Shlomi Lavi /
Feb 17, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PRM or Athenahealth?
PRM is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than PRM (51/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than PRM (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Athenahealth!
Looking for the right Medical Billing 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:
Curtis Software Vs. Athenahealth
Curtis Software: Curtis® Software Inc. began in 1986 as a medical billing service for its physician founder, Curtis L. Birchall, M.D. At that time, few medical-billing service bureaus or software suppliers offered a satisfactory medical claim reimbursement solution. Interactions of diagnosis, procedure codes, CMNs (Certifications of Medical Necessity) and Medicare ...
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? PRM or Athenahealth?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical Billing 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 PRM and Athenahealth.
PRM price starts at $2,000 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PRM is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Medical Billing 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 Billing software cost.
Bottom line: PRM cost is around the same cost of Athenahealth.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared PRM Vs. Athenahealth based on some of the most important and required Medical Billing features.
PRM: We are still working to collect the list of features for PRM.
Athenahealth: Security, Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Email, Task Management.
Target customer size
PRM'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.