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Ginger vs Allscripts Professional EHR

Ginger logo

Ginger

Software

Digital mental health platform with coaching and therapy

From
On request
Rated
-
Allscripts Professional EHR logo

Allscripts Professional EHR

Software

On-premise EHR solution for physician practices and hospitals

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ginger no longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site; Allscripts Professional EHR allscripts moved its products to the Veradigm brand in 2022, so the Allscripts name is retired
  • They diverge on capability: Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Allscripts Professional EHR covers Electronic Health Records.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ginger and Allscripts Professional EHR actually diverge.

Attributes where Ginger and Allscripts Professional EHR differ
AttributeGingerAllscripts Professional EHR
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Desktop
Founded20121986

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Ginger

  • Mental Health Coaching
  • Therapy
  • Psychiatry
  • Meditation
  • Crisis Support
  • Wellness Content
  • Health Plans
  • Employers

Only in Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Order Management
  • Laboratory Integration
  • Patient Management
  • Reporting and Analytics
  • HL7
  • FHIR

Both cover

  • HIPAA
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Ginger

  • Employer-funded mental health coaching for staffnot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • Therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefitnot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • Self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical carenot Allscripts Professional EHR
  • Workplace mental health workshopsnot Allscripts Professional EHR

Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Patient Carenot Ginger
  • Medical Recordsnot Ginger
  • Practice Managementnot Ginger
  • Telehealthnot Ginger

Where each one falls short

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

Ginger

  • No longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site
  • Bought by employers, health plans and consultants rather than by individuals
  • Pricing is not published

Allscripts Professional EHR

  • Allscripts moved its products to the Veradigm brand in 2022, so the Allscripts name is retired
  • Pricing is not published
  • The Veradigm site no longer names Professional EHR as a distinct product, which makes its current status hard to establish from the vendor

Pricing, plan by plan

Ginger

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ginger review.

Allscripts Professional EHR

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Allscripts Professional EHR review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ginger if

  • You need mental health coaching.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want therapy.

Choose Allscripts Professional EHR if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want clinical documentation.

Questions people ask

Is Ginger or Allscripts Professional EHR better?
Neither clearly leads. Ginger starts at On request and Allscripts Professional EHR at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ginger or Allscripts Professional EHR?
Ginger starts at On request and Allscripts Professional EHR at On request.
Does Ginger or Allscripts Professional EHR run on more platforms?
Ginger runs on Web, Mobile. Allscripts Professional EHR runs on Web, Desktop.
What is Ginger best used for?
Ginger is most often used for employer-funded mental health coaching for staff, therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit, self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical care, workplace mental health workshops. Of those, employer-funded mental health coaching for staff and therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit are not what Allscripts Professional EHR is typically brought in for.
What can Ginger do that Allscripts Professional EHR cannot?
Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Therapy, Psychiatry, Meditation. Allscripts Professional EHR covers Electronic Health Records, Clinical Documentation, Order Management, Laboratory Integration. Both handle HIPAA, Cloud deployment, Web support.

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