Compare Athenahealth and Central Reach - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or Central Reach?

Athenahealth is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Central Reach, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Central Reach (78/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Central Reach (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. CentralReach LLC

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.

CentralReach LLC: CentralReach is a web-based, integrated software solution that simplifies the complexity of care. Our unified platform helps providers securely collaborate on client care while managing the growth and profitability of their business.

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or CentralReach?

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 CentralReach.

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. CentralReach price starts at $600 per license , When comparing CentralReach to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Medical software cost.

Bottom line: Athenahealth is more expensive than CentralReach.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. Central Reach 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.

CentralReach: Billing & Invoicing, Scheduling, EDI, Appointment Management, Charting.

Target customer size

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices. and CentralReach's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

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.

Central Reach

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $600 per license

The CentralReach software is a web-based provider of EHR software and practice management solutions for organisations that offer services in behavioural health, multi-specialty, occupational therapy, PK-12 Educ...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, EDI, Payroll, SSO: Single sign on, Medical.

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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

CentralReach: 9 Features

Billing & Invoicing
Scheduling
EDI
Appointment Management
Charting
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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Central ...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$600 per license
Functionality
37
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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