care gap, ideal for flu shot season, back-to-school physicals, and chronic disease outreach

Automated Balance Reminders & AutoPay

Automatic patient balance notifications with integrated payment collection, reduces A/R without staff follow-up
See Patient Engagement
Practice Management & Medical Billing

Integrated Billing
Built for Family Medicine Coding

Family medicine billing spans adult E&M, pediatric well-child codes, OB visits, preventive services, and CCM, all in one day. Althea Smart EHR handles it automatically, reducing denials and accelerating reimbursement across every visit type.

Pediatric Preventive & Well-Child Billing (CPT 99381–99385, 99391–99395)

Age-appropriate preventive CPT codes automatically suggested based on the patient’s age at the time of the visit, no manual code lookup required

Annual Wellness Visit Billing (G0438, G0439)

AWV billing codes auto-suggested and validated for Medicare patients, with documentation completeness check before claim submission

CCM & APCM Billing Support

Fully supported billing workflows, CPT 99490, 99491, G0556, G0557, G0558, with time tracking, care plan documentation, and automated claim generation

Appointment Scheduling, Multi-Generational

Flexible scheduling with multi-provider, multi-location support, designed to handle same-day scheduling for entire families across multiple age groups and visit types

Real-Time Insurance Eligibility Verification

Instantly verify patient coverage before every visit to prevent claim denials at the source

Electronic Claims Submission & Claim Scrubbing

Submit clean claims electronically through clearinghouse to all major payers, automated pre-submission review catches errors before they reach the payer

Text-to-Pay & AutoPay, Credit Card Processing

Modern patient payment collection via text link, card-on-file, and automated payment plans, reduces A/R without staff follow-up

Reporting & Analytics

Comprehensive financial, clinical, and operational reporting with dashboards for practice owners and administrators

Medical Billing Services, Full-Service RCM Option

Prefer to outsource? MD Synergy offers full-service medical billing managed by our expert billing team
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Integrations & Interoperability

Connected Care,
Integrations That Work

Althea Smart EHR connects seamlessly with labs, pharmacies, immunization registries, hospitals, and health systems, ensuring your data flows where it needs to go for every patient across every age group.

Integrated Labs & Radiology

Order labs and imaging, receive results electronically, and route them directly into the patient chart and patient portal, including pediatric reference ranges

State Immunization Registry (Bidirectional)

Bidirectional integration for compliant vaccine reporting, VXU HL7 messaging, and full vaccine history retrieval from the state registry in one click

Electronic Prescribing (EPCS)

Including controlled substances, fully compliant with DEA-compliant two-factor authentication, with pediatric dosing weight-based support

Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Bi-directional patient data exchange with hospitals, OB centers, and health systems, critical for care coordination across your multi-generational patient panel

Direct Messaging & Secure Provider Communication

Encrypted provider-to-provider messaging for referrals to pediatric specialists, OB/GYN, behavioral health, and other specialists

FHIR API & CCD / CCDA Document Exchange

Modern interoperability standards ensuring your data connects with any ONC-certified EHR, hospital, and health system

Claims Clearinghouse & QRDA Reporting

Direct clearinghouse integration for clean electronic claims plus QRDA quality measure reporting for compliant CMS submissions

Communication, SMS, Cloud Fax & Patient Education

Integrated cloud fax, SMS, and condition-specific patient education content, delivered directly from the encounter for every visit type

ONC-Certified & HIPAA Compliant

Fully certified under ONC Health IT Certification Program, meets all federal compliance requirements for family medicine practices
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Mobile & Cloud Access

Your Full EHR.
On Your iPhone.

Althea Smart EHR is built natively for iOS, the complete platform in your pocket. Chart from the exam room, the hospital, on vacation, or at your child’s soccer game. Family medicine never stops, and neither should your EHR.

Native iPhone & iPad Application

Full-featured Althea Smart EHR built natively for iOS, not a scaled-down mobile version, the complete platform including pediatric templates, growth charts, and vaccine tracking

Web Browser Application

Access the full platform from any web browser, Windows, Mac, or Chromebook

Apple Watch Compatibility

Receive patient alerts, messages, and schedule notifications directly on your Apple Watch

Full-Featured Mobile Charting

Fully functional EHR from your phone or tablet, not just view, fully interact with every feature including well-child documentation and growth charts

Cloud-Hosted on Azure, No On-Site Servers Required

Zero hardware to buy, maintain, or replace, MD Synergy manages all infrastructure

Access From Any Device, Anywhere

See patients in the office, at home, on hospital rounds, or on the go, your full EHR travels with you

Automatic Updates, Zero IT Maintenance

New features and compliance updates deploy automatically, no IT involvement, no additional cost

99.9% Uptime SLA Guarantee

Enterprise-grade reliability, your practice stays online when it matters most
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Certified & Recognized

Independently Rated. Federally Certified.
Physician Approved.

