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Cerner vs eClinicalWorks Prime

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Cerner

Healthcare & Medical

Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
eClinicalWorks Prime logo

eClinicalWorks Prime

Healthcare & Medical

AI-powered cloud EHR for modern healthcare practices

From
$180/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cerner pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales; eClinicalWorks Prime eHR Only is $449/month per provider and EHR with Practice Management is $599/month per provider, priced per provider rather than a flat practice fee
  • They diverge on capability: Cerner covers Population Health, eClinicalWorks Prime covers AI-Assisted Documentation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cerner and eClinicalWorks Prime actually diverge.

Attributes where Cerner and eClinicalWorks Prime differ
AttributeCernereClinicalWorks Prime
Starting priceOn request$180/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded19791999

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare & Medical).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cerner

  • Population Health
  • Patient Engagement
  • Lab Systems
  • On-premise deployment
  • Desktop support

Only in eClinicalWorks Prime

  • AI-Assisted Documentation
  • Practice Management
  • Patient Portal
  • Voice Recognition
  • Telehealth
  • Labs
  • Pharmacies
  • Imaging

Both cover

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Revenue Cycle
  • HL7
  • FHIR
  • HIPAA
  • SOC2
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cerner

  • Hospital and acute care EHR for chart review and clinical documentationnot eClinicalWorks Prime
  • Mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devicesnot eClinicalWorks Prime

eClinicalWorks Prime

  • Small to mid-size practices (1-9 providers) wanting per-provider EHR pricing with included trainingnot Cerner

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cerner

  • Pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales

eClinicalWorks Prime

  • EHR Only is $449/month per provider and EHR with Practice Management is $599/month per provider, priced per provider rather than a flat practice fee
  • The RCM as a Service option charges 2.9% of practice collections rather than a fixed fee
  • Practices with more than 9 providers are charged additional implementation fees beyond the included training

Pricing, plan by plan

Cerner

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cerner review.

eClinicalWorks Prime

$180/month

No published plan breakdown. See the eClinicalWorks Prime review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Cerner if

  • You need population health.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want patient engagement.
Cerner review

Choose eClinicalWorks Prime if

  • You need ai-assisted documentation.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want practice management.
eClinicalWorks Prime review

Questions people ask

Is Cerner or eClinicalWorks Prime better?
Neither clearly leads. Cerner starts at On request and eClinicalWorks Prime at $180/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cerner or eClinicalWorks Prime?
Cerner starts at On request and eClinicalWorks Prime at $180/month.
Does Cerner or eClinicalWorks Prime run on more platforms?
Cerner runs on Web, iOS, Android. eClinicalWorks Prime runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Cerner best used for?
Cerner is most often used for hospital and acute care ehr for chart review and clinical documentation, mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devices. Of those, hospital and acute care ehr for chart review and clinical documentation and mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devices are not what eClinicalWorks Prime is typically brought in for.
What can Cerner do that eClinicalWorks Prime cannot?
Cerner covers Population Health, Patient Engagement, Lab Systems, On-premise deployment. eClinicalWorks Prime covers AI-Assisted Documentation, Practice Management, Patient Portal, Voice Recognition. Both handle Electronic Health Records, Revenue Cycle, HL7, FHIR.
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