Compare ABN Assistant and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ABN Assistant or Athenahealth?

ABN Assistant is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than ABN Assistant (62/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than ABN Assistant (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

Looking for the right Medical Billing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

YEI Healthcare Vs. Athenahealth

YEI Healthcare: YEI Healthcare is a software/service (SAAS) vendor providing compliance solutions to the healthcare industry. Our current products focus on medical necessity, coding & billing, and sanctions/exclusions/licensing verification. Within those areas, our products provide ABN compliance, coding resources and data support, claim scrubbing, and staff/provi...

Athenahealth: athenahealth delivers cloud-based services for EHR, practice management and care coordination. Our mission is to be caregivers' most trusted service, helping them do well doing the right thing.

Who is more expensive? ABN Assistant or Athenahealth?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical Billing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for ABN Assistant and Athenahealth.

ABN Assistant price starts at $1,039 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 ABN Assistant is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical Billing software. Athenahealth price starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7% , When comparing Athenahealth to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Medical Billing software cost.

Bottom line: ABN Assistant cost is around the same cost of Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ABN Assistant Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required Medical Billing features.

ABN Assistant: We are still working to collect the list of features for ABN Assistant.

Athenahealth: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management.

Target customer size

ABN Assistant's typical customers include: SMBs,

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices.



ABN Assistant

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

starts at $1,039 per license

ABN Assistant is a cloud-based medical billing software for Medicare and private payers. The solution offers a fast, simple, and ABN forms which assist in verifying receipts, claims management, and other patien...

Categories: Document Management, Data Management, Billing Management, Claims Management.

Athenahealth

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7%

Athenahealth is a cloud-based medical, EMR and EHR software small, medium, and large healthcare enterprises. Its key features include electronic health records, medical billing, patient engagement, claims manag...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Medical, Billing Management, Electronic Medical Records, Hospital Management.

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ABN Assistant: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Athenahealth: 16 Features

Security
Accounting & Finance
Billing & Invoicing
Email
Task Management
Backup
Remote Access
Billing & Invoicing
Scheduling
Appointment Management
Charting
E-Prescribing
E/M Coding
HIPAA Compliant
Patient portal
Voice Recognition
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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ABN Assi...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$1,039 per license
Functionality
6
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Athenahealth
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$140 per provider/month + 4% to 7%
Functionality
61
Advanced...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$429 per provider/month
Functionality
13
Therabill
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$149 per provider/month + $199 setup fee
Functionality
26
RXNT hos...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
31
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.