Need an Internal Medicine EHR built for diagnostic depth and clinical complexity? Althea Smart EHR is an AI-powered Internal Medicine EHR with ambient charting for H&Ps and consult notes. Manage chronic disease panels and RAF/HCC optimization across your full adult patient population.
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From complex multi-system H&Ps to inpatient rounding and advanced chronic disease management, all included in Althea Smart EHR with no add-on fees.
AI-Powered Ambient Charting
AI Predictive Charting
H&P and Consult Note Templates
Hospital Rounds & Patient Census Dashboard
Longitudinal Lab Trend Visualization
Complex Chronic Disease Panel Management
Medication Complexity Management
Dragon / Speech-to-Text Recognition
Macros & Visit Carryforward
Problem List & Medication Reconciliation
Referral Letter & Subspecialty Coordination
Membership Enrollment & Fee Tracking
Concierge-Length Visit Documentation
Direct Primary Care (DPC) & Hybrid Billing Support
Secure Direct Messaging & 24/7 Patient Access
Member Renewal & Retention Alerts
RAF Score Optimization & HCC Gap Detection
Care Gap Dashboard
Chronic Care Management (CCM) Workflows
Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) Templates
Preventive Care Reminder Alerts
MIPS Dashboard
Quality Dashboard & HEDIS Adult Measures
QRDA Reporting
Althea Health Patient Portal
Lab Result Notifications
Althea Kiosk: Patient Self Check-In
Secure Two-Way Patient Texting
Telemedicine: Built-In Video Visits
AI Receptionist
Automated Appointment Reminders & No-Show Follow-Up
Mass Messaging
CCM & APCM Billing Support
Appointment Scheduling
Real-Time Insurance Eligibility Verification
Electronic Claims Submission & Claim Scrubbing
Text-to-Pay & AutoPay, Credit Card Processing
Real-Time Claim Status Tracking
Reporting & Analytics
Medical Billing Services: Full-Service RCM Option
Integrated Labs & Radiology
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Electronic Prescribing (EPCS)
Direct Messaging & Secure Provider Communication
Claims Clearinghouse
FHIR API & CCD/CCDA Document Exchange
State Immunization Registry
QRDA Reporting
Communication: SMS & Cloud Fax
Drug Database Integration
ONC-Certified & HIPAA Compliant
Native iPhone & iPad Application
Web Browser Application
Apple Watch Compatibility
Full-Featured Mobile Charting
Cloud-Hosted on Azure, No On-Site Servers Required
Access From Any Device, Anywhere
Automatic Updates, Zero IT Maintenance
99.9% Uptime SLA Guarantee
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See Althea Smart EHR in Action for Internal MedicineSee how Althea Smart EHR stacks up against traditional EHR platforms across the decisions that matter most to your internal medicine practice.
| Features | Althea Smart EHR | Traditional EHRs |
|---|---|---|
| Native Mobile AppiPhone, iPad & Apple Watch, including inpatient census, H&P, and rounding | ✓ | ⚠Limited mobile access |
| AI Ambient ChartingReal-time H&P and consult note generation, built-in | ✓ | ⚠Add-on or not available |
| Inpatient Rounding & Hospital CensusDedicated hospitalist workflows with AI progress note generation | ✓ | ✗Outpatient-only design |
| Discharge Summary GenerationAI-assisted discharge summaries auto-populated from inpatient chart | ✓ | ✗Manual or not available |
| Longitudinal Lab Trend VisualizationCreatinine, A1C, BNP graphed automatically over time | ✓ | ⚠Manual lookup required |
| TCM Billing Automation (99495, 99496)Triggered at qualifying post-discharge follow-up, no manual entry | ✓ | ✗Not available |
| RAF & HCC Gap DetectionBuilt-in RAF optimization at point of care for adult Medicare panel | ✓ | ✗Not available |
| Organ System FlowsheetsCardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, endocrinology tracking panels | ✓ | ⚠Generic only |
| 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 |
Practical guides, clinical insights, and product updates written specifically for Internal Medicine physicians.
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Read more →These are the words of Internal Medicine doctors who made the switch and never looked back.
MD Synergy has been a great asset to our practice since we implemented it. Everything from medication orders to documentation has been improved in speed for us. We are very satisfied with this platform and absolutely recommend it to all providers looking for a way to increase efficiency in their work.
Highly recommended, makes my life easier. Voice-enabled transcription, ease of use.