Rated & Reviewed by Peers
Certified & Compliant
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How Does Althea Smart EHR Compare?

The MD Synergy Difference for Family Medicine

See how Althea Smart EHR stacks up against traditional EHR platforms across the decisions that matter most to your family medicine practice.

Features Althea Smart EHR Traditional EHRs
Native Mobile AppiPhone, iPad & Apple Watch, full platform including pediatric tools Limited mobile access
AI Ambient ChartingReal-time note generation for all visit types, built-in Add-on or not available
Well-Child Visit Templates (Newborn–Age 18)Age-specific templates with growth charts, vaccines & HEDIS measures built-in Generic templates only
Behavioral Health Screening ToolsPHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, Edinburgh, M-CHAT, built into encounters Not available or separate system
RAF & HCC Gap DetectionBuilt-in RAF optimization at point of care for your adult Medicare panel Not available
Pediatric Growth Chart TrackingCDC growth curves plotted automatically at every well-child visit Manual or limited
State Immunization Registry IntegrationBidirectional VXU HL7, report and retrieve vaccine history in one click One-way or manual
Setup Fees$0 setup, no hidden costs, ever $0, Ever $1,000–$10,000+
Data MigrationComplete records migrated, 100% Go-Live Day 1 Free, Always $500–$5,000 fee
EHR Training TimelineFree training, live and operational fast As little as 2 Hours Days to weeks
Contract FlexibilityNo penalties, no fees, no questions asked Cancel in 30 Days 1–3 year contracts
Data Export FeeWe reimburse your current vendor’s fee We Cover It $500–$3,000 charged
Capterra RatingIndependently verified by real physicians 5.0 ★33 Verified Reviews 3.3–3.9Industry average
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What Physicians Say

Real physicians. Real practices. Real results.

These are the words of Family Medicine doctors who made the switch, and never looked back.

★★★★★

I like the voice transcript feature, it helps me to close charts very easily.

SSM
Shavash Safvati, MD
Family Medicine, North Hollywood, CA
★★★★★

Althea is a great new addition to our practice. It is very customizable and works well with our needs. It has cut down the time the doctors spend charting to more patient contact. Overall great EHR — definitely would recommend it to other medical practices.

JOBP
Jorge O. Bautista, PA
Family Medicine, Oxnard, CA
★★★★★

The best and most effective and efficient EMR system I have ever dealt with. It has made my front and back office employees’ lives much easier and productive. Its features are limitless allowing timely management and maintenance of patient’s medical records. I would highly recommend this product to any medical clinic. We loved everything about Althea. Very easy and thorough. Amazing system.

GAM
Garbis Apelian, MD
Family Medicine, Van Nuys, CA
★★★★★

“Ease of use, excellent features, and great for dictating chart notes. Switched from eClinicalWorks.”

PT
Paramvir T.
Multi-Specialty Group, Phoenix, AZ
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Frequently Asked Questions

Althea Smart EHR for Family Medicine

Everything a Family Medicine physician needs to know before making the switch to Althea Smart EHR.

Well-Child & Pediatrics
Does Althea Smart EHR have age-specific well-child visit templates?

Yes, Althea Smart EHR includes purpose-built well-child visit templates for every age milestone: 2-week, 2-month, 4-month, 6-month, 9-month, 12-month, 18-month, 24-month, and annual visits from 3 through 18. Each template includes age-appropriate developmental milestones, screening prompts (M-CHAT, PEDS, adolescent depression), vaccine tracking, and HEDIS measure documentation, all pre-populated and ready at every visit.

Immunizations
How does Althea Smart EHR handle childhood immunization tracking and state registry reporting?

Althea Smart EHR includes bidirectional state immunization registry integration via VXU HL7 messaging. Vaccines administered in your practice are automatically reported to the state registry in real time. You can also pull a patient’s full vaccine history from the registry with one click. The system alerts providers to overdue vaccines at every encounter, and can trigger automated recall messages to families.

