Compare Athenahealth and WRS Health - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or WRS Health?

WRS Health is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than WRS Health (83/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than WRS Health (10). 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. WRS Health

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.

WRS Health: WRS Health has been helping practices streamline their clinical and workflow processes and achieve their business goals for more than 10 years. We are a profitable, privately held company headquartered in Goshen, NY. Our growth has been fueled by our innovative web-based solutions and our dedication to ensuring each client’s success through ...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or WRS Health?

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 WRS Health.

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. WRS Health price starts at $299 per user/month , When comparing WRS Health to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Medical software cost.

Bottom line: WRS Health is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. WRS Health 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.

WRS Health: Medical Claims Search, Compliance , 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. WRS Health is suitable for clinician, practice administrators and biller/RCM and supports a wide range of specialty including cardiology, internal medicine, neurology, pain management, physical therapy, urology and urgent care.



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.

WRS Health

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $299 per user/month

WRS Health software an integrated, cloud-based EHR (electronic health records), practice management, billing, and revenue cycle management system. The platform is built to help medical practices and specialties...

Categories: Payment Processing, Compliance , Medical, Claims Management, E-Prescribing.

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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

WRS Health: 10 Features

Medical Claims Search
Compliance
Appointment Management
Charting
E-Prescribing
E/M Coding
Handwriting Recognition
HIPAA Compliant
Voice Recognition
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)
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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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WRS Heal...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$299 per user/month
Functionality
24
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.