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What is Foothold?

Electronic documentation software for I/DD and behavioral health service providers. Our software offers case management, client tracking, and an Electronic Health Record (EHR) all under one roof. Visit our website to speak with one of our specialists. We are HIPAA-compliant, federally certified as an EHR for Meaningful Use, and offer full interoperability as you navigate the new landscape of care coordination and value-based care. Our software is ideal for human services and I/DD agencies, particularly those that offer multiple programs such as mental health, substance use disorder, housing and employment.

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Transform the way you provide care with nimble software and a partnership guided by experience.

Our human services software offers full functionality for case management, client tracking, treatment planning, and homeless information management.

We work with agencies across the spectrum of human services: including developmental disabilities, mental health, substance use disorder, homelessness, supportive housing, HCBS, and much more.

For multi-service agencies, our software provides a configurable solution for each of your programs. Built to support virtually any service type, our software connects all the specialists involved in your clients’ care - including labs, pharmacies, and collaboratives.


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Year Founded
2000
HQ Location
New York
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@footholdtech
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65 employees on LinkedIn®

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Joan F.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The best HMIS software"
Customer service is the best. And they stay on the cutting edge to make AWARDS one of the most versatile HMIS tools available. The system is user f...
NS
Nicolash S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Foothold Customization and features"
The best part is that we customize it according to our needs with the support of Footholds team. There is a learning curve for some features the co...
OH
Ona H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Improvement in the signature system"
Foothold has a user system that guides us through each step ensuring that we complete tasks such, as progress notes and referrals.
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JF
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Customer service is the best. And they stay on the cutting edge to make AWARDS one of the most versatile HMIS tools available. The system is user friendly for both the user and those of us who administer the tool on a daily basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

The design of the bed inventory is complicated and difficult to manage. I understand that it is the design required by the federal agency, but it is tedious to update the inventory changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

It stores the data collected from the population being served in a user-friendly manner and Foothold facilitates the completion of customized and other reports required by the funding program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NS
Technical Recruiter
Government Administration
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

The best part is that we customize it according to our needs with the support of Footholds team. There is a learning curve for some features the collaborative effort from the Foothold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Foothold provides customization options there are areas where improvements are needed. The service planning module is better. The electronic signature process for consumers also requires improvement. The support provided is helpful. There is room for enhancement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

Foothold has solved the problems of managing FHCRC Awards for us. It has simplified the process making tracking and reporting on awards easier. This has saved us time. Improved accuracy, in managing grant funding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OH
Renewables & Environment
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Foothold has a user system that guides us through each step ensuring that we complete tasks such, as progress notes and referrals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

The support provides by Foothold is helpful there are times when it feels necessary to ask questions to ensure vetting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

Foothold solves the problem of managing awards and recognition at our business. This platform is easy to use and making it good in monitoring and organizing our award programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Foothold?

The most helpful aspect of Foothold is the services they provide. I was new and my coach Erin is excellent. The training team Natalie and Chris are awesome. When I have a situation that I cannot handle the help desk is great. They are quick to respond to help with any issues we are having. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

The old setup of the system was somewhat hard for the end users and me to navigate through. It was kind of disjointed. I would also like to see a system that takes the users through the workflow and shows when they have completed each step of their workflow to have a complete record. I envision a system that would take them from intake to completion and show them when they have done everything. Ensuring that they have completed every step such as progress notes, referrals, etc.

I love the can reports but am challenged when building other reports that are relevant to our agency's needs. It would be good to simplify the report building process. When an agency is heavily dependent on Data, it would be great to be able to pull accurate reports for the time frame selected. Sometimes the information included in the report is for additional dates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

It seems that Foothold is moving forward with the enhancements that make using the system easier for the users. I have received emails from our system users that state they are thrilled with the new enhancements Foothold is doing. Great Job. I can't wait to see the completion of the upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for choosing Foothold Technology, and for your kind words about our customer service. We're glad to have you as part of the Foothold family, and we appreciate your feedback about our software. We're constantly working to improve the user experience, and we'll pass along your suggestions to our development team. Thanks again for choosing Foothold Technology!

Laura M.
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Reporting and Client Data Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Our implementation team has been great and very responsive. They are always open to ideas we have to make AWARDS better. It's a very simple and straight forward design that is easy to use and modify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Finding reports I've created is challenging. It takes so many menus to find them I've had to recreate some I've lost. The reporting organization is just messy in general. Additionally, sometimes it is hard to navigate out of a sub-screen back to a previous screen without going back through a screen you've just filled in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've been told that they are looking into ways to use less clicks to get places, which will make the application easier to use. I know they are constantly listening to the customers and taking their feedback seriously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your feedback, Laura. We're sorry to hear that you've had some difficulty finding your reports. Our team is constantly working on ways to make AWARDS easier to use, and we value your input as we continue to improve the application.

We're glad to hear that you've been pleased with our implementation team and their responsiveness to feedback. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing to serve you well.

Steven J.
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Director de proyectos de TI
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

This system is easy to use, it provides us with tools that help staff document services more efficiently and accurately, it provides us with a configurable solution for each of the programs, including connecting all the specialists involved in the care of their clients, including laboratories, pharmacies and collaborators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Although it is software that is easy to use and beneficial, it has a very high price and is not accessible to small organizations that are in development, it does not contain a free version or free trial. It is only translated into a single language at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a human services software that helps us transform the way we provide care based on the experience that the platform offers us, it offers complete functionality for case management, client follow-up, treatment planning and management of homeless information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your honest review, Steven. We're glad to hear that our software is helpful and easy to use. We appreciate your feedback and will pass it along to our team. Thank you for using Foothold!

