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Epic Systems

Epic Systems: Leading electronic health records system for healthcare organizations
Telehealth platform connecting patients with providers
As of 30 August 2026, Amwell starts at $99/visit. Amwell is a comprehensive telehealth platform that connects patients with doctors, therapists, and other healthcare providers for virtual consultations 24/7. Softwr lists it under Healthcare. Amwell is made by Amwell Inc, launched in 2002, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
Amwell is a comprehensive telehealth platform that connects patients with doctors, therapists, and other healthcare providers for virtual consultations 24/7.
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Pricing
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On-Demand Visit
$99 /visit
Capabilities
Video Consultations
Phone Consultations
Mental Health Services
Prescription Services
Digital Prescriptions
EHR Systems
Integration with EHR Systems
Health Plans
Integration with Health Plans
HIPAA
HIPAA security feature
SOC2
SOC2 security feature
Cloud deployment
Supports cloud deployment
Web support
Available on web
Mobile support
Available on mobile
Behind it
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Virtual healthcare platform for telehealth and telemedicine
Simple and free telemedicine for healthcare providers
Patient portal for accessing health records and communicating with providers
Server-side streaming PACS built for radiologists reading very large studies over thin connections
Period and cycle tracking app owned by German company Biowink, positioned around science based tracking and a published stance against sharing data with law enforcement
Open source health information platform run from the University of Oslo and used by national ministries
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Clinical laboratory middleware and informatics from a diagnostics instrument manufacturer
quoteOpen source hospital information system and EMR for low-resource hospitals, built on OpenMRS
Open source, no licence feePeriod and cycle tracking app owned by German company Biowink, positioned around science based tracking and a published stance against sharing data with law enforcement
Free with a Plus subscriptionPeriod and cycle tracking app that settled with the US FTC in 2021 over sharing health data with third parties despite promising not to
Free with a Premium subscriptionOpen source health information platform run from the University of Oslo and used by national ministries
Open source, no licence feeMulti-finding chest X-ray and head CT triage AI with FDA clearance on named findings, not on the whole model
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