Design Clinicals Inc

Design Clinicals Inc is an ambulatory electronic health record and practice management system serving small to mid-sized medical practices across multiple specialties. Founded in 2008 and based in Naperville, Illinois, the company focuses on providing cloud-based healthcare IT solutions designed for outpatient care delivery. The platform combines core EHR documentation capabilities with integrated practice management, e-prescribing, billing, and patient engagement tools in a unified system.

The system is architected as a web-based SaaS solution, eliminating the need for on-premise servers and IT infrastructure. This deployment model enables rapid implementation, automatic updates, and remote accessibility for providers working across multiple locations or requiring telemedicine capabilities. Design Clinicals emphasizes workflow efficiency through customizable templates, automated documentation tools, and streamlined charting processes designed to reduce administrative burden on clinical staff.

Design Clinicals serves a broad range of ambulatory specialties including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, orthopedics, psychiatry, and urology. The system provides specialty-specific templates and workflows tailored to the documentation requirements and billing patterns common to each discipline. The platform is particularly positioned for independent practices and small physician groups seeking an affordable, compliant alternative to enterprise-level EHR systems.

Key functional areas include clinical charting with voice recognition support, appointment scheduling, patient portal for online communication and form completion, electronic prescribing through Surescripts integration, laboratory and imaging integration with major reference labs, claims management and electronic billing, and quality reporting for MIPS and MACRA programs. The system maintains ONC 2015 Edition certification and HIPAA compliance, meeting meaningful use requirements for federal incentive programs.

Design Clinicals differentiates itself through pricing transparency and implementation support designed for practices transitioning from paper-based or legacy systems. The vendor provides training, data migration assistance, and ongoing customer support as part of its service model. The platform integrates with CommonWell Health Alliance for health information exchange, enabling practices to query and retrieve patient records from external healthcare organizations.

The system's target market consists primarily of practices with 1-20 providers seeking comprehensive ambulatory EHR functionality without the complexity and cost associated with larger enterprise platforms. Design Clinicals competes in the crowded small-practice EHR segment by offering specialty-specific optimization, straightforward pricing, and customer service accessibility.