Compare Athenahealth and gMedEHR - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or gMedEHR?

gMedEHR is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than gMedEHR (80/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than gMedEHR (6). 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® and its affiliated companies are transforming how healthcare information is created, consumed and utilized in order to increase efficiency and improve outcomes. Our specialty-specific, data-driven and cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems, plus revenue cycle management (RCM) services,...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or gMedEHR?

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 gMedEHR.

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. gMedEHR 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: gMedEHR is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. gMedEHR 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.

gMedEHR: Data Import/Export, Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices. gMed EMR is suitable for small practices, large practices and ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals.