Compare Athenahealth and CareCloud - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 18, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or CareCloud?

Athenahealth is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CareCloud, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than CareCloud (93/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than CareCloud (9).

Looking for the right Medical 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:

Athenahealth Vs. CareCloud Charts

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.

CareCloud Charts: Founded in 2009 with the goal of helping physicians run more profitable and productive practices, CareCloud is now one of the nation’s leading providers of cloud-based health IT software and services. We’re the alternative to the outdated, difficult-to-use technologies currently populating the market. Our first-rate electronic health record, pra...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or CareCloud Charts?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical 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 Athenahealth and CareCloud Charts.

Athenahealth price starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7% , On a scale between 1 to 10 Athenahealth is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical software. CareCloud Charts price starts at $349 per provider/month , When comparing CareCloud Charts to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Medical software cost.

Bottom line: Athenahealth is more expensive than CareCloud Charts.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Athenahealth: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management, Backup, Remote Access, Billing & Invoicing.

CareCloud Charts: Payment Management, Billing & Invoicing, Appointment Management, Charting, E-Prescribing.

Target customer size

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

CareCloud Charts is a medical software solution that is designed to serve a wide range of healthcare providers, from small independent practices to large medical groups and hospitals.



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.

CareCloud

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $349 per provider/month

CareCloud is a cloud-based electronic health records solution designed for medical practices of all sizes. The solution enables the user to get all the tools that they need to deliver better medical patient car...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Payment Processing, Self-Service Portal, Medical, Cloud Based EMR.

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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

CareCloud Charts: 9 Features

Payment Management
Billing & Invoicing
Appointment Management
Charting
E-Prescribing
E/M Coding
HIPAA Compliant
Patient portal
Medical
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
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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
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CareClou...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$349 per provider/month
Functionality
29
NextGen ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$299 per provider/month
Functionality
20
Practice...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$149 per provider/month
Functionality
41
WebPT
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$3 per provider/day
Functionality
30
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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.