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Kareo vs athenaOne

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Kareo

Healthcare & Medical

Cloud-based EHR and billing for small practices

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
athenaOne logo

athenaOne

Healthcare & Medical

Unified cloud platform combining EHR, practice management, and patient engagement

From
$250/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Kareo covers Scheduling, athenaOne covers Practice Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kareo and athenaOne actually diverge.

Attributes where Kareo and athenaOne differ
AttributeKareoathenaOne
Starting price$99/month$250/month
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded20101997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Kareo

  • Scheduling
  • Patient Portal
  • Medical Billing
  • Payment Processing

Only in athenaOne

  • Practice Management
  • Patient Engagement
  • Care Coordination
  • Analytics
  • Mobile App
  • Telehealth
  • Health Information Exchanges
  • HITRUST

Both cover

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Labs
  • Pharmacies
  • Clearinghouses
  • HIPAA
  • SOC2
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

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

Kareo

  • Practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practicesnot athenaOne
  • Electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinicsnot athenaOne
  • Insurance claim submission and patient payment collectionnot athenaOne

athenaOne

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

Where each one falls short

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

Kareo

  • Kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product
  • Tebra publishes no rate: pricing varies with provider count, features and implementation requirements and is quoted during a demo
  • Billing counts clinical providers such as MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs, so adding a prescriber raises the bill even though non clinical staff are free
  • Electronic prescribing of controlled substances setup costs about $75 per provider as a one time fee
  • PDMP integration costs $500 one time per facility plus about $50 per user per year

athenaOne

Nothing recorded yet. See the athenaOne review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Kareo

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • EHR
    • Scheduling
    • Patient Portal
  • Professional$199/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Billing
    • Reporting

athenaOne

$250/month

No published plan breakdown. See the athenaOne review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Kareo if

  • You need scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want patient portal.
Kareo review

Choose athenaOne if

  • You need practice management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want patient engagement.
athenaOne review

Questions people ask

Is Kareo or athenaOne better?
Neither clearly leads. Kareo starts at $99/month and athenaOne at $250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kareo or athenaOne?
Kareo starts at $99/month and athenaOne at $250/month.
Does Kareo or athenaOne run on more platforms?
Kareo runs on Web, Mobile. athenaOne runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Kareo best used for?
Kareo is most often used for practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices, electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics, insurance claim submission and patient payment collection. Of those, practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices and electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics are not what athenaOne is typically brought in for.
What can Kareo do that athenaOne cannot?
Kareo covers Scheduling, Patient Portal, Medical Billing, Payment Processing. athenaOne covers Practice Management, Patient Engagement, Care Coordination, Analytics. Both handle Electronic Health Records, Labs, Pharmacies, Clearinghouses.
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