Profiles

Creating standard profiles for common focuses of care or payer-specific needs (i.e. worker’s compensation) can save you time.

Profiles Overview

In SOAP 2.0, Templates and Profiles are complementary features. Templates are the default foundation for all note types and are applied at the company-level. Profiles allow therapists to add additional documentation fields tailored to the patient’s treatment plan and are applied at the individual note-level. For example, a rotator cuff profile could be created that contained the required fields for diagnosis and treatment related to that specific ailment, which would be layered on top of the PT Initial Evaluation template. Similar to Templates, Profiles can only be created by Company Admins.

There are key differences between Profiles and Templates. Templates allow you to add and remove content, while Profiles only allow you to add content to notes. If the Template specifies that Medical History must be included, adding a profile that does not include Medical History will not remove that subsection from your note. Unlike Templates, Profiles are not tied to a specific note type or discipline, and a Profile created for the company can be applied to any note, regardless of therapist specialty. In addition, you can also include sets of specific procedures, problems, and goals into your profiles with Advanced Profile Options. To learn how to include profiles in your notes, click here.

In addition to creating profiles for common focuses of care, use profiles to create a custom flowsheet. To learn more about Custom Flowsheet Profiles, click here.

User Permissions

Depending on the permission enabled for your user profile, you may have full access or restricted access to create and edit templates and profiles. If you do not see the Profiles/templates features, it may be that your user permission needs to be updated. Review the instructions below to ensure appropriate access is given to your clinic and users.

Enabling Editing Clinic Profiles 

Users who need to Edit or Share company profiles will need the User Permission Edit SOAP 2.0 Template/Profiles, enabled within the user manager menu. Click here for further instructions.

Turn-Off My Profiles (Personal Profiles)

Company Admins have the ability to enable/disable My Profiles to ensure documentation consistency throughout the clinic. Use the toggle option located beneath your User avatar to turn off or turn on My Profiles across your clinic.

Permissions vs. Feature Availability

Use the table below to determine what features are available to users based on their profile permissions.

Permission Level	Feature Availability
	Company Templates	Company Profiles	Personal Profiles
Company Admin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template/Profile Manager	Yes	Yes	Yes
All Other Users	No	Read Only	Yes - unless clinic disabled access

My Profiles (Personal Profiles) 

My Profiles are User customized profiles associated with the User account you use in SOAP 2.0. These profiles belong to the User unless you choose to share them with a Company and have the Edit SOAP 2.0 Template/Profiles permission. Company Admins have the ability to enable/disable these profiles to ensure consistency throughout the clinic. My Profiles are accessible from the WebPT EMR Dashboard Company drop-down under SOAP Templates.

For example, you like the Company Hip profile but need to make modifications for your use. Copy the profile and add it to My Profiles where you can make the necessary changes. 

Creating a Profile

Let’s review how to create Profiles.

1. Click Templates/Profiles in the drop-down menu below your avatar (name) in the upper right.

   

2. The Profiles section is located under WebPT Templates. Click Create New Profile to get started.
3. Start by giving your Profile a title. Providers will use this title to locate the Profile and add it to their note, so be as specific and descriptive as possible.
   
4. Next, select Add Content to edit the subsections on the Profile. When building Profiles, you can only add or remove subsections in the Content Drawer. 
5. In the Content Drawer, enter keywords in the Search Content field. Use the checkboxes to add or remove subsections to the Profile. To learn more about adding content, click here.
6.  When building Profiles, you can only add and remove subsections in the Content Drawer (1), while fields are individually selected in the Profile builder (2). All fields that say, "Add profile text here..." (3) can be populated with profile text. Once the profile is published, the text will be saved onto the note. To learn more about Advanced Profile options, click here.
7. Use the radio buttons to select what content appears on Evaluative note types (Initial Evaluation, Progress Note, and Discharge Summary) or All note types. The selection defaults to All.
   Important: You'll only be able to choose whether a subsection (and the individual fields you've selected) appear on Eval notes or All notes. You cannot choose to have specific fields within a subsection appear on an Eval and other fields within that subsection appear on All note types.
8. Don't worry about duplicates. Any fields the note and profile have in common will only appear once.
9. Once you’ve added all the content for your profile, click Publish Profile.
10. A dialog box will ask you to confirm your selection, click Apply.
    
11. The profile appears in your Profiles section. Here, you can view the Profile Name, Author, and the Date Modified for each profile. You can also Copy, View, Edit, or Delete the profile by hovering over the template and selecting the appropriate icon. 

View a Profile (Profile Preview)

Profiles have very cool functionality, which allows you to view the profile on top of the default or Company Template for a particular user type and note type. 

1. Hover over the profile, and select the View [eye] icon. 
   
2. From the Profile Preview page, choose a Note Type and Discipline using the drop-downs.
3. Next, review how the subsections and fields you've chosen in your profile to align with the template and desired outcome for the profile. Click here to learn how to add a profile to your note. 

Copy a Profile

You can save time configuring Profiles by copying a WebPT Profile, Company Profile, or My Profile ( Limited Release) to use as a starting point.

1. WebPT Profiles, Company Profiles, and My Profiles (Limited release) are found in the Profiles section under WebPT Templates.
2. Open one of the profile sections to find the profile you would like to copy.
   1. WebPT Profiles will indicate WebPT as the author. Company and My Profiles will indicate the author in the Author column. 

      

      Note:  Several legacy profiles (Legacy OT, Legacy PT, Legacy SLP) contain many of the subsections in the Objective section. If you are in a SOAP note and find you are missing content fields, select one of these profiles to meet your documentation needs.

3. Hover over the profile, and select the  Edit [page] icon.

   

4. Confirm you want to copy the profile and which profile section to copy it to, My Profile or Company Profiles (User permission required). Then click Apply.

5. At the top of the Configure Profile page, title your new profile in the Profile Name section. Providers will use this title to locate the Profile and add it to their note, so be as specific and descriptive as possible.
6. To add or remove a subsection, select Add Content to access the Content Drawer. Enter keywords in the Search Content field, then use the checkboxes to add or remove the subsections to the Profile.
7. Remember, this is a copy of an existing WebPT Profile, so the current selections are marked by blue checkboxes and blue radio buttons. Within each subsection, use the checkboxes to add fields to the new Profile. Use the radio buttons to select which subsections (and the individual fields you selected) appear on Evaluative note types or All note types.
   
8. When you are finished with your selections, click Publish Profile.

   

9. The new Profile will be in the Profiles section.

Share a Profile 

Save time and share Company Profiles or My Profiles with your clinic network to use as a starting point. Only users with the Edit SOAP 2.0 Template/Profiles will be able to share existing profiles. If you do not have access contact your company administrator to update this User permission.

1. To share a profile hover over the profile, and select the Share icon.

   

2. Choose the Company or Companies you want to share your profile with from the Choose Company drop-down. 

   

   Note:  Only companies you have access to will be listed in the drop-down for sharing.

3. Click Accept.
4. A confirmation message will appear at the bottom of the page, indicating the profile share was successful.
5. To further confirm the profile was shared successfully, choose the clinic location you shared the profile to, from the Clinic drop-down on the EMR dashboard.

   

6. Go to the Clinic Menu and click SOAP Templates. The new profile you shared should be listed in the Company Profile section.