Why mds:practice Is the Best Practice Management Software

Running a medical office shouldn’t feel like managing chaos. mds:practice—MD Synergy’s cloud-based practice management software—unifies scheduling, billing, eligibility verification, and patient communication in one intuitive hub, so your team can spend less time juggling tools and more time delivering care.

Why mds:practice Is the Best Practice Management Software

Trusted and Top-Rated: Recognized as a Leading EHR by Industry Experts

Unified Scheduling & Automated Reminders

Manage multi-location calendars in real time, send HIPAA-secure text and email confirmations, and see responses flow directly into your schedule—minimizing no-shows without extra clicks.

Integrated Billing & Transparent Revenue Cycle

Boost cash flow with built-in clearinghouse connections (Change Healthcare, Trizetto, Waystar, and more). Post ERAs automatically, track denials at a glance, and generate patient statements in house or through BillFlash—all from the same dashboard.

Instant Insurance Eligibility

Reduce front-desk bottlenecks and claim rejections by verifying coverage automatically before the patient arrives or on demand during check-in.

HIPAA-Compliant Telemedicine

Conduct HD video visits directly inside mds:practice. One-click links, screen-share, and built-in satisfaction surveys make virtual care as simple as an office visit.

Patient SMS Messaging

Send balance notices, appointment reminders, and broadcast updates via secure two-way texting. Every confirmation updates your scheduler instantly—no manual entry required.

Minimal Training, Maximum Productivity

A modern, iOS-friendly interface means staff master the system in under 30 minutes—accelerating adoption and cutting onboarding costs.

Native iOS Mobility

Whether you’re at the front desk on an iPad or managing the day from an iPhone, mds:practice keeps schedules, billing, and messages at your fingertips.

Unmatched Customer Loyalty

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Once you switch to Althea, you won’t look back.

Exceptional Customer Satisfaction

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Our clients love using Althea Smart EHR, and so will you.

Minimal Training

Just 30 minutes of training is all you need to get started—so you can get back to what you do best.

We didn’t just create a beautiful EHR, it’s a powerhouse built to transform your practice.

Transform Your Clinic with Smarter Management

From real-time eligibility checks to integrated telehealth and automated billing, mds:practice delivers the operational backbone your clinic needs to thrive—without cobbling together multiple systems.

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Amanda

Allergy & Immunology, Englewood, NJ

Good EMR system, easy to learn

Cynthia Lucatero

Internal Medicine - Perris, CA

Awesome Call me at Three Angeles Medical Clinic to tell you how cool it is

Allen S. Chroman, MD

Psychiatrist - Los Angeles, CA

Ease of use Ease of use. The applications are intuitive

Pramod Multani, MD

Cardiology / Family Medicine - Downey, CA

Smart EHR Excellent EHR. Easy to use. My staff loved its simplicity and convenience. Nice EHR and loved it. Would recommend highly

Shavash Safvati, MD

Family Medicine - North Hollywood, CA

Very satisfied with all features I like voice transcript feature, helping me to close charts very easily

Kamran Safvati, MD

Internal Medicine - Tarzana, CA

Excellent EHR I absolutely love this EHR platform. Very user friendly on iPhone and iPad. Everything on the program functions well. Recommend it to all my MD colleagues

Joseph Lobel, MD

Internal Medicine - Van Nuys, CA

EMR for physicians Highly recommended, makes my life easier. Voice enabled transcription, ease of use

Paramvir T

Multi Specialty Group - Phoenix, AZ

Ease of using Ease of using, excellent features & great for dictating chart notes. Switched from eClinicalWorks

Frank A. Katz, MD

Psychiatrist - Los Angeles, CA

Positive Positive. I don't use the full scope of the EHR at this time but the eRx function is working very well

Daniel S. Tresley, MD

Oculofacial Plastic Surgery - Northbrook, IL

Easy of use EMR Ease of use. Helpful and responsive support. Smart phrases makes charting move quickly. Team helped us design the usage platform to our specifications. Personally Owning the data iPad platform-IOS

Velina R.

Pain Management - Phoenix, AZ

The overall experience has been great! a very easy and smooth transition from our previous EHR. Althea was easy to use, adaptable, and improved our practice management. Switched from eClinicalWorks

Christopher K. Kaypekian, MD

Pain Management - Glendale, CA

Efficient, Precise and User-friendly We are a busy Pain Management practice mainly treating spine related disorders. We have been using an EMR software for charting approximately 10 years. We had started with MDSynergy, which is the parent company of Althea. Along the years, the software evolved by use of different platforms which made it easier to use. However, late 2019, the company launched Althea which is an apple based EMR software that allows the use of an iPad or even an iPhone to do charting which is obviously more in tune with the current times of being more efficient, precise and mobile while delivering quality health care and maximizing patient satisfaction, which are key to a successful medical practice. Overall, our experience with the use of this EMR software has been excellent and we highly recommend it.

