Compare Meditech EHR and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Meditech EHR or Athenahealth?

Meditech EHR is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Meditech EHR (80/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Meditech EHR (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

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:

Meditech Vs. Athenahealth

Meditech: If you haven't looked at us lately, you may be interested to know about our thriving Electronic Health Record. With an EHR, a patient's record follows her electronically. From the physician's office, to the hospital, to her home-based care, and to any other place she receives health services. And, she and her doctors can access all of this informa...

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? Meditech EHR 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 Meditech EHR and Athenahealth.

Meditech EHR accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Meditech Electronic Health Records is rated 10, which is much higher 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: Meditech EHR is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Meditech EHR: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

Meditech EHR's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses,

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

Meditech EHR

ITQlick rating
(2.7/5)

Meditech EHR is an on-premise solution that provides clinical charting for healthcare professionals at mid sized and community hospitals. The solution offers a number of features which include clinical panels m...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, 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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Meditech EHR: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

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)
Functionality score
Software review
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Meditech...
ITQlick rating
2.7/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
27
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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
NextGen ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$299 per provider/month
Functionality
20
Practice...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$149 per provider/month
Functionality
41
WebPT
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$3 per provider/day
Functionality
30
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