Compare Cerner and NextGen Enterprise EHR - May 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Cerner or NextGen Enterprise EHR?

Cerner is more expensive to implement (TCO) than NextGen Enterprise EHR, and NextGen Enterprise EHR is rated higher (99/100) than Cerner (82/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Electronic Health Records (EHR) 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:

cerner Vs. NextGen Healthcare

cerner: Cerner offers multiple delivery options for our Ambulatory EHR solution: Application Service Provider (ASP) model, Remote Hosting and Client Hosting. With Cerner’s industry-leading ASP offering, Cerner hosts your data at our state-of-the-art data center and provides all maintenance, upgrades, support and training for your solutions. The ASP mode...

NextGen Healthcare: At NextGen Healthcare, we understand the evolving healthcare market and the importance of quality collaborative care and patient-centered. But there has been one constant through all the changes. It's been there for over 20 years. And that's NextGen Healthcare. And we'll be there for you as healthcare continues to evolve. Ready when you...

Who is more expensive? Cerner Ambulatory or NextGen Healthcare?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Electronic Health Records (EHR) 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 Cerner Ambulatory and NextGen Healthcare.

Cerner Ambulatory price starts at $25 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Cerner Ambulatory is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software. NextGen Healthcare price starts at $299 per provider/month , When comparing NextGen Healthcare to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Electronic Health Records (EHR) software cost.

Bottom line: Cerner Ambulatory is more expensive than NextGen Healthcare.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Cerner Vs. NextGen Enterprise EHR based on some of the most important and required Electronic Health Records (EHR) features.

Cerner Ambulatory: Billing & Invoicing, Medical.

NextGen Healthcare: Medical, Medical.

Target customer size

Cerner Ambulatory serves a diverse range of customers across various industries within the healthcare sector.

NextGen Healthcare Medical software serves a wide range of healthcare organizations, including small to large physician practices, community health centers, accountable care organizations, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals.



Cerner Ambulatory

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

starts at $25 per year

Cerner Ambulatory is a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) solution designed specifically for ambulatory care settings. It offers a range of features and functionalities to support efficient clinical w...

Categories: Self-Service Portal, Compliance , Claims Management, Community Health Systems EHR.

NextGen Enterprise EHR

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $299 per provider/month

Nextgen is a healthcare solution that offers electronic health records (EHR) and practice management (PM) solutions suitable for medical and dental practices of all sizes.

Categories: Voice Recognition, Cloud Based EMR, Community Health Systems EHR, Dermatology EMR, E-Prescribing.

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Cerner Ambulatory: 2 Features

Billing & Invoicing
Medical

NextGen Healthcare: 2 Features

Medical
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
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Cerner
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$25 per year
Functionality
9
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ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$299 per provider/month
Functionality
20
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
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Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
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4/10
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
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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.