Trung D. Bui, MD, FACS

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery - Thousand Oaks, CA

Althea EMR is fast, user-friendly and highly mobile. The technical support staff is readily available. I am very glad that I switched to Althea. I strongly endorse this product.

Trinidad Aguilar, MD

Internal Medicine - Burbank, CA

I have been using telemedicine and I love it!...I am very happy with Althea EMR. It has made my practice more efficient. The software is easily accessible on my iPad and smartphone, and easy to use. As a result, I am able to get things done quickly, making it possible to spend more time on patient care. I highly recommend Althea EMR for any medical practice.

Thomas Anker, DO

Family Medicine - Sacramento, CA

Althea - EMR world's best kept secret After over one year of careful consideration I am so happy to have chosen Althea for my outpatient family medicine practice. Both Athena and Epic EHR were heavily considered, but ultimately, it was a no-brainer; Althea is far superior to all of them. I have also used Cerner and Kareo. Althea is the only system that is actually a pleasure to use. Features are constantly being added which have greatly increased my capacity to care for patients. In addition, the customer service is unparalleled. Thank you Althea for all your hard work. The experience as a whole has been nothing but pleasurable. Starting with the support team, they are really great to work with to the EMR itself which is to say the least, a complete pleasure to use. This is hands-down one of the best if not the best EHR out there

Svetlana Kruglyakov, MD

Pediatrics - Los Angeles, CA

Great Experience Great experience, easy to use, HIPPA compliant

Stuart From, MD

Allergy & Immunology - Englewood, NJ

I have been using MD Synergy software in my practice for about seven years. While I have been quite satisfied with its performance, I am now using the newer version, Althea. It is more streamlined, user friendly, and easily customizable to the individual needs of my specialty.

Steven Kamajian, DO

Family Medicine - Montrose, CA

Excellent EMR I have worked with several EMR systems, this is by far the easiest and most efficient. Very intelligent and easy to understand and very informative. Any support, if needed, is provided quickly. Anytime I have asked for or recommended a specific feature, they always accommodate. I highly recommend this EMR system for all practices. Switched from PrognoCIS

Stephen A. Schmones, MD

OB/GYN - Glendale, CA

Great software I have been using the Althea EHR system in my medical office. It is a good system and the people at Althea have been very responsive and helpful to all our questions and needs. They have also customized the system and templates to our individual and specific needs. I would highly recommend Althea EHR!!

Shivam Patel, DPM, AACFAS

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Burbank, CA

User friendly and easy to use Simple interface that is extremely user friendly

Shadan Safvati, MD

Internal Medicine - Tarzana, CA

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.

Samuel Burstein, MD

Internal Medicine - Woodland Hills, CA

Grateful customer Very easy to use and exceptionally reliable

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Private Practice - New York, NY

Thank you to the Althea Staff for their quick responsiveness to the urgent need of Telehealth and provide continued patient care during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are grateful for your development of the easy to use telehealth platform and your contribution to the medical field.

Michael Fitzmaurice, MD

Hand Surgery - Phoenix, AZ

Very efficient and easy to use EMR Very good experience so far. Training was good and it is very easy to use on an iPad and the dictation is incredibly efficient. Easy to use on the iPad and makes documentation very simple and efficient. Switched from eClinicalWorks was too cumbersome and difficult to use

Marina Burstein, MD

Pediatrics - Calabasas, CA

Happy with the product Althea exceeded my expectations. Overall positive. Intuitive. Nice design. iPhone application available. User friendly. Even the vaccination module is set up right both for records and billing. Customer service is addressing most of our issues very promptly. Thank you!

Marco A. Gomez-Garcia, MD

Internal Medicine - Glendale, CA

Easy to use and efficient I have seen different programs and no one compares to Althea, I am very pleased. Important information regarding the patient is on the first screen makes my job more efficient. Switched from PrognoCIS

Malak Zacca Shammas, MD

Internal Medicine - Beverly Hills, CA

Ease of use Overall is been a very positive experience, and they made move from another EHR as easy as possible. Switched from Quantum

Lim L. Taw, MD

Internal Medicine - Glendale, CA

Its very reliable and user friendly and highly dependable I'd like to share my experience on Althea Smart EHR. For someone who is not computer savvy at all - I find the software to be very easy to incorporate in my busy practice. It is a user friendly and reliable software. I can operate it anywhere with my IPad and smart phone. I am now feeling confident and eager to start work without fear. Support is always available and ready to help me out whenever I need help. I highly recommend anyone who is thinking of trying out Althea to give it a try. I am very satisfied. Switched from EHR 24/7 and Practice Mate

Lawrence R. Leiter, MD

Family Medicine - Canyon Country, CA

I've been using the MD Synergy EMR since 2014. They provided me with excellent and conscientious service. The new tools have been outstanding. It has become, if not one of the best EMR programs, possibly the best. If anyone has questions regarding this program please give me a call.

Jorge O. Bautista, PA

Family Medicine - Oxnard, 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 patients contact. Overall great EHR definitely would recommend it to other medical practices.

