AMS Software vs. NextGen Healthcare EHR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AMS Software
Score 8.4 out of 10
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AMS Software, a small company in Wake Forest, NC, offers an EHS software designed specifically for rural clinics.N/A
NextGen Healthcare EHR
Score 8.2 out of 10
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NextGen Healthcare provides ambulatory practices of all size solutions along with dedicated support and professional services. NextGen® Enterprise EHR offers practices configurable clinical content, workflows, and an integrated patient experience platform that incorporates telehealth. With NextGen® Mobile, providers’ smartphones become an extension of the EHR, saving time. NextGen has its own fully integrated solutions that provide dictation, speech-to-text,…N/A
Pricing
AMS SoftwareNextGen Healthcare EHR
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AMS SoftwareNextGen Healthcare EHR
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AMS SoftwareNextGen Healthcare EHR
Billing and Claims Management
Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Product A and Product B
AMS Software
7.4
1 Ratings
2% below category average
NextGen Healthcare EHR
7.7
27 Ratings
2% above category average
Real-time eligibility verification8.01 Ratings8.726 Ratings
Claims management6.01 Ratings6.227 Ratings
Coding8.01 Ratings7.924 Ratings
Patient billing7.01 Ratings8.525 Ratings
Financial Reporting8.01 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Patient Scheduling
Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
AMS Software
8.2
1 Ratings
4% above category average
NextGen Healthcare EHR
8.7
20 Ratings
10% above category average
Rule-based scheduling8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automated appointment reminders9.01 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Automated patient check-in8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-location support9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Calendar interface7.01 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Electronic Medical Records
Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Product A and Product B
AMS Software
7.3
1 Ratings
1% above category average
NextGen Healthcare EHR
7.3
27 Ratings
1% above category average
Charting / document management8.01 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Templates7.01 Ratings7.626 Ratings
Patient portal8.01 Ratings6.726 Ratings
Mobile/tablet support7.01 Ratings6.619 Ratings
Fax integration8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Integration with other EMR and PM systems7.01 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Workflow automation7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Speech recognition8.01 Ratings7.618 Ratings
Customization7.01 Ratings8.024 Ratings
E-prescribing6.01 Ratings8.425 Ratings
Medical Security and Privacy
Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Product A and Product B
AMS Software
7.8
1 Ratings
6% below category average
NextGen Healthcare EHR
7.7
27 Ratings
8% below category average
HIPAA compliance7.01 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Role-based permission levels7.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Data backups and redundancy8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Local mode / networking failsafe9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Workflow and Scale
Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Product A and Product B
AMS Software
8.3
1 Ratings
9% above category average
NextGen Healthcare EHR
6.8
27 Ratings
11% below category average
Task tracking8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Specialty-specific workflows9.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities8.01 Ratings8.527 Ratings
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User Ratings
AMS SoftwareNextGen Healthcare EHR
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(28 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(22 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.8
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AMS SoftwareNextGen Healthcare EHR
Likelihood to Recommend
AMS Software
It offers a very helpful and surcure platform and can be easy to use once you get use to the platform.
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NextGen Healthcare
Nextgen Healthcare EHR is an all-in-one software, to appointment schedule, check in and check out through the visit, providers creating the record of the visit, however if Nextgen would allow unlimited characters in the provider template the record created would be more beneficial, accepting payments, to billing the encounter and posting the insurance payments electronically.
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Pros
AMS Software
  • Helps with payments
  • good and surcure platform
  • fast support
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NextGen Healthcare
  • NextGen has always stayed on top of the many changes every year and remained certified. I have seen many EHR companies go out of business or seen users have to change EHR systems in order to remain compliant for reporting.
  • With NextGen, I am able to make a few customizations that my providers ask for to make their documentation easier. Not all EHR's are customizable. While it is not best practice to do a lot of customizations, sometimes it is worth the extra work to keep your providers happy!
  • I love going to the NextGen User Group Meeting they have every year. I always learn things I didn't know and learn more about the things I do. They offer classes for everyone no matter what you do that pertains to NextGen. Even Government updates for healthcare.
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Cons
AMS Software
  • More powerful and new tools would be helpful
  • A mobile app would be more convient
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NextGen Healthcare
  • NextGen completely misses the mark for ASCs, especially multispecialty.
  • NextGen EHR constantly struggles with UDS reporting based on the EHR documentation.
  • NextGen EHR struggles to compete because of automation. Most practices want to be dexterous, but it's not sustainable as we look to AI and automation.
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Usability
AMS Software
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NextGen Healthcare
The usability of the product is great. The difficulty that we have is in the background with the speed of servers or of things loading. If there are any issues with the remote server, things can really slow down drastically.
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Performance
AMS Software
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NextGen Healthcare
Pages load quickly and reports are uploaded quickly. It just takes far too many clicks to get anything complete in this program. If a patient wants to pay for something after we have checked them out of their appointment, or wants to make an appointment it is not efficient. In a busy practice like ours efficiency is key and we need to keep the flow going
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Support Rating
AMS Software
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NextGen Healthcare
Tier 1 support is useless. They gather details we've already provided and have no idea how to help us. Techs just call rather than scheduling an appointment which means we are in the middle of something else and our internal IT is unavailable to provide appropriate connection. Webex details aren't provided in advance of the call so it's difficult to get connected timely to have a conversation in real time during the support session. Many issues drag on for months and tickets get closed without resolution. It's a "known issue" is the most unhelpful response to a recurring problem. UGM Learning Lab is perfect because the issues based experts are there! It would be ideal to always be connected like that in real time
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Alternatives Considered
AMS Software
Better and faster platform and interface
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NextGen Healthcare
NG is like no other software I have ever used. I thought if you used one software they are all alike. Not this software, it is totally different but let me tell you very thorough and it also can track anything that anyone has done in a work day. Good auditing system.
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Return on Investment
AMS Software
  • Can be confusing for a person first time on the platform
  • getting use to the tools
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NextGen Healthcare
  • While in some cases, NextGen Healthcare EHR improves efficiency, most practices are not able to reduce staff, they usually have to actually have .5-1 more employees per physician or midlevel provider. These employee roles change and shift throughout the implementation and into the adaptation process. Those staff generally slowly transition to where they are needed next.
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