About us

Almost 2 decades of PT EMR Experience combined with daily innovation.

100% client focused

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After more than 15 years in business, we know what we're doing

It may sound like a silly thing to say but it needs to be said. We’ve been serving clients for many years now and have a wealth of experience dealing with practices of all sizes. We’ve worked with clinics as small as a solo practice, to start-up practices, to well-established multi-location practices nationwide. Our system is well developed, tested, and used. We have the features practices are demanding and the support and training to back it up. Give us a call and find out how you can leverage our experience in your practice.

A male therapist helps a female patient with neck stretches.
A female therapist helps a female patient with arm stretches.

About Empower EMR

Empower EMR is a complete and comprehensive outpatient Physical Therapy Software that helps your practice run smoother, more efficient, and more cost effectively. Empower EMR is built from the ground up for Physical Therapy Practices, not retrofitted from another hospital or physician-based system. We pride ourselves on saying “Therapy” is in our name and we’re serious about serving your needs.

Commitment to your feedback

We are very proud of our commitment to feedback. We are constantly improving the features we offer based on what our clients are saying. The credit for many of the best features we offer is due to our ever-expanding client base. No one will take your feedback as seriously as we will.

A therapist conducts a shoulder examination on a female patient.
A female therapist helps a male patient with arm stretches.

About MerlinWave, Inc.

Our firm has been in business since 2004 and focuses on building software applications for the real world. Our team brings years of experience in working with clients on meeting their needs, providing top-notch support & service, and continually improving products. Built on a solid foundation of integrity and honesty, we provide the best for our clients.

Our mission

Our mission is to provide our clients with efficient and cost-effective therapy software solutions that will ease the scheduling, EMR/documentation, communication, billing, and management aspects. We further make it our mission to continually work with our clients to ensure that their needs are being met while providing top-quality products, service, and support.

A male therapist helps a female patient with arm stretches.
A male therapist helps a female patient with arm stretches.

The bottom line

It may sound like a silly thing to say but it needs to be said. We’ve been serving clients for many years now and have a wealth of experience dealing with practices of all sizes. We’ve worked with clinics as small as a solo practice, to start-up practices, to well-established multi-location practices nationwide. Our system is well developed, tested, and used. We have the features practices are demanding and the support and training to back it up. Give us a call and find out how you can leverage our experience in your practice.

Join your colleagues who are already empowered by automation.

Rod W.
Rod W.
Owner, Therapist

We were dreading an EMR switch. Now we can't believe we waited so long. It was easy and Empower is so much better.

Terry
Terry
Practice Manager

I get immediate responses. The staff is on top of my request/question and it take no time to get a resolution. Great Team!!!

Ed
Ed
Owner, Therapist

The team was very courteous and professional. They responded promptly and took whatever time was necessary to answer my questions.

Paula
Paula
Therapist

Quick accurate response, Empower is awesome!

Tammy
Tammy
Owner/PT

Excellent communication back and forth about my question - very clear and helpful.

Misty
Misty
Practice Manager

Your team is fast and knowledgeable!

Shelley W.
Shelley W.
Owner/Therapist

Easy to use, great customer support, innovative features

Andy
Andy
Owner, Therapist

Works great for us. Updates created based on customer feedback. Help requests are timely!

Cassie
Cassie
Owner and PT

I appreciate the patience and help solving my issues.

Gary
Gary
Owner, Therapist

Empower EMR is easy to use and there are frequent updates that continue to make the clinicians job easier. I have tried two other programs prior to Empower EMR, and Empower EMR is hands down a better product and better company.

Debbie
Debbie

You all are always such a great help!

Benjamin
Benjamin
COO

Overall excellent EMR solution for PT and outstanding customer support.

Lisa
Lisa
Owner, Therapist

We've been working with the EmpowerEMR team for a decade now and can't say enough good things about how attentive they are to our needs and how the platform has successfully grown along with our business.

Clint B.
Clint B.
Owner, Therapist

Empower makes our old EMR feel like it was paper documentation.

Benjamin
Benjamin
Therapist

Overall, we've been very happy with Empower ease of use, customization, all-in-one approach, and very fast customer service. We're very happy we made the switch from our previous EMR.

Joel B.
Joel B.
Owner and PT

We've loved the easy customization and the many built-in features. Help with any issues has always been prompt and thorough.

DH
DH
Front Desk

This saves us a TON of time!

Sue
Sue
Office Manager

Response was quick and thorough. Appreciate it!

Valerie
Valerie
Therapist

Very user friendly, specific to PT's, easy to adapt the evals/re-evals for your specific clinic

Lisa
Lisa
Therapist

Good tech support, flow of generating the notes is easy and smooth!

Donna
Donna
Office Manager/Biller

Perfect service and results

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