Compare Rcopia and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Rcopia or Athenahealth?

Athenahealth is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Rcopia, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Rcopia (92/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Rcopia (2). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

Looking for the right E-Prescribing 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:

DrFirst, Inc. Vs. Athenahealth

DrFirst, Inc.: Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, DrFirst pioneers software solutions and services that provide real-time access to patient data, improve communication and collaboration at the point of care and across the patient’s circle of caregivers, and enhance the doctor’s clinical view of the patient to help drive better health outcom...

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? Rcopia or Athenahealth?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of E-Prescribing 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 Rcopia and Athenahealth.

Rcopia price starts at $799 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 DrFirst Rcopia is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of E-Prescribing software. Athenahealth price starts at $140 per provider/month + 4% to 7% , When comparing Athenahealth to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average E-Prescribing software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Rcopia Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required E-Prescribing features.

Rcopia: E-Prescribing, Medication history.

Athenahealth: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management.

Target customer size

Rcopia's typical customers include: Large business,

Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices.

Rcopia

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $799 per year

DrFirst Rcopia MU is a cloud based HIPAA compliant medication management and advanced clinical solution that helps specialty, hospitals and other enterprises to track patient safety and medication.

Categories: Practice Management, Allergy EMR, Anesthesia EMR, Cardiology EMR.

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, Hospital Management.

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Compare features

Rcopia: 2 Features

E-Prescribing
Medication history

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
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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Rcopia
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$799 per year
Functionality
34
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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
ScriptSure
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$20 per user/month
Functionality
4
MDToolbo...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$28 per month
Functionality
4

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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.