John Kaufman, MD

Orthopedics - Valencia, CA

After a very brief training session online we were able to immediately begin practicing with Telemedicine. Both our doctor and patients have easily been able to use this and are in fact grateful that during this time we were able to give and they were able to receive medical care in a safe way. We have also been receiving reimbursements through insurance companies already and easily with the CPT codes provided. This has been a very beneficial program for our office as well as our patients. I would definitely recommend this for any practice, whether it be a speciality practice like ours or any other type of practice.

Jackie A.

OB/GYN - Glendale, CA

Phenomenal EHR, user friendly Very good experience so far. Training was good and it is very easy to use on an iPad and the dictation is incredibly efficient. Easy to use on the iPad and makes documentation very simple and efficient. Switched from PrognoCIS

Gizel Abraham, MD

Pediatrics - Glendale, CA

Helpful Very easy to use, saves time for me and my staff

Gevorg Mutafyan, MD

Bariatric Surgery - Glendale, CA

A very flexible and user friendly EHR Flexible, efficient, speech and dictation are very effective. Accommodated accents easily

Garbis Apelian, MD

Family Medicine - Van Nuys, CA

Excellent EHR - Althea The best and the 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

Evelyn Y.

Internal Medicine - Glendale, CA

Software is easy to use I find the product pretty easy to use and navigate around.

Emily T.

Internal Medicine - Glendale, CA

Efficient and easy to use I really enjoy how user friendly the app is! The features create and very efficient work flow when working on patient charts

Christopher Ho, MD

Dermatology - Los Angeles, CA

Easy and Intuitive I had Althea implementation this week and this EHR is very simple to operate and learn. I have a busy dermatology office with over 100 patients every day. I did not have to change my schedule on the implementation date and the transition from the old EHR to Althea went very smoothly without any issues. I have used other EHRs that were often cumbersome and very difficult to operate. Althea is very intuitive and if you know how to operate an iPhone it should be a breeze for anyone. The system allows you to configure various templates for customization. I am SO happy with Althea.

Cesar A. Caldera, MD

Cosmetic Surgery, OB/GYN - Glendale, CA

Using Althea has been a blessing to my practice. I recommend without hesitation.

Bianca E., RN

Bariatric Surgery - Glendale, CA

Great and Effective Althea Smart EHR is a great tool that makes patient care, documentation and practice easier. Very good experience so far. Training was good and it is very easy to use on an iPad and the dictation is incredibly efficient. Easy to use on the iPad and makes documentation very simple and efficient.

Ashok Raj, MD

Nephrology - Pasadena, CA

Very good Extremely easy to use even for people who are not that computer savvy. The dictation system is excellent

Armen Hagopjanian, DPM, FACFAS

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Burbank, CA

Great product I have been using MD Synergy since 2003. Over the past 16 years I witnessed yearly improvements dedicated to making physicians charting and practice management better. It is another tool in doctors' arsenal to treat their patients better.

Arbi Ghazarian, MD

Family Medicine - Glendale, CA

Easy to use and efficient I really like this new EMR. It has made my life so much easier. First of all it’s mobile capacity is great. I can be on vacation, in bed, or anywhere else and I can immediately access the application on my phone or iPad. Second, I LOVE The dictation capacity of the program. I don’t get finger cramps anymore due to excessive typing. They have been very receptive to improvements to the program by the local physicians, and it has been very easy to reach them when I have a question. They’re adding new features every day to the program and working very hard to improve the program. This program is much better than any

Ara Kelekian, DPM, FACFAS

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Burbank, CA

Ease of use in real time. Voice to type with dragon makes documentation easier

Ali Sheybani, MD

Internal Medicine - Sherman Oaks, CA

One of the best EHR in the market Excellent in most aspects. Very user friendly. I haver been using telemedicine option of Althea EHR amazing video streaming is flawless. My patients are really happy. Highly recommended

Ajay Narwani, MD

Pain Management - Phoenix, AZ

User-friendly and efficient For years I was using e-Clinical Works and was afraid to switch over because I thought the transition would be difficult. It was the best thing I've done for my practice/business in 20 years. Cutting edge technology. Super-efficient and intuitive, user-friendly. It quite literally took me hours to understand the system, rather than weeks. I haven't taken a chart home since I started using this system two years ago. Highly highly recommend. Bonus, because of the speed and efficiency, I've actually cut down on a couple of staff. I have researched dozens of EHR Systems over the years. But without a shadow of a doubt, Althea is the best by far. So easy and user-friendly. It took my MAsJust a couple of hours to learn the system, as it is so intuitive. I didn't even have to take a day off from work to learn the system. The management team is second non-, and super responsive to suggestions and input. If I could, I would give it 10 stars. Switched from eClinicalWorks, antiquated technology extremely inefficient

Why mds:practice Is the Best Practice Management Software

Why mds:practice Is the Best Practice Management Software

Trusted and Top-Rated: Recognized as a Leading EHR by Industry Experts