Behavioral Health
Can Althea Smart EHR support behavioral health screening in family medicine?

Yes, Althea Smart EHR has PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, M-CHAT, and CRAFFT built directly into the appropriate encounter templates. Scores are auto-calculated, results are auto-documented, and follow-up actions are prompted at the point of care. No separate system needed, behavioral health is fully integrated into your clinical workflow.

Women’s Health
Does Althea Smart EHR support OB, prenatal, and women’s health workflows?

Yes, Althea Smart EHR includes OB and prenatal visit templates with gestational age calculator, trimester-structured documentation, postpartum templates, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale built in. Annual women’s exam templates include Pap smear tracking, contraception counseling documentation, and women’s health preventive screening alerts.

RAF & HCC
How do RAF scores and HCC coding impact family medicine revenue?

RAF scores determine reimbursement for your adult Medicare Advantage patients. Althea Smart EHR includes built-in RAF Score Optimization and HCC Gap Detection that surface alerts at the point of care, flagging underdocumented chronic conditions in real time so your coding is accurate and your reimbursement is maximized visit by visit.

AI Charting
How does AI ambient charting work across different family medicine visit types?

Althea Smart EHR’s AI Ambient Charting adapts to every family medicine visit type, well-child exams, adult SOAP visits, OB appointments, acute sick visits, and behavioral health encounters. The AI listens, identifies the visit structure, and generates the appropriate note type automatically. Most notes are complete before the patient leaves the room.

EHR Switching
What is involved in switching to a new EHR system?

MD Synergy eliminates all three disruption sources: free data migration before go-live, 2-hour training required for Althea Smart EHR for the provider, and 100% patient go-live on Day 1.

HEDIS & Quality
How does Althea Smart EHR support HEDIS quality reporting in family medicine?

Althea Smart EHR includes a built-in HEDIS measure tracking dashboard covering both adult and pediatric populations, childhood immunization rates, well-child visit completion, cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, and more. Gaps are surfaced at the point of care for every relevant patient, and QRDA reporting supports compliant CMS quality measure submissions.

CCM & APCM
What are CCM and APCM and how do they impact family medicine revenue?

CMS programs allowing billing for non-face-to-face care management. CCM (CPT 99490, 99491) requires 20 min/month. APCM (CPT G0556, G0557, G0558) is complexity-tiered with no minimum time, easier to scale across your entire adult patient panel. Althea Smart EHR includes billing code automation for both.

Pediatric Billing
How does Althea Smart EHR handle pediatric preventive visit billing codes?

Althea Smart EHR automatically suggests the correct age-appropriate preventive CPT code at every well-child visit, CPT 99381–99385 for new patients and 99391–99395 for established patients, based on the patient’s age at the time of the encounter. No manual code lookup required. The AI Billing Assistant also flags common pediatric billing errors before claim submission.

AWV
How can Althea Smart EHR streamline Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) in family medicine?

AWVs bill under G0438 (initial) and G0439 (subsequent). Althea Smart EHR’s purpose-built AWV templates guide physicians through every required component, health risk assessment, cognitive screening, preventive care review, and care plan update, ensuring compliant, complete visits every time with the correct billing code automatically applied.

Choosing an EHR
What should family medicine physicians look for when choosing an EHR?

Seven criteria that matter for family medicine: (1) Age-specific well-child templates, (2) Immunization registry integration, (3) Behavioral health screening tools built-in, (4) AI ambient charting for all visit types, (5) Truly mobile-first on iPhone and iPad, (6) RAF/HCC gap detection, (7) No setup fees and flexible contract terms. Althea Smart EHR meets all seven, rated 5.0 ★ on Capterra.

Physician Burnout
How can an EHR help reduce physician burnout in family medicine?

Family medicine physicians face the highest documentation burden of any specialty, with the widest variety of visit types in a single day. In family medicine practices using Althea Smart EHR, providers reported cutting their charting time in half, with most notes completed before the patient leaves the room, giving physicians back hours every day for patient care, family, and rest.

Telehealth
How does telehealth integrate with a family medicine EHR?

Althea Smart EHR includes built-in telehealth, no third-party app required. Virtual visits follow the same workflow as in-person encounters and are ideal for pediatric sick visits, prenatal check-ins, postpartum follow-ups, and behavioral health counseling. AI Ambient Charting listens, the note generates automatically, and the visit is billed identically to an office visit.

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