DP
Chief Operating Officer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

1. We have realized greater efficiencies with data collection for the use of analytics and reporting for current needs internal and external to the agency but also in preparation for changes in the service system and greater need for quantitative demonstrations of successful program and service delivery. We have greater flexibility for documentation of service provision as it can be completed from multiple locations on an agency computer. We have utilized AWARDS for a portion of our billing.

2. I appreciate the ease of use with AWARDS, it has kept up with the changes in regulatory systems over our years of using the software. We have been able to create forms that meet our specific needs or preferences. The system has online support, is linked to reference materials for medications and is evolving to add new services. All of our employees use the system, support departments, facilities and IT, OPWDD, OMH, PROS and OASAS programs. The report module has assisted our Directors to collect data for data-driven programmatic decisions and is especially helpful.

3. All of our programs have transitioned to or are in the process of transitioning to Plans and Reviews from the Service Plans. The Plans and Reviews provide an opportunity to modify the forms, layout, look and sections so that it works for several regulatory agencies. It is easy to make these adjustments and the final product is much easier to complete compared to the earlier Service Plan process. We have also recently adjusted the OASAS Comprehensive Assessment and are very pleased with the results and efficiencies have the form built into the admission process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

I would like to be able to sort messages for incident report-related messages. I still have to sort through them to read Alerts, but don't read the minor incident updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

Medicaid billing efficiencies are, once fully functional, eliminating the need for manual data entry for billing. This has created efficiencies and increased productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your kind words, Darlene! We're so happy to hear that our software has helped you achieve greater efficiencies and success within your agency. The team here at AWARDS sincerely appreciates your business and feedback.

EC
IT Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

We like the flexibility of the system, customizable reports and exports to fit a wide variety of needs and allow access to nearly all data fields. We love the ability to create billing rules to satisfy various payer and state requirements to streamline the billing operation for our staff. We also enjoy the ease to write group notes on multiple participants at the same time without having to jump in and out of various screens to do so. We also rely on the various residential aspects of the system which help to run our residential programs, keep track of vacancies, allow reporting on occupancy levels, and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

A dated interface still exists on some screens, but that is slowly changing to a more modern interface. A more modern dashboard interface would be nice to quickly view unsigned notes, due plans, etc. by therapists as soon as they log in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foothold:

Be sure to purchase BillingBuilder as it will greatly streamline your billing process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

They allow us to run a streamlined billing operation by using billing rules to generate claims based on clinician notes. We don't need to waste time generating claims one at a time which means our agency can focus on good documentation instead of manually working with claims. The system also allows quick posting of remittance files, fairly easy to send COB claims to the second payer, and more. The group notes are also liked for their efficiency compared to some other systems we have evaluated. Clinicians can document the entire group session on one screen including entering the individual addendums without having to click multiple options or save multiple times. We can also easily document whether a participant of the group arrived late or left early while writing the group note. The ability to document group co-leaders allows us to keep our client-to-staff ratio in compliance for larger groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your positive review of Foothold, Ed! I'm glad to hear that you find our software customizable and easy to use. Our team is constantly working to improve the user experience and I'm glad to hear that you are seeing progress.

If there is anything we can do for you in the future to make your experience with Foothold even better, please don't hesitate to let us know. We value your feedback and want to ensure that you are getting the most out of our product. Thank you again for choosing Foothold!

MD
Director of Quality Improvement and Corporate Compliance
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Pretty much everything in Foothold is intuitive. I love how easy it is to create a form, create and run a report and the assistance you receive from the staff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Our state's ID residential's billing system is ridiculously difficult and at this time we have to complete a work around to bill, but Foothold is working on this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foothold:

As I tell all the agencies that ask about Foothold, listen to your Foothold Programmer, not only do they know their EHR inside and out, but they also have fantastic and out of the box ideas to do things that make your documentation needs and systems work better. This is the third EHR that I have used in two companies and I find Foothold to be the easiest and most intuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

Multiple programs in our agency are now all using the correct forms for facilities and people supported. We can look at what staff are doing, by running reports at any time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for the review Mary!

SZ
Chief Operating Officer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Our agency went from pen to paper in most of our programs to FH. The training for our implementation team as well as for our entire staff made the process much more seamless than expected. The ongoing training and support have been wonderful. We continue to feel like we are streamlining documentation as well as capturing better data in addition to being able to complete required reports with greater ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

We have a consumer-directed home care program and wished we could have used FH as our EVV vendor. We also have a small community hab program and the cost of the EVV is negatively impactful to the small program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foothold solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have a very diverse organization so the ability to customize programs is very beneficial. We also have the ability to run reports and provide up-the-minute data as requested by our funders and grant writers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for choosing Foothold Technology, Shannon. I'm glad to hear our products and services have been able to help streamline your documentation and data capture needs. Our team is passionate about providing the best possible experience for our customers and it's great to see that reflected in your review.

If there is anything we can do to make your experience with us even better, please don't hesitate to let us know. We are always looking for ways to improve and would love to hear from you directly. Thank you again for your business and kind words.