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Kareo vs Quantum Health

Kareo logo

Kareo

Healthcare

Cloud-based EHR and billing for small practices

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Quantum Health logo

Quantum Health

Healthcare

Healthcare navigation for self insured employers, delivered by pods of human care coordinators

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Kareo kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product; Quantum Health nothing is published: no per employee per month rate, no implementation fee, no minimum eligible lives, so an employer cannot benchmark a Quantum quote against anything before entering a sales process.
  • They diverge on capability: Kareo covers Electronic Health Records, Quantum Health covers Care coordinator pods.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kareo and Quantum Health actually diverge.

Attributes where Kareo and Quantum Health differ
AttributeKareoQuantum Health
Starting price$99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2010Unknown

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

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

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Scheduling
  • Patient Portal
  • Medical Billing
  • Payment Processing
  • Labs
  • Pharmacies
  • Clearinghouses

Only in Quantum Health

  • Care coordinator pods
  • Real time intercept
  • Provider steering
  • Claims and benefits advocacy
  • Embold Plus tier
  • Quantum Flex tier
  • Quantum Signature tier
  • Point solution routing

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 Quantum Health
  • Electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinicsnot Quantum Health
  • Insurance claim submission and patient payment collectionnot Quantum Health

Quantum Health

  • A self insured employer of a few thousand staff whose members call the carrier, get transferred repeatedly and make expensive care decisions unsupportednot Kareo
  • An employer that has bought many point solutions and needs someone to route members into the ones already fundednot Kareo
  • A plan wanting intervention before an elective procedure is scheduled rather than a report about it afterwardsnot Kareo
  • An employer that wants navigation without giving the same vendor the clinical delivery contractnot 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

Quantum Health

  • Nothing is published: no per employee per month rate, no implementation fee, no minimum eligible lives, so an employer cannot benchmark a Quantum quote against anything before entering a sales process.
  • It sells to self insured employers of roughly 500 employees and up, so smaller and fully insured employers are outside the model regardless of interest.
  • Quantum navigates but does not deliver care, so it cannot close a loop with a visit of its own, and members who are steered still have to obtain an appointment through the ordinary network.
  • The pod model depends on staffing continuity, and turnover in the coordinator teams degrades exactly the consistency that the pod concept sells, which is invisible in a demonstration.
  • Savings are measured against counterfactual claims trend, so the number in the return on investment case depends heavily on the methodology chosen, and employers should insist on defining that methodology before signing rather than accepting the vendor own model.

Pricing, plan by plan

Kareo

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

Quantum Health

On request
  • Quantum Health$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month, quoted not published
    • Three tiers: Embold Plus, Quantum Flex and Quantum Signature
    • Sold to self insured employers from roughly 500 employees upward

Which should you pick?

Choose Kareo if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want scheduling.

Choose Quantum Health if

  • You need care coordinator pods.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want real time intercept.

Questions people ask

Is Kareo or Quantum Health better?
Neither clearly leads. Kareo starts at $99/month and Quantum Health at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kareo or Quantum Health?
Kareo starts at $99/month and Quantum Health at On request.
Does Kareo or Quantum Health run on more platforms?
Kareo runs on Web, Mobile. Quantum Health runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Quantum Health is typically brought in for.
What can Kareo do that Quantum Health cannot?
Kareo covers Electronic Health Records, Scheduling, Patient Portal, Medical Billing. Quantum Health covers Care coordinator pods, Real time intercept, Provider steering, Claims and benefits advocacy.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Kareo: Does Kareo publish its pricing?

No. Kareo (now rebranded as Tebra) uses custom per-practice pricing that varies based on the number of providers, features needed, and implementation requirements. Pricing is determined during a demo with the sales team.

Source
Quantum Health: Is there a minimum employer size?

Quantum works with self insured employers of around 500 employees and up. It does not publish a hard minimum, but the model does not fit small or fully insured groups.

Kareo: Are there discounts for adding multiple modules?

Yes. Tebra states that many practices qualify for bundled pricing or volume incentives when adopting multiple modules like EHR, billing, and patient experience tools together.

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Quantum Health: Does Quantum provide the medical care?

No. It navigates, coordinates and steers, but care is delivered by the network. That is the deliberate difference from vendors that own their own virtual clinicians.

Kareo: What are the additional costs for controlled substance prescribing?

For providers who prescribe controlled substances, EPCS setup costs approximately $75 per provider as a one-time fee, and PDMP integration costs $500 one-time per facility plus around $50 per user per year.

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Quantum Health: What are the tiers?

Embold Plus for carrier compatible navigation, Quantum Flex for modular capability selection, and Quantum Signature for deeper clinical, pharmacy and provider steering integration.

Kareo: Does Kareo offer a free trial?

Kareo's website does not mention a free trial option. Access to pricing and trial arrangements requires contacting the sales team to request a demo.

Source
Quantum Health: Is pricing published?

No. No rates, implementation fees or minimum lives are disclosed. Expect a fully custom quote based on headcount, plan complexity, carrier relationships and modules.

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