Compare Lightning and Medsphere - Jan 2024

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lightning or Medsphere?

Medsphere is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lightning, and Medsphere is rated with the same score (82/100) as Lightning (82/100). Medsphere offers users more features (7) than Lightning (1). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Medsphere!

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:

Lightning Step Vs. Medsphere Systems Corporation

Lightning Step: Lightning Step is a comprehensive enterprise software solution designed specifically for behavioral health and addiction treatment centers. It is an all-in-one platform that combines electronic medical records (EMR), customer relationship management (CRM), and revenue cycle management (RCM) capabilities to provide a comprehensive and integrated app...

Medsphere Systems Corporation: Founded in 2002, Medsphere Systems Corporation helps healthcare providers achieve clinical and financial transformation by effectively deploying OpenVista®, our open-source version of the world's most proven electronic health record system, the VistA EHR developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over the course of two decades. Missi...

Who is more expensive? Lightning Step or Medsphere Systems?

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 Lightning Step and Medsphere Systems.

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

Bottom line: Lightning Step cost is around the same cost of Medsphere Systems.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Lightning Step: Medical.

Medsphere Systems: Appointment Management, E-Prescribing, Medication history, Patient portal, Report management.

Target customer size

Lightning Step’s typical customers are behavioral health and addiction treatment centers. and Medsphere Systems's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.