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Ginger vs Allscripts TouchWorks

Ginger logo

Ginger

Healthcare & Medical

Digital mental health platform with coaching and therapy

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Allscripts TouchWorks logo

Allscripts TouchWorks

Healthcare & Medical

Cloud-based EHR and practice management for ambulatory care

From
$200/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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 TouchWorks 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 TouchWorks covers Electronic Health Records.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ginger and Allscripts TouchWorks actually diverge.

Attributes where Ginger and Allscripts TouchWorks differ
AttributeGingerAllscripts TouchWorks
Starting priceOn request$200/month
Founded20121986

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile), 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 Ginger

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

Only in Allscripts TouchWorks

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Practice Management
  • ePrescribing
  • Patient Portal
  • Scheduling
  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • HL7
  • FHIR

Both cover

  • HIPAA
  • SOC2
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Mobile 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 TouchWorks
  • Therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefitnot Allscripts TouchWorks
  • Self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical carenot Allscripts TouchWorks
  • Workplace mental health workshopsnot Allscripts TouchWorks

Allscripts TouchWorks

  • 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 TouchWorks

  • Allscripts moved its products to the Veradigm brand in 2022, so the Allscripts name is retired
  • Pricing is not published
  • TouchWorks is not named on the Veradigm site, so whether it survives as a distinct product cannot be confirmed from the vendor

Pricing, plan by plan

Ginger

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ginger review.

Allscripts TouchWorks

$200/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Allscripts TouchWorks review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ginger if

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

Choose Allscripts TouchWorks if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want practice management.
Allscripts TouchWorks review

Questions people ask

Is Ginger or Allscripts TouchWorks better?
Neither clearly leads. Ginger starts at On request and Allscripts TouchWorks at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ginger or Allscripts TouchWorks?
Ginger starts at On request and Allscripts TouchWorks at $200/month.
Does Ginger or Allscripts TouchWorks run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 TouchWorks is typically brought in for.
What can Ginger do that Allscripts TouchWorks cannot?
Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Therapy, Psychiatry, Meditation. Allscripts TouchWorks covers Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, ePrescribing, Patient Portal. Both handle HIPAA, SOC2, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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