Compare SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR and Athenahealth - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 17, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR or Athenahealth?

SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Athenahealth, and Athenahealth is rated higher (96/100) than SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR (62/100). Athenahealth offers users more features (16) than SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR (0). 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:

SMARTMD Vs. Athenahealth

SMARTMD: SMARTMD is a healthcare technology company serving physicians nationwide with medical transcription services, billing & collections services and electronic health records software for the ambulatory market. Serving physician specialists in all 50 states, our unique blend of products and services paves a pain free path for physicians to move from co...

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? SMARTMD Clinician Desktop 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 SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR and Athenahealth.

SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR price starts at $1 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR is rated 6, which is similar to 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: SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR is more expensive than Athenahealth.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR: We are still working to collect the list of features for SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR.

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

Target customer size

SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR's typical customers include: 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.



SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $1 per user/month

SMARTMD Clinician Desktop is an on-premise medical transcription software as well as a practice management system that can be used across all types of hospitals and clinics. The solution, however, is suitable f...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Document Management, Medical, Billing Management.

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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SMARTMD Clinician Desktop EHR: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

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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SMARTMD ...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$1 per user/month
Functionality
7
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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.