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Notes & form builder

Ask only the questions that apply. Miss none that matter.

Use the same dropdowns on notes, intake, and treatment plans. Form builder for behavioral health.

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A form question, Self-harm? Yes shows Current plan and Access to means, then requires a Safety plan. No asks Substance use next.
  • One form across the chart

    Intake, progress notes, treatment plans, and assessments use the forms you build. That is the job the form builder has always had.

  • The next question follows the answer

    Yes on self-harm shows the plan and the means, then requires a safety plan. No moves on to substance use. You pick which answer opens which field.

  • One list for the dropdowns

    Build a pick list once and attach it anywhere the chart asks the same question. A field can still accept free text.

See a form ask only the next question.

The tour follows one form from the question to the chart. It does not include paging. That choice is below.

What the form builder is for

The form builder is where the practice writes the questions. The note, the treatment plan, and intake read from it.

  • The note uses the form

    Outcome questions sit on the goal, inside the note, for that session. The clinician records the measure there.

  • The plan uses the form

    Custom forms, including justification, sit with the need. Headers and footers save when you leave the question. Plans you already have come over as they are.

  • Written in the Portal

    You build and edit the form in the PIMSY Portal. Building there is easier than building in Desktop.

What the form can do now

A no can take the next questions off the form, and a dropdown can use one list everywhere. Paging is covered in the next section.

A no hides the follow-ups

Self-harm is the simple case. Yes shows the plan and the means, and the safety plan is required. No moves on to substance use. The same rule works on intake, a progress note, and a treatment-plan question. The client who said no never sees the rest. The client who said yes still gets the full set.

Weekly means the same thing on every form

Build the list once. Weekly, biweekly, monthly, or whatever your site uses. Attach it to frequency, to who provides support, or to any field that should match across the chart.

A list, free text, or both

Staff can still type when the list misses a real answer. You set that on the field. Each site controls the options.

How optional paging works

Paging is optional. Turn it on for a long intake or assessment. A short form stays on one screen.

  1. 01Page a long intake

    Turn paging on when the form is an intake packet or an assessment. The clinician moves one page at a time.

  2. 02Leave the short form alone

    A justification, a header, or a handful of questions stays on one screen.

  3. 03Choose it per form

    Paging stays off until you turn it on for that form.

Form builder questions

PIMSY’s form builder is where a behavioral health practice builds the forms clinicians and clients fill out. You use that form on intake, progress notes, treatment plans, and assessments. Conditional logic and custom dropdowns are part of the builder. Paging is optional. You build the form in the Portal.

Yes. Conditional logic works on every form in PIMSY. You choose which answer shows the next field and which answer hides it, on intake, progress notes, treatment plans, and assessments.

No. Paging is optional. Turn it on for a long intake or assessment. Leave it off when the form is a short justification, a header, or a handful of questions.

Yes. A field can be a pick list, free text, or both. Frequency and who provides support are the usual places teams start. You set that choice on each field.

You build and edit forms in the PIMSY Portal. Building there is easier than building in Desktop.

No. Existing treatment plan data comes over as it is. After the update, plans open in the new layout. Therapists do not rebuild plans to use it.

No. The form builder is already in PIMSY. This release adds conditional logic, custom dropdowns, and optional paging to that builder.

Ask only the questions that apply. Miss none that matter.

Book a free demo. We’ll build one form with you. One question that opens the next, and a dropdown your team already uses.

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  • The next question, based on the answer
  • One dropdown list across the chart
  • Paging, if the form needs it