Aprima vs. Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aprima
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Epic Cadence
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Epic Cadence is the company's medical scheduling module.N/A
Pricing
AprimaEpic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AprimaEpic Cadence
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AprimaEpic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
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Features
AprimaEpic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
Billing and Claims Management
Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Product A and Product B
Aprima
8.8
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
-
Ratings
Real-time eligibility verification9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Claims management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Coding9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Patient billing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Patient Scheduling
Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Aprima
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
-
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Rule-based scheduling9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated appointment reminders9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated patient check-in9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location support9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Medical Records
Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Product A and Product B
Aprima
8.2
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
-
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Charting / document management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Templates8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Patient portal9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile/tablet support8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Fax integration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with other EMR and PM systems8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow automation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Speech recognition7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
E-prescribing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Medical Security and Privacy
Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Product A and Product B
Aprima
8.6
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
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HIPAA compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based permission levels9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Data backups and redundancy9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Local mode / networking failsafe7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow and Scale
Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Product A and Product B
Aprima
8.3
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Epic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
-
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Task tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Specialty-specific workflows8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AprimaEpic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
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9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AprimaEpic Cadence Enterprise Scheduling
Likelihood to Recommend
Aprima Medical Software
Aprima is particularly well suited for the primary care provider, however, Aprima has developed excellent content for most specialty care offices as well. Specifically, OB/GYN, Orthopedics and Internal Medicine and its sub-specialties such as Gastroenterology and Cardiology can be easily managed with Aprima. Perhaps Aprima's greatest strength is its organization's commitment to content development. Look for greater and greater things from Aprima!
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Epic
Cadence Enterprise Scheduling is particularly useful in a multiple provider, multiple location scenario. It is also quite useful in situations where there are multiple rooms or pieces of equipment that need to be scheduled.
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Pros
Aprima Medical Software
  • Documentation of visit notes
  • Documentation of procedures
  • Tracking of billing (superbills, etc)
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Epic
  • The system is simple to use it helps schedulers create appointments and, avoids placing patients in situations where they are scheduled at the same time in different facilities.
  • It has many reports that can help managers maintain a smooth operation and shows what areas need to improve.
  • It has a one place for all scheduling information for schedulers to see patient's appointments, especially when patients do not recall where or when their next appointments will be.
  • The system can be created in such a way that you can control who can make appointments and who can't.
  • They system when built provides warnings to schedulers helping to minimize many scheduling errors like overbooking.
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Cons
Aprima Medical Software
  • The scheduling component could be improved to be more efficient in managing double booked and overlaying appointments.
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Epic
  • Questionnaires: EPIC seems to be very stringent on questionnaires and how may can be attached (only 1) on a Cadence level causing us to be quite inventive on how to get questioned answered on only certain visit types. One big stumbling block was the Ebola questionnaire. Currently we have a particular questionnaire for new Phy. Therapy patients which prevents us from adding the Ebola questionnaire to NEW patients. We are still struggling with this.
  • Patient Itinerates used for multiple appointments: Not very professional looking regardless of how you set up (OP visits, instructions etc: Most practices will not use the itinerary therefore adding dollars to having printing cards with the practice name on them. (the old fashioned way)
  • Building new DEP records: Wish there was a way to copy entire builds from one DEP to another.
  • Security": EPIC security is a nightmare to develop for multi faced users. RN that schedule appointments. Many of our practices are small practices that only have 2-3 people (the doc, the RN and the scheduler/biller . This creates the need for everyone to do everything from a scheduling perspective and building this security can become very cumbersome from practice to practice as each is unique.
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Usability
Aprima Medical Software
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Epic
As stated earlier, it seems to be the best out there, from a built perspective as well as a user application. While some practices feel it to be time consuming (Cadence/Prelude) together others who see the whole integration thru the Epicare and Resolute systems love it. From an IT perspective, while sometimes cumbersome to build, the end results are pleasing and satisfying. We can usually accomplish what we set out to do with the practice vision in mind.
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Support Rating
Aprima Medical Software
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Epic
EPIC has been great in their support and communication at all hours. They also openly communicate when an application TS (Technical Support) will be away and who is covering for that person. During standard non working hours - you always know what number and who to call to get resolution to issues that arise at those times
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Online Training
Aprima Medical Software
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Epic
EPI webinars are most informative and not a long drawn out presentation. It also offer screen shots and practice tools.
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Implementation Rating
Aprima Medical Software
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Epic
Use implementation team from EPIC but know what you want and make sure that it=s what you get. You can be easily swayed by lack of knowledge on the application and therefore decisions are made that are not correct and then have to be redone. EPIC including Cadence needs a great understanding of the workflows you currently have and how they will be impacted by your build. We had a great understanding of the existing workflows in the offices, however lack of knowledge on the Cadence IT side, had a large impact on what was delivered as our implementers believed that a standard EPIC workflow would suffice and did not.
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Alternatives Considered
Aprima Medical Software
No comparison. Aprima wins this battle!
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Epic
Centricity was limited in ability to scale and customize compared to Cadence for our environment. Also the regular updates for Cadence vs. Centricity is where Cadence really shines. Vendor support is also much better with Cadence over Centricity. We also like the robust capability of the reporting module in Cadence over other vendors.
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Return on Investment
Aprima Medical Software
  • None of which I am aware.
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Epic
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