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Cerner vs Kleer

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Cerner

Software

Health information technology solutions for healthcare organizations

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On request
Rated
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Kleer logo

Kleer

Software

Patient Financial Experience Platform

From
On request
Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cerner pricing is not publicly available; custom quotes required from sales; Kleer patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated
  • They diverge on capability: Cerner covers Electronic Health Records, Kleer covers Patient financing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cerner and Kleer actually diverge.

Attributes where Cerner and Kleer differ
AttributeCernerKleer
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Founded19792018

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Revenue Cycle
  • Population Health
  • Patient Engagement
  • HL7
  • FHIR
  • Lab Systems
  • HIPAA

Only in Kleer

  • Patient financing
  • Payment processing
  • Automated payments
  • Patient portal
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance coordination
  • Payment plans
  • Analytics

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web 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 Kleer
  • Mobile clinical access for physicians and care teams on point-of-care devicesnot Kleer

Kleer

  • Patient financingnot Cerner
  • Payment processingnot Cerner
  • Treatment acceptancenot 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

Kleer

  • Patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated

Pricing, plan by plan

Cerner

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cerner review.

Kleer

On request
  • PlatformFree
    • Patient financing
    • Payment processing
    • Automated payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Cerner if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want revenue cycle.

Choose Kleer if

  • You need patient financing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.

Questions people ask

Is Cerner or Kleer better?
Neither clearly leads. Cerner starts at On request and Kleer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cerner or Kleer?
Cerner starts at On request and Kleer at On request.
Does Cerner or Kleer run on more platforms?
Cerner runs on Web, iOS, Android. Kleer runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Kleer is typically brought in for.
What can Cerner do that Kleer cannot?
Cerner covers Electronic Health Records, Revenue Cycle, Population Health, Patient Engagement. Kleer covers Patient financing, Payment processing, Automated payments, Patient portal. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.

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