Compare eClinicalWorks and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - eClinicalWorks or Athenahealth?

eClinicalWorks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and eClinicalWorks is rated higher (97/100) than Athenahealth (96/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than eClinicalWorks (8).

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:

eClinicalWorks Vs. Athenahealth

eClinicalWorks: eClinicalWorks is a privately-held, leader in ambulatory clinical solutions. Its technology extends the use of electronic health records beyond practice walls and creates community-wide records. The company has an established customer base of more than 80,000 physicians and 472,000 plus medical professionals across all 50 states with revenues for 2...

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? eClinicalWorks or Athenahealth?

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 eClinicalWorks and Athenahealth.

eClinicalWorks price starts at $449 per provider/month + 2.9% of practice collections , On a scale between 1 to 10 eClinicalWorks is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical 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 Medical software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared eClinicalWorks Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required Medical features.

eClinicalWorks: Appointment Management, Charting, E-Prescribing, E/M Coding, Handwriting Recognition, HIPAA Compliant, Patient portal, Voice Recognition.

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

Target customer size

eClinicalWorks is a medical software solution that serves a wide range of healthcare providers, including hospitals, clinics, and private practices.

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