Compare Practice 1st and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Practice 1st or Athenahealth?

Practice 1st is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Practice 1st (25/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Practice 1st (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!

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:

MDeverywhere Vs. Athenahealth

MDeverywhere: MDeverywhere offers a leading revenue cycle management (RCM) and electronic medical record (EMR) solution including credentialing services for physicians. Our unique RCM solution includes purpose-built, cloud-based practice management software, coding rules engines, contract monitoring tools and full-scope claims management and back-office services...

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? Practice 1st 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 Practice 1st and Athenahealth.

Practice 1st accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Practice 1st is rated 4, which is 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: Practice 1st cost is around the same cost of Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Practice 1st Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required Practice Management features.

Practice 1st: We are still working to collect the list of features for Practice 1st.

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

Target customer size

Practice 1st'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.