Kalix: Simplifying Practice Management for Allied Health Professionals

The healthcare sector has evolved enormously in the past decade owing to new technologies, tools, and systems bringing great possibilities for the healthcare practitioners and patients. However, these technologies mostly cater to the needs of general physicians and not allied health professionals such as dietitians and nutritionists. These professionals commonly find themselves spending most of their time on administrative tasks. Claire Nichols, founder and CEO of Kalix, a dietitian herself, noticed this disparity in the market and decided to develop a solution that would automate manual administrative tasks for the private practice allied health professionals, especially maintaining medical charts in a more standardized and efficient manner. In 2012, Claire founded Kalix in collaboration with Felix Jorkowski, a software engineer, with the insights and knowledge she gained from her experience as a dietitian. The company brings a HIPAA compliant electronic medical record, practice management, and telehealth solution that integrates patient care, scheduling, documentation, messaging, and billing into a simple platform.

At the time, in a market that mostly had hardware-based EMRs, Kalix, as a completely web-based solution, found it difficult to be accepted among the allied health professionals. The company gradually overcame this hurdle by facilitating the benefits of digital documentation and appointment scheduling along with providing the convenience of accessing Kalix from any device. Today, health professionals employ Kalix’s EMR solution to manage records and even set up virtual appointments with patients instead of in-person consultations. With Kalix’s HIPAA compliant, browser-based video conferencing, file and screen sharing, and appointment scheduling capabilities, the healthcare practitioners can conduct consultations with patients irrespective of the actual physical distance. Such services help both patients and healthcare professionals reduce costs and time by eliminating the need to travel and dedicating an office space.

Apart from providing telehealth services, Kalix features every capability for effectively managing private practices, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on patient care.