Compare FreeMED and Aurora - Feb 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FreeMED or Aurora?

Aurora is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FreeMED, and Aurora is rated with the same score (82/100) as FreeMED (82/100). Aurora offers users more features (2) than FreeMED (1). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Aurora!

Looking for the right Electronic Medical Records 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:

FreeMED Software Foundation Vs. Boston Advanced Analytics

FreeMED Software Foundation: FreeMED is an opensource electronic medical record and practice management system which has been developed since 1999.

Boston Advanced Analytics: Boston Advanced Analytics (Previously Coping Systems, Inc.) specializes in healthcare IT solutions - dedicated to helping both researchers and providers reduce cost while continuously improving quality of care, patient safety and treatment outcomes.

Who is more expensive? FreeMED or Aurora Clinical?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Electronic Medical Records 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 FreeMED and Aurora Clinical.

FreeMED accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FreeMED is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Electronic Medical Records software. Aurora Clinical accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FreeMED is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Electronic Medical Records software.

Bottom line: FreeMED cost is around the same cost of Aurora Clinical.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FreeMED Vs. Aurora based on some of the most important and required Electronic Medical Records features.

FreeMED: Medical.

Aurora Clinical: BSA Compliance, FCRA Compliance.

Target customer size

FreeMED's typical customers include: Small business, Large business, and Aurora Clinical's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



FreeMED

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

FreeMED is an opensource electronic medical record and practice management system which has been developed since 1999. It was developed under the GPL, and remains free and open for all to modify and use.

Categories: CCHIT Certified EMR / EHR, Electronic Medical Records, Family Practice EMR, Mac EMR and Medical Billing.

Aurora Clinical

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

Boston Advanced Analytics provides hospital-based clinics and researchers with electronic health record software engineered specifically for practitioners. Built in clinical and treatment specific workflows wit...

Categories: Org Chart, Compliance , Appointment Scheduling.

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FreeMED: 1 Features

Medical

Aurora Clinical: 2 Features

BSA Compliance
FCRA Compliance
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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FreeMED
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Aurora
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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DoctorHelper®
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$199 per provider/month
Functionality
3
Medsphere
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
18
Solismed
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$50 per user/month
Functionality
5

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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.