Especially appreciated is the program's ability to fill in a full DSM-IV diagnosis after the corresponding code is entered. Finally, version 3.0 copies duplicate information to various data fields, either automatically or when the user clicks a command button. As with version 2.0, Therapist Helper 3.0 tracks managed care authorizations and warns the clinician when the authorization is soon the expire. Version 3.0 expands this capability to tracking of capitated contracts. However, this feature appears to have some significant problems, as I was unable to create accurate reports for clients originally entered into version 2.0.
Filters allow the user to quickly define specific clients, dates, and transaction types.
The invaluable payment tracking feature, which allows a user to connect a payment with a specific session, carries over from version 2.0. I miss the color cues which distinguished paid from unpaid sessions, as well as the visual grouping of payments with sessions. Overall, however, the new Transaction Ledger provides the user with more power to customize data parameters and organization. Users can define new fonts, alignments, and titles for each report, in addition to defining an incredible array of variables. Unfortunately, I found that reports take much longer to generate in version 3.0, and that the Day Sheet report actually hangs my system.