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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    athenaClinicals

    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Prime Suite EHR

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APrime Suite is a cloud-based suite of integrated solutions that provided a clinically-driven practice management system and EHR. It is designed to make life easier for the user, with features such as facesheet and a template library to help locate clinical details for documentation, customizable templates to capture patient data at the point of care, and an integrated dictation tool called Prime Speech. Prime Suite allows users to exchange clinical data with other healthcare organizations…N/A
    Pricing
    athenaClinicalsPrime Suite EHR
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    athenaClinicalsPrime Suite EHR
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details
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    Features
    athenaClinicalsPrime Suite EHR
    Billing and Claims Management
    Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of athenaClinicals and Prime Suite EHR
    Feature
    athenaClinicals
    8.4
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Prime Suite EHR
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Real-time eligibility verification9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Claims management8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Coding9.07 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Patient billing8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Patient Scheduling
    Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of athenaClinicals and Prime Suite EHR
    Feature
    athenaClinicals
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Prime Suite EHR
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Rule-based scheduling7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated appointment reminders8.38 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Automated patient check-in8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location support8.38 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Calendar interface8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Medical Records
    Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of athenaClinicals and Prime Suite EHR
    Feature
    athenaClinicals
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Prime Suite EHR
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Charting / document management8.99 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Templates8.99 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Patient portal10.08 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Mobile/tablet support8.47 Ratings3.12 Ratings
    Fax integration9.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with other EMR and PM systems7.69 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Workflow automation8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Speech recognition9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    E-prescribing9.99 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Medical Security and Privacy
    Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of athenaClinicals and Prime Suite EHR
    Feature
    athenaClinicals
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Prime Suite EHR
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    HIPAA compliance8.39 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Role-based permission levels9.99 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Data backups and redundancy8.39 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Local mode / networking failsafe7.08 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Workflow and Scale
    Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of athenaClinicals and Prime Suite EHR
    Feature
    athenaClinicals
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Prime Suite EHR
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Task tracking8.39 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Specialty-specific workflows8.38 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities9.99 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    User Ratings
    athenaClinicalsPrime Suite EHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (9 ratings)
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    athenaClinicalsPrime Suite EHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    athenahealth
    Works well for family med and peds primary care. Would not be well suited to wound healing/hyperbaric medicine practice in current configuration as the specific documentation requirements of wound management and hyperbaric treatments don't mesh well with the layout and forms that I observed.
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    Greenway Health
    PrimeSuite is great for a practice that has knowledgeable billing staff and a hands-on approach to billing; it is not ideal for those who need something more automated. You can customize PrimeSuite to prevent posting errors at charge entry and to catch some common mistakes. However, these must be set up by someone who knows what those errors are, and as payers change their requirements, they must be updated.
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    Pros
    athenahealth
    • Quality programs - able to see what measures are outstanding for the patient
    • Reporting - able to report on multiple financial reports as well as clinical information
    • Standardization of clinical information - the system forces users within the same specialty to use the same templates (as a starting point), therefore it is easier to standardize protocols and treatments of care
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    Greenway Health
    • It is a trusty software that does not crash or glitch very often
    • It is very secure
    • I can use it from different locations
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    Cons
    athenahealth
    • The schedule needs to be improved. You should be able to see the schedule in a day, a week , in a month view and be able to schedule directly from the schedule.
    • It's difficult to name items because they are traditionally corrected very quickly
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    Greenway Health
    • Speed, it continues getting slower and slower with each new upgrade.
    • Prime Suite does not use the screen space very effectively. On larger monitors with higher resolution, there is a LOT of wasted space.
    • Strange errors pop up that give little to no useful information about what the issue is, and the typical response from support is to uninstall and reinstall the programs on the workstation.
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    Usability
    athenahealth
    Overall the system is good. Actually, this was supposed to be the universal EMR when it came out during the Bush administration.
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    Greenway Health
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    Support Rating
    athenahealth
    They are always there. Friendly and organized.
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    Greenway Health
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    Alternatives Considered
    athenahealth
    For a surgery center application, it is much better to use a system that is uniquely designed for surgery centers. Using Athena as a less than desirable work around has been a frustrating experience.
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    Greenway Health
    I liked PracticeAdmin for the way it showed key metrics and the simplicity of the software. However, you get what you pay for, and PrimeSuite has so much more functionality than PracticeAdmin ever did. I prefer the reporting, the options available in setup, just the overall customization you can do with PrimeSuite to that of other platforms.
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