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Foothold Overview

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
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New York
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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...
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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...
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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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LF
Executive Director
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

We are especially pleased that AWARDS not only supports set up and training of staff on the system, but provides us with a long term, ongoing support specialist who continues to help us make the best use of the system in our work. Foothold Technology is not a transactional enterprise, they are a real partner in human services! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

We have had some challenges with the interface of third party platforms like e-prescribe within the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

AWARDS is an easy to use, comprehensive tool designed for human services organizations. We spent years researching options and carefully considering the move from paper to digital, and finally selected AWARDS. In addition to the program having a wide array of important features (including outcomes reporting), it is affordable, can be easily customized and the customer service and support of the Foothold team is superb! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your kind words, Lisanne! We're so glad that you and your team are happy with AWARDS. It was truly designed with the user in mind, from setup to ongoing support.

We understand that every organization is different and that's why we offer such a comprehensive suite of features--to make sure AWARDS can adapt to any workflow. We're constantly working to improve the interface and welcome feedback on how we can make it even more user-friendly.

Thank you again for choosing Foothold Technology and we look forward to continuing our partnership!

Rachael O.
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Director of Corporate Compliance
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

AWARDS is incredibly user friendly for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Change can be slow - but it has improved! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

AWARDS allows us to be able to document the services we provide our consumers in real time. The program is user friendly and intuitive allowing staff to focus more on the interventions they are providing than figuring out how to work the platform. I've been a user of AWARDS for nearly 8 years and appreciate it's usability for folks at all levels of the agency (i.e. documentating services to pulling large swaths of data for analysis at an administrative level.)

Working with the Foothold team (at all levels of the organization) is one of the major bonuses of this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thanks Rachael!

CW
Program and Operations Director
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

Our organization has been using Foothold for over 10 years. The implementation was simple and streamlined and the staff provided plenty of training and support. The ongoing communication with Foothold has been great. It is easy to contact someone with all of your questions. The system is user-friendly and intuitive and our staff are satisfied with the product.

I like that Foothold understands the needs of mental health organizations so well. All of our documentation needs are met in Foothold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Everything is customizable, so there isn't anything that I have disliked that I haven't been able to fix or adjust with Foothold support or on my own.

I do wish that Foothold had the capacity to print the entire record with one button. Currently, you have to run separate reports or print out documents individually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Foothold was our solution to reducing paper medical records. We wanted a product that was tailored to the mental health field and was customizable to our specific needs. We wanted something that was affordable and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your long-standing support of Foothold, Colleen! I'm glad to hear that you've found our software easy to use and that our team has been responsive and helpful. We appreciate your business and are happy to meet your needs.

I'll pass along your suggestion about printing the entire record with one button. That sounds like it would be a very useful feature! Thank you again for choosing Foothold.

MG
Director of Quality Assurance
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

The documentation, auditing and compliance features have been a great asset. Foothold regularly updates its functionality. They are currently updating their user interphase, and are doing an awesome job in soliciting user feedback. Their report builder tools and form builder tools have also been a great asset to our organization. We have also been able to maximize billing with their Billing builder module. Their training department is very good, with many free training sessions on their various modules, new features, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Some functions require much data entry, and this can be cumbersome. The billing builder functionality has a very large learning curve, and Foothold limits some functions to very few users such as Form Builder. Configuring Billing Builder, and completing scheduling can also be very cumbersome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

They are enhancing some difficult-to-use modules, such as their service planning module. They are planning and starting to implement new user interphase that will make the design more attractive and are also enhancing many of their functions for more efficient use. One area that will continue to need improvement is the electronic signature of consumers, who sign outside the prescribed user protocol, ie use of a pin. they are also enhancing their Multi-factor authentication system, which will be helpful in meeting our security needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your review, Michael! We're glad to hear you've found our documentation, auditing and compliance features valuable. Our team is constantly updating our functionality to make sure we're meeting the needs of our users.

We're currently working on a new user interface and we appreciate your feedback as it helps us ensure that we're building something that will be helpful for everyone. The ReportBuilder and FormBuilder tools have been popular among our users, so we're glad to hear you've found them useful.

The BillingBuilder module can be tricky to learn at first but once you get the hang of it, it's a powerful tool. We have many useful resources in our Knowledge Base so that users can get the most out of all of our modules. Thank you again for your feedback and for choosing Foothold!

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AM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

This is a review is specifically about the module in awards that designed to support responses to the New York State office of mental health patient characteristics survey, which takes place every 2 years.

The PCS module in AWARDS, the detailed instructions, the clear indication of where the module pulls data from, and the detailed optional face sheet fields, which include sexual orientation, gender identity, pronouns, and preferred name, all made the process as close to painless as is probably humanly possible.

I have been doing this work for 20 years and I remember the days when we had to page through handwritten attendance lists to count up who had attended the program, on what days, and all the rest of the demographic data that we had to compile. Then we had to enter that data by hand into an OMH web portal, one client at a time.

