Compare Athenahealth and Modernizing Medicine EHR - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or Modernizing Medicine EHR?

Modernizing Medicine EHR is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Modernizing Medicine EHR (77/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Modernizing Medicine EHR (13). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

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. Modernizing Medicine

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.

Modernizing Medicine: Modernizing Medicine® is transforming how healthcare information is created, consumed and utilized in order to increase efficiency and improve outcomes. Our flagship product, Electronic Medical Assistant® (EMA™), is a cloud-based, specialty-specific electronic medical records (EMR) system built by practicing physicians. Available as a native iPad a...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or Modernizing Medicine’s EMA™ EHR System?

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 Modernizing Medicine’s EMA™ EHR System.

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. Modernizing Medicine’s EMA™ EHR System accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Athenahealth is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical software.

Bottom line: Modernizing Medicine’s EMA™ EHR System is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. Modernizing Medicine EHR 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.

Modernizing Medicine’s EMA™ EHR System: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support, Scheduling, Inventory Management.

Target customer size

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices. Electronic Medical Assistant is suitable for small and midsize specialty medical practices.