#1 most frequent
United States of America
93.9%123 installations of 131
What is CGM Aprima EHR?
Categories & Use Cases
Product Demos
Top Performing Features
Real-time eligibility verification
The software checks a patient’s insurance and benefits eligibility and tracks co-pay and deductible information.
Category average: 6.9
Claims management
This includes claim scrubbing, electronic claim submission, and automated claim tracking.
Category average: 5.8
Coding
The software helps users find the correct codes – whether ICD-9 or ICD-10 – for claims.
Category average: 7.1
Areas for Improvement
Specialty-specific workflows
The software accounts for different workflow options based on discipline or specialty.
Category average: 6
Speech recognition
The software integrates with the speech-recognition capabilities of Dragon software, allowing practitioners to take notes verbally.
Category average: 7.1
Local mode / networking failsafe
The software provides a way to ensure that network or connectivity issues are not a work-stopping event.
Category average: 6.6
Who Buys & Uses CGM Aprima EHR
#2 most frequent
India
2.3%3 installations of 131
#3 most frequent
Mexico
0.8%1 installation of 131
Aprima? Yes, please!
Pros
- Documentation of visit notes
- Documentation of procedures
- Tracking of billing (superbills, etc)
Cons
- [I believe] the view of the visit note (within a chart) could be improved
- The naming conventions used for some icons, etc. are not really clear [in my experience]
- [I feel there are] too many icons that are too small
Return on Investment
- None of which I am aware.
Alternatives Considered
eMDs Plus (formerly McKesson)
Other Software Used
Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Teams, Articulate 360
From the re-seller's perspective
Pros
- Ease of use. End users adapt quickly to the format and functionality of Aprima.
- Immunization documentation. This often-time cumbersome process is streamlined in Aprima, utilizing defaults to reduce the time needed to fully document immunizations.
- Efficient billing tools. Aprima is a powerful billing engine that provides scrubbing tools to ensure clean claims.
- As a vendor, Aprima listens. They respond quickly to the voice of their clients, providing upgrades that truly enhance the usability of their product. This is the primary reason they have seen such phenomenal growth.
- Upgrades are free. This is highly unusual among healthcare software vendors!
Cons
- The scheduling component could be improved to be more efficient in managing double booked and overlaying appointments.
Return on Investment
- As a re-seller, we appreciate Aprima's pricing. They are highly competitive and flexible to meet the client's needs.
Other Software Used
Allscripts Practice Management, Allscripts Professional EHR, Centricity EMR