Compare Athenahealth and HALO - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Athenahealth or HALO?

HALO is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than HALO (83/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than HALO (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. Homecare Systems

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.

Homecare Systems: Homecare Systems, Incorporated has been a premier provider of health care software for over ten years. HCS still is family owned and still provides the friendly, personal service that we have become known for. Our staff has grown with the addition of business managers and technical resources from some of the largest privately-owned corporations...

Who is more expensive? Athenahealth or HALO?

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 HALO.

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. HALO price starts at $54.94 per license , When comparing HALO to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Medical software cost.

Bottom line: Athenahealth cost is around the same cost of HALO.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Athenahealth Vs. HALO 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.

HALO: Dashboard, OLAP, Data analysis, Project Budgeting, Budgeting & CPM.

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 HALO'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.

HALO

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $54.94 per license

HALO is a medical scheduling software that offers performance for investment dollars in healthcare facilities. With it, users can process immediate payment and save costs.

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, Dashboards & KPIs, Data analysis, Data visualization, Mobile BI.

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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

HALO: 6 Features

Dashboard
OLAP
Data analysis
Project Budgeting
Budgeting & CPM
Data visualization
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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HALO
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$54.94 per license
Functionality
16
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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.