Shlomi Lavi /
Feb 17, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - MacPractice or Athenahealth?
Athenahealth is more expensive to implement (TCO) than MacPractice, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than MacPractice (85/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than MacPractice (0).
Looking for the right Practice Management 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:
MacPractice Inc. Vs. Athenahealth
MacPractice Inc.: MacPractice is dedicated to developing, implementing, and supporting the premier practice management and clinical software solutions for doctors who prefer to use Macs. For more than 25 years, the developer of MacPractice has listened to clients and responded by creating applications that leverage the powerful features of each new version of Apple’...
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? MacPractice or Athenahealth?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Practice Management 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 MacPractice and Athenahealth.
MacPractice price starts at $100 per hour , On a scale between 1 to 10 MacPractice MD is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Practice Management 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 Practice Management software cost.
Bottom line: Athenahealth is more expensive than MacPractice.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared MacPractice Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required Practice Management features.
MacPractice: We are still working to collect the list of features for MacPractice.
Athenahealth: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management.
Target customer size
Customers of the software include medical businesses and practices of all sizes and a variety of types.
Athenahealth's medical software is primarily designed for medical practices, including primary care physicians, specialists, and small to mid-size practices.