I used to dream of a day when I could push a button and just upload the data, taking advantage of all the detailed knowledge that my database already possesses. Thanks to the staff of Foothold, that day has arrived. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

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A big advantage with this product is that you can design and revise your own forms and reports. You don't need the staff to do that for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The PCS process is a lot more efficient than it was before we started using foothold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your kind words and 20 years of service to the mental health community, ____. It means a lot to us that our products make your work easier. We're happy to hear that the PCS module in AWARDS was helpful and met your needs.

Your feedback has been passed on to our team and we'll continue striving to make our products as user-friendly as possible. Thank you again for choosing Foothold Technology and feel free to reach out if there's anything else we can do to help with your work.

Gary D.
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VP/Director of Operations
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

The system itself continues to evolve, which is very helpful; and the staff assigned to our organization (Erin M.) is a rock star! She is always helpful and can always find the answer we need. She has a keen understanding of what we're trying to get out of the system and is very creative about finding ways to help us do what we need to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

I'm not sure if my "dislike" is system-related. On the front end (the pitch), promises were made by your salespeople that the system just plain couldn't do. This, along with our implementation occurring parallel to the pandemic, led to some serious frustrations. I don't believe our concerns were handled well by Foothold. We were asked to participate in a zoom meeting and have our concerns prepared to discuss, but we never really got to any of the real concerns. It was more like a meeting where we were being "handled" and that didn't sit well with our team at all. In the end, it all worked out and we ended up with Erin M., who has been terrific in all aspects of implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foothold:

Give it thorough vetting and ask as many questions as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are solving the problem of having to do everything on paper, and we are fulfilling one of the requirements of being a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP). We are starting to realize the benefits of an electronic health record in that our billing is getting more streamlined, and our quality assurance efforts are now much more manageable and less tedious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thanks Gary for the feedback!

MM
Compliance and Quality Officer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

The ability to run reports to get critical information quickly. Aggregating data and reporting to agency stakeholders on benchmark achievements. Based on results, can identify staff training opportunities to improve on data documentation for continued benchmark achievement success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Although the Foothold Technology team is receptive and collaborative, not having the ability to continue to modify the incident module to suit the needs of capturing incident reports with the NJ State requirements limits our abilities to house all information in one system, up to and including incident reports to identify incident trends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The agency has three different governing entities, each with standards and regulations: NJ Office of Licensing, Medicaid, and Council on Accreditation.

The AWARDS program allows the agency to configure modules to meet these needs and set reminders in the message module to ensure effective and efficient communication is occurring for key staff overseeing compliance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your kind words, Michele. We're so happy to hear that Foothold Technology has been able to help you achieve success in your work. Our team strives to be responsive and collaborative, so we're glad to know that we've been able to meet your needs.

We understand that every organization is different and that requirements can change over time. That's why we always work hard to make sure our products are flexible and customizable, so they can grow and change with our users. I'll pass on your suggestions for future modifications of the incident module to our product team. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

It's been a pleasure working with you, Michele, and I hope we can continue to do so in the future.

CB
Director, HMIS Division
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

We use Foothold AWARDS for our statewide Homeless Manage Information System (HMIS). This national data collection system is required by federal funders who provide assistance for providers working to prevent or end homelessness. The data collection and reporting requirements are numerous and change regularly. Foothold consistently goes above and beyond the bare minimum required by the Feds and has developed a robust and precise HMIS system.

What is probably most impressive is the attention to customer service in terms of support and flexibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Nothing comes to mind; the product is meeting all of our current needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We work with a variety of state partners who fund projects that have unique reporting requirements. Foothold will brainstorm with us and offer customized solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for choosing to use Foothold, Catherine. I'm glad to hear that our software is meeting all of your needs and that you appreciate our attention to customer service. Our team strives to be flexible and responsive in order to best support the work that our users are doing.

If there is anything we can do in the future to continue exceeding your expectations, please don't hesitate to let us know. We value your feedback and are grateful for your business. Thank you!

Dawn R.
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Administrative Operations Director
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

The reporting features, ability to build forms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

Needing to separate treatment plans by the programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Foothold has worked with our team extensively to build and customize our platform to create the best user experience for our staff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

Thank you for your positive review of Foothold Technology, Dawn. We're glad to hear that our product is working well for you and that you appreciate our team's efforts in building a customized platform. Your feedback is valuable to us and we'll continue working hard to provide the best possible experience for our users.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Foothold?

From a EHR viewpoint, the ease of navigation and structuring to fit needs was very excellent. the protocols made sense, creating reports via excel downloads was readily available and explained. the flexibility in design and modules such as maintenance and work orders for housing that you do not typically see in EHRs was very helpful. Meghan Branca was a superb trainer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foothold?

some of the reporting could have been easier and occasionally could not enhance or shorten but that is nitpicking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foothold:

ask fro Meghan Branca. the trainer matters! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Foothold is where we keep all non-medical case management client service plans, progress notes, etc. In addition to avoiding large amounts of paper and problematic record keeping, it allows HIPAA-complaint auditing, CQI, readily available sharing of information for case conferencing, downloading of medical records and events, etc. it saves a tremendous amount of time by staff and also ensures to funders we have state-of-the-art record keeping, service delivery and quality review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ronan Martin of Foothold

We're glad the software and training exceeded your expectations!