“Overall it has been a very positive experience, and they made the move from another EHR as easy as possible. It is easy to use and the support team is still very responsive to any issues or questions.”
“Excellent in most aspects. Very user friendly. Able to use Althea Smart EHR on iPad which makes it easier to carry into each exam room. Also very easy to chart patient information.”
Everything an Internal Medicine physician needs to know before making the switch to Althea Smart EHR.
Althea Smart EHR includes automated preventive care reminder alerts that surface overdue screenings at the point of care, including colonoscopy, cardiac risk assessment, lung cancer screening, diabetes monitoring, and adult immunizations. The Care Gap Dashboard gives a real-time view of open preventive gaps across your entire adult panel, so no patient falls through the cracks between visits.
TCM is the highest-value program for internal medicine. Althea Smart EHR triggers TCM workflows automatically when a qualifying patient is discharged from an inpatient setting, prompting the required 2-day contact, scheduling the follow-up visit, and auto-applying CPT 99495 (14-day) or CPT 99496 (7-day) at the qualifying encounter. No manual code entry, no missed captures.
Althea Smart EHR automates the entire patient communication cycle for internal medicine practices. Lab result notifications alert patients when results are available, automated chronic disease recall reminders keep high-risk patients on schedule, and two-way HIPAA-compliant texting lets patients reach your practice directly. The Althea Health Patient Portal gives patients secure access to records, messaging, appointment scheduling, and balance payments, all without staff involvement.
Althea Smart EHR is purpose-built for this, with organ system-specific flowsheets for cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, and endocrinology. Longitudinal lab trend visualization (creatinine, A1C, BNP) is graphed automatically within the patient chart. Multi-condition patients with DM + CKD + CHF + CAD are managed with cross-condition care gap alerts and coordinated care plans in a single encounter.
RAF scores determine reimbursement for your Medicare Advantage patients, and internal medicine carries the highest chronic disease burden of any outpatient specialty. Althea Smart EHR includes built-in RAF Score Optimization and HCC Gap Detection that surface underdocumented chronic conditions at the point of care, visit by visit. 10% of your patients can represent 33% of your risk-adjusted revenue opportunity.
Althea Smart EHR’s AI Ambient Charting listens during both outpatient clinic encounters and inpatient bedside rounds, identifies the visit type (initial H&P, follow-up SOAP, consult note, or inpatient progress note) and generates the appropriate structured note in real time. Most notes are complete before the patient leaves the room or before you leave the floor.
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.
Althea Smart EHR includes structured CCM workflows with built-in time tracking, care plan documentation, and billing automation for CPT 99490 and 99491. Internal medicine practices managing complex multi-chronic adult patients are the primary beneficiaries of CCM. Althea Smart EHR ensures every qualifying month is captured and billed without adding staff burden.
Internal medicine visits frequently qualify for Level 4 (99214) and Level 5 (99215) E&M codes based on medical decision-making complexity. Althea Smart EHR’s AI Billing Assistant confirms the correct complexity level at every visit, ensuring complex visits are documented and billed at the appropriate level, and flagging under-coded visits before claim submission.
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 for your adult Medicare population.
Althea Smart EHR automatically graphs longitudinal lab trends within the patient chart, including creatinine over time for CKD monitoring, A1C trend for diabetes management, BNP for CHF tracking, and lipid panels over years of follow-up. No manual chart creation; the trends update automatically with each new result, making disease progression and treatment response immediately visible.
Althea Smart EHR includes a built-in MIPS Dashboard, adult HEDIS measure tracking including diabetes care, hypertension control, statin therapy, and COPD management, with a panel-wide Quality Dashboard, and QRDA reporting for compliant CMS quality measure submissions, directly impacting reimbursement in value-based contracts.
Six criteria that matter for internal medicine: (1) AI ambient charting for H&Ps and consult notes, (2) CCM and APCM billing automation for chronic disease revenue, (3) TCM and CCM billing automation, (4) RAF/HCC gap detection for Medicare Advantage, (5) Truly mobile-first on iPhone and iPad for both clinic and hospital, (6) No setup fees and flexible contract terms. Althea Smart EHR meets all six, rated 5.0 ★ on Capterra.
Internists spend more time on documentation per patient than almost any other specialist, with complex H&Ps, lengthy consult notes, and multi-problem follow-up visits. Practices using Althea Smart EHR reported cutting their charting time in half , with most notes completed before the patient leaves the room or before leaving the hospital floor, giving physicians back hours every day.
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