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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdvancedMD

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdvancedMD (the company formerly owned by ADP) offers a practice management platform combining EHR / EMR capabilities with front office automation and workforce scheduling, medical billing, and advanced revenue reporting capabilities.N/A

    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Operating Platform™, available to enterprises in SaaS or on-premise editions, includes modules for AP, CP, MDx, RCM, and Direct-to-Consumer on an integrated, configurable infrastructure that’s designed to supports users across department, roles, and cases.N/A

    Practice Fusion

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $149

    per month per provider with a required annual commitment

    Pricing
    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    3 signing staff licenses & unlimited non-signing staff licenses
    $149
    per month per provider with a required annual commitment
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
    Billing and Claims Management
    Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of AdvancedMD and LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    AdvancedMD
    -
    Ratings
    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
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    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Real-time eligibility verification00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Claims management00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Coding00 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Patient billing00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Financial Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Patient Scheduling
    Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of AdvancedMD and LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    AdvancedMD
    -
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    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
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    Practice Fusion
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Rule-based scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Automated appointment reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Automated patient check-in00 Ratings00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Multi-location support00 Ratings00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Calendar interface00 Ratings00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Electronic Medical Records
    Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of AdvancedMD and LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    AdvancedMD
    -
    Ratings
    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
    -
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    Practice Fusion
    6.4
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Charting / document management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Templates00 Ratings00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Patient portal00 Ratings00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Mobile/tablet support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Fax integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integration with other EMR and PM systems00 Ratings00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Workflow automation00 Ratings00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Speech recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customization00 Ratings00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
    E-prescribing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Medical Security and Privacy
    Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of AdvancedMD and LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    AdvancedMD
    -
    Ratings
    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Practice Fusion
    7.2
    7 Ratings
    15% below category average
    HIPAA compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Role-based permission levels00 Ratings00 Ratings4.06 Ratings
    Data backups and redundancy00 Ratings00 Ratings9.84 Ratings
    Local mode / networking failsafe00 Ratings00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Workflow and Scale
    Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of AdvancedMD and LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform and Practice Fusion
    Feature
    AdvancedMD
    -
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    LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
    -
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    Practice Fusion
    2.7
    7 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Task tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Specialty-specific workflows00 Ratings00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities00 Ratings00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
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    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
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    Tebra Billing & Payments
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    Medium-sized Companies
    NextGen® Practice Management Solutions
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    CareLogic EHR
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Epic
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    AdvancedMDLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating PlatformPractice Fusion
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AdvancedMD
    It would be well suited for an initial user. If you are starting a practice and have nothing in place, it might be great. However, if you are a current EMR user of a different platform and have more than a hundred patients; don’t waste your time. This is a hands-off company that, in my opinion, will do nothing to support your efforts. We have a practice of 11,000 patients and would have had to hire 2 FTE’s to print all the patient data and upload it individually.
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    Ligolab
    I'd highly recommend LigoLab for any lab environment looking to raise the efficiency of their daily workflow processes. A lot of other platforms require a bit of legwork to fit into a given workflow, but LigoLab is robust and adaptable with ample customer support that will allow you to find the most optimal solution to any issues you're facing. I would recommend it to any smaller lab focusing on anatomic pathology/molecular testing.
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    Practice Fusion
    The best scenario is a small non-profit clinic who needs a great EMR but cannot afford one like EPIC. I might also recommend this to colleagues who are starting a small business because I think PF would be a good, easy, and more affordable to get up and running. I think this EMR makes less sense in the setting of large academic institutions who need lots of easily manipulable data and a huge amount of support.
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    Pros
    AdvancedMD
    • They provide access to their underlying tables via Open Database Connection (ODBC). This streamlines business intelligence processes greatly.
    • The "canned"/"stock" business intelligence tool (Advanced Insight) is very useful.
    • Our dedicated customer support representative (Breah Teed) has exceeded our expectations.
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    Ligolab
    • Simplified Order Entry.
    • Efficient Organization of Cases.
    • Robust and Adaptable Reporting.
    • Compilation of Detailed Statistics.
    • Highly Customizable.
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    Practice Fusion
    • Document storage- You can upload documents and attach them to specific patients. As well as flag documents that need to be signed, and assign them to specific doctors.
    • Charting- Very detailed integration for charting.
    • Reporting- We really enjoy the reports we can pull from within the software.
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    Cons
    AdvancedMD
    • Adding and Deleting provider columns complicated.
    • Would have loved to have one point of contact at all times and have that person answer on the third ring (see, this is me really reaching--because as far as my job functions were concerned, the product was absolutely fantastic. I have no complaints).
    • Working electronic insurance error reports in the system was a nightmare.
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    Ligolab
    • Further customizability of certain core sections to display more information would be useful. There are some times when my users would like to have certain features or implementations available, but due to the restrictive nature of core functionality, these aren't easily configured or possible at times.
    • Speed of platform. Due to how the program is implemented, booting it up can take some time on the user end though it is fine once someone enters the LIS environment. Ideally, we'd have faster load times for the program as that is the biggest complaint I receive from our doctors who use multiple systems on a daily basis.
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    Practice Fusion
    • Have Physician Assistant as a provider status.
    • Make the notes section of each patients account displays towards the top of page and not the bottom.
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    Usability
    AdvancedMD
    Overall, I think ADP AdvancedMD is very user friendly and constantly improves as new releases come out.
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    Ligolab
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    In my opinion and experience, they have a lack of customization so you have to constantly create hacks to make their system work for your practice.
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    Support Rating
    AdvancedMD
    I've only reached out a couple of times and after being bounced around a few times I simply asked for our internal team to look into the particular question I had. I believe they had some turnover at the time but my experience wasn't great.
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    Ligolab
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    We always get a return call within the time stated. There are many available topics on the forum and it is often easy to find the issue you are seeking more information on. When we have tried the live chat feature we have been satisfied with the timeliness and response.
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    Implementation Rating
    AdvancedMD
    I have been through implementation of ADP AdvancedMD at other companies and it went smoothly
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    Ligolab
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    AdvancedMD
    ADP AMD is much easier to learn and navigate than most all of the systems I have worked with, including Greenway and Centricity. The only thing I liked better in Centricity was the ability to run more customized reports, but overall, I would choose AMD any day over those two.
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    Ligolab
    No answers on this topic
    Practice Fusion
    NextGen is hard to use as far as medical records. Practice Fusion is user friendly. There is a great knowledge base for questions asked. Practice Fusion takes all the guess work out of the day.
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    Return on Investment
    AdvancedMD
    • We are paying over 5K for absolutely nothing.
    • We believe this company does not concern itself with the end-user.
    • We identified a large lack of ethics in the organization.
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    Ligolab
    • Since we've implemented the platform we've been able to provide our services to more clients by presenting them with a highly functional reporting platform that will efficiently distribute finalized reports to them directly. The ease of access on the platform has made our workflows more efficient and allowed us to reduce turnaround time from receipt of a specimen to final report release.
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    Practice Fusion
    • PRO -- I know now what I need in an EMR/EHR
    • CONS -- They have overcharged me and it has cost me money
    • CONS-- They have disregarded my legal rights which makes me unsure of keeping confidential info in their systems and it will cost me money to switch
    • CONS--They have cost me money with the time I've wasted to follow up on my own tickets that they refuse to follow up with
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