Compare TotalMD and Lightning Bolt - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 24, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - TotalMD or Lightning Bolt?

Lightning Bolt is more expensive to implement (TCO) than TotalMD, and Lightning Bolt is rated higher (82/100) than TotalMD (75/100). TotalMD offers users more features (9) than Lightning Bolt (2).

Looking for the right Medical Scheduling 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:

TotalMD Vs. Lightning Bolt Solutions, Inc.

TotalMD: Located in Mesa, Arizona, TotalMD has experienced amazing growth in terms of employees and financial success. Our original creative team and our many new talented members continue to help TotalMD produce incredibly refreshing, new medical software products and services.

Lightning Bolt Solutions, Inc.: Lightning Bolt Solutions is the leading provider of medical staff scheduling software and solutions. Founded in 2002, our web-based physician scheduling software is used by thousands of physicians across a variety of specialties and practices.

Who is more expensive? TotalMD or Lightning Bolt?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Medical Scheduling 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 TotalMD and Lightning Bolt.

TotalMD price starts at $139 per location/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 TotalMD is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Medical Scheduling software. Lightning Bolt price starts at $61 per month , When comparing Lightning Bolt to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Medical Scheduling software cost.

Bottom line: TotalMD cost is around the same cost of Lightning Bolt.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared TotalMD Vs. Lightning Bolt based on some of the most important and required Medical Scheduling features.

TotalMD: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Billing & Invoicing, Compliance , Appointment Management, E-Prescribing, HIPAA Compliant.

Lightning Bolt: Scheduling, Medical.

Target customer size

TotalMD is suitable for small and midsize practices that are looking for an affordable billing and practice management solution. The typical customers of lightning bolt are hospitals and health practices.



TotalMD

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $139 per location/month

TotalMD is a cloud-based as well as an on-premise medical practice management solution that is designed for use in hospitals and clinics of all types. The solution can work in all types of practices that are ca...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Payment Processing, Self-Service Portal, EDI.

Lightning Bolt

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $61 per month

Lightning Bolt software is a physician scheduling solution designed for healthcare practices and hospitals. The solution offers a number of solutions that include a request management tool that provides a centr...

Categories: Human Resources, Medical Scheduling, Medical Spa, Staff Permissions.

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TotalMD: 9 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Billing & Invoicing
Compliance
Appointment Management
E-Prescribing
HIPAA Compliant
Patient portal

Lightning Bolt: 2 Features

Scheduling
Medical
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)
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TotalMD
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$139 per location/month
Functionality
32
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Lightnin...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$61 per month
Functionality
6
Appointmate
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$100 per user/month
Functionality
4
HALO
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$54.94 per license
Functionality
16
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BeeperMD
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$199 per appointment
Functionality
3

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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.