Empowering Clinicians Through Streamlined EHR Adoption

About Curana Health

Curana Health® is on a mission to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of senior living residents. They work with senior living communities, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and life plan communities to offer innovative solutions for senior care delivery with a unique focus on prevention and care coordination. As a leader in delivering innovative senior care solutions, they sought an efficient, clinician-friendly electronic health record (EHR) system to support their growing team of virtual providers. With an emphasis on onboarding and clinician satisfaction, Curana turned to Netsmart GEHRIMED® to simplify documentation, streamline workflows, and enhance retention.

A Clinician’s Perspective: Life Before GEHRIMED

Liz Sanders, a nurse practitioner and one of two virtual preceptors at Curana, shared how GEHRIMED has transformed the provider experience.

Prior to joining Curana Health, Liz Sanders worked with EHR systems that made clinical documentation feel tedious and inefficient—dominated by repetitive tasks and excessive clicking. This inefficiency added stress to an already demanding role and risked negatively impacting clinician satisfaction and retention.

“I wasn’t spending time on important stuff... it felt like minutia—just clicking box after box.”

When she joined Curana, Liz was introduced to GEHRIMED, which had already been implemented. The contrast was immediate: a more intuitive interface, faster documentation, and a stronger support system for new clinicians.

“I feel like you can tell it's designed by people who've worked long term care. I spent twice as long charting before GEHRIMED”

Curana implemented GEHRIMED’s EHR platform with a strong focus on intuitive design and comprehensive training. Key features such as pre-populated tabs and customizable selections created a more user-friendly interface, enabling clinicians to chart more efficiently.

Liz also emphasized the value of GEHRIMED’s onboarding experience, which includes in-depth training. The trainers’ familiarity with the platform and commitment to thorough, practical education helped clinicians hit the ground running. New clinicians feel confident and supported from day one, reducing the typical 6-month ramp-up period.

Aligning Technology with Quality Patient Care

GEHRIMEDs simplified, effective EHR experience has helped reduce frustration and burnout, fostering long-term staff retention.

Clinicians spend less time on documentation and more time focusing on patient care.

“An EHR program that is easy to use is a huge part of people being able to feel comfortable in their job more quickly.”

GEHRIMED has played a critical role in Curana Health’s mission to empower clinicians and elevate patient care. With a focus on usability and supportive training, the platform is helping healthcare providers feel confident, connected, and capable from the start—setting a strong foundation for continued success.

About Netsmart

Netsmart designs, builds and delivers electronic health records (EHRs), solutions and services that are powerful, intuitive and easy-to-use.

Our platform provides accurate, up-to-date information that is easily accessible to care team members in behavioral health, home care, senior living and social services. We make the complex simple and personalized so our clients can concentrate on what they do best: provide services and treatment that support whole-person care.

By leveraging the powerful Netsmart network, care providers can seamlessly and securely integrate information across communities, collaborate on the most effective treatments and improve outcomes for those in their care. Our streamlined systems and personalized workflows put relevant information at the fingertips of users when and where they need it.

For more than 50 years, Netsmart has been committed to providing a common platform to integrate care.