The before — the plan of care was scattered.
Physical therapy lives on the plan of care, and Pinnacle's was split across four tools. “Scheduling, the home-exercise program, the clinical note, and the insurance claim were four separate places,” says Marcus Vell, Clinic Director. “The claim and the note that justified it didn't live together, so denials were hard to fight.”
Across two clinics, a patient seen at both was effectively two patients, and continuity of care suffered for it.
$1,060/month across four tools. Notes and claims stored apart. Denials that were expensive to substantiate.
The switch — one chart, both clinics.
Pinnacle moved charts and scheduling first, then connected billing, with the exercise programs living on the same record. A patient is now known at both locations.
“The first denial we overturned in two minutes because the note was right there on the claim — that paid for the switch,” Vell says.
What got replaced
| Old tool | Replaced by Mewayz module | Monthly saving |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling tool | Bookings & Scheduling | $120 |
| Exercise-plan app | Care Plans & Programs | $160 |
| Notes / EMR | Notes & Records | $300 |
| Billing / claims tool | Invoicing & Claims | $190 |
| Total old stack | Mewayz Business | save $1,060/mo |
The unlock — care that travels.
With scheduling, plans, notes, and claims unified, the practice tightened up:
- Plan of care, notes, and claims share one patient chart
- A patient is recognized at both clinics, with full history
- Claims carry the note that substantiates them
- Home-exercise programs attach to the same record
When the clinical note and the claim are the same record, substantiating a billed visit is instant. Denials that used to be written off as too costly to fight now get overturned in minutes.
The new normal — therapists treating, not charting twice.
“My therapists stopped entering the same visit in four places,” Vell says. “They treat more and chart less, and the billing takes care of itself. That's the version of this job people trained for.”