Compare DocLinks and Athena collecter - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - DocLinks or Athena collecter?

Athena collecter is more expensive to implement (TCO) than DocLinks, and Athena collecter is rated higher (87/100) than DocLinks (82/100). Athena collecter offers users more features (5) than DocLinks (2).

Looking for the right Medical Billing 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:

DocLinks Vs. Athenahealth

DocLinks: DocLinks was the product of several years of research and development when it was first released for commercial use in 1998. Now 20 years old, it is in it is 8th major version. DocLinks (and Healthwind) have been fixtures in northwest medical communities for many years. We are now expanding and DocLinks will be marketed and sold nationally in 2018....

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.

Who is more expensive? DocLinks or Athena collecter?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical Billing 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 DocLinks and Athena collecter.

DocLinks price starts at $325 per provider/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 DocLinks is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical Billing software. Athena collecter accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 DocLinks is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical Billing software.

Bottom line: DocLinks cost is around the same cost of Athena collecter.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared DocLinks Vs. Athena collecter based on some of the most important and required Medical Billing features.

DocLinks: Medical, Medical.

Athena collecter: 24/7 Telephone Support, Daily Schedule/To-Do, Mobile Access, Online Customer Support, Telephone Customer Support.

Target customer size

DocLinks's typical customers include: Medium business, Athena Collector is a suitable solution for small and medium medical practices.



DocLinks

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $325 per provider/month

DocLinks is a cloud-based medical practice management solution also designed as a medical billing solution as well as an electronic health record solution that has the ability to work in multiple disciplines of...

Categories: Medical Practice.

Athena collecter

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

AthenaCollector is a cloud-based medical billing solution that helps clients and patients secure full payment faster and reduce administrative drag. The software has an automatically updated rules engine.

Categories: Medical, Medical Billing, Medical Practice.

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DocLinks: 2 Features

Medical
Medical

Athena collecter: 5 Features

24/7 Telephone Support
Daily Schedule/To-Do
Mobile Access
Online Customer Support
Telephone Customer Support
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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DocLinks
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$325 per provider/month
Functionality
3
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Athena c...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
Advanced...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$429 per provider/month
Functionality
13
Therabill
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$149 per provider/month + $199 setup fee
Functionality
26
RXNT hos...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
31

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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.