Compare Practice EHR and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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

Athenahealth is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Practice EHR, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than Practice EHR (80/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than Practice EHR (7).

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:

Practice EHR Vs. Athenahealth

Practice EHR: At Practice EHR, we exclusively focus on small practices. With over two decades of experience working closely with small and large practices, we realized that a one-size fits-all EHR does not align with the requirements of all practices and specialties. Some of the key attributes of traditional EHRs that make them highly desirable for larger practi...

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 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 Practice EHR and Athenahealth.

Practice EHR price starts at $149 per provider/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Practice EHR is rated 2, which is much lower 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: Athenahealth is more expensive than Practice EHR.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Practice EHR: Appointment Management, Charting, E-Prescribing, E/M Coding, HIPAA Compliant, Patient portal, Voice Recognition.

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

Target customer size

Practice EHR's typical customers include: SMBs,

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



Practice EHR

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $149 per provider/month

Practice EHR is a cloud-based electronic health record solution that is also provided to users as a medical practice management solution that can be used in practices of various disciplines of the health care a...

Categories: Medical, Cloud Based EMR, E-Prescribing, Electronic Medical Records.

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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Practice EHR: 7 Features

Appointment Management
Charting
E-Prescribing
E/M Coding
HIPAA Compliant
Patient portal
Voice Recognition

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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Practice...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$149 per provider/month
Functionality
26
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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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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.