Cerner Practice Management vs. Tebra Billing & Payments

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cerner Practice Management
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Cerner Practice Management, formerly under the name "PowerWorks"is a software solution that enables users to manage clinic operations across registration, scheduling, patient tracking, patient accounting and reporting through one workflow.N/A
Tebra Billing & Payments
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Tebra Practice Management (formerly Kareo) provides cloud-based management and billing solutions for small medical offices. Some key features include: Patient Management, Scheduler & Patient Reminders, Insurance Billing & Reporting, and Patient Billing & Collections.
$74.50
per provider
Pricing
Cerner Practice ManagementTebra Billing & Payments
Editions & Modules
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Non-Physician Provider (Low-Volume)
$74.50
per provider
Low-Volume Provider
$149
per provider
Physician Provider
$299
per provider
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cerner Practice ManagementTebra Billing & Payments
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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Considered Both Products
Cerner Practice Management
Chose Cerner Practice Management
PowerWorks is more detailed but more time-consuming. It doesn’t chart from exception which takes a lot of time, there is not a copy and paste feature and no ability to refer back to anything else you have input unless you make a comment. Epic has many of these features that …
Chose Cerner Practice Management
I personally would use this system over any other systems currently on the market. Athena has a nice product...however, it can be quite expensive and the colors are draining on the eyes. eClinical Works also has a system that is comparable, but the customization I found wasn't …
Tebra Billing & Payments
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
We have enjoyed Kareo Medical Billing so much that we haven't had a reason to investigate another product!
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Despite their limitations, at least, in my experience, SimplePractice reps don't lie to customers.
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
We have used several Practice Management programs which our doctors have chosen. Kareo is far above those in ease of use, efficiency and reporting. Training takes very little time as the program is intuitive. Licensing cost is reasonable. Our doctors enjoy the integration …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Nextgen PM < Kareo < AdvancedMD

Fortunately, Kareo was a significantly better solution than Nextgen. Part of this was due to Kareo being cloud-based. We have found that AdvancedMD is a far-superior product relative to both of the other solutions we are currently using. Kareo's …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
We wanted a change from the previous PM system we had before that was old and out of date. Kareo has support that can help out and if they don't know the answer to something they will always get back to you by email or phone call with whatever it is you need. That is one thing …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Kareo is the only billing software we have used. We are currently looking at WebPT's Therabill.
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
We are much happier with Kareo than Compulink. The software as a service makes it easy to manage claims from multiple locations when I cannot be on site. The reports and all other aspects I have mentioned as distinct to Kareo. We had a very hard time tracking things with …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
We used BrickMed for 6 years before switching to Kareo and WebPT. BrickMed was great as a billing tool but did not work well as an EHR for our Clinic.
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
The company had Kareo when I started working there but before that, they used a system that didn't offer the same features as Kareo. After looking at the old software, I am glad they had switched when I came on board.
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
I used trusted reviews and conversations with others to determine my initial interest in Kareo. I was so happy with the initial trial period that I had no need to look further.
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Kareo is plain and simple. NextGen always says you get what you pay for, however, NextGen is expensive for anyone and Kareo does the same thing for a fraction of the cost. Kareo gives our time management back to the office personnel. Everything is user-friendly, which NextGen …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Lackluster...at best? I have no words, honestly other than I was charged 5K up front for a one year subscription and I still can't receive refill requests or send labs directly. It's been a nightmare, from beginning to current. Currently attempting to just get out of my …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
Kareo offers way more than the other platforms that we researched, and at a better price. Kareo has scored well the last 4 years in the Blackbook Survey. The integration between the EHR and PM is fantastic. This allows for the entire revenue cycle to streamlined and monitored …
Chose Tebra Billing & Payments
It seems to have all the bells and whistles we need for our practice.
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User Ratings
Cerner Practice ManagementTebra Billing & Payments
Likelihood to Recommend
5.0
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9.0
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Usability
-
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8.0
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Performance
7.0
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-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cerner Practice ManagementTebra Billing & Payments
Likelihood to Recommend
It is great for a practice up to 15-20 physicians. It might be slightly expensivee for a small rural 1 doc practice, but the money accumulated through EOB checking is worth the expense in my eyes
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In my experience, problems with them adding incorrect fees to pad their bills coupled with their unethical business practices such as locking you out from accessing your EMR at the drop of a hat prevent me from recommending Kareo to any practice. Reliability is paramount. Kareo's use of unethical business practices (locking you out from your EMR or disabling your EMR all together) can result in a physician being sanctioned by the medical board (inappropriate medical record keeping) or financially destroy a small practice leaving them with NO ACCESS to their ERAs/patient billing accounts etc leads me to NOT reccomend their products or doing business with them.
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Pros
  • Easy to use for all staff members.
  • Layout is easy to understand.
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  • Kareo stays up to date on insurance changes which allow for smooth transitions.
  • Kareo asks for feedback and has a place to go and request changes or additions that would make our job easier.
  • I love that you can submit a help ticket or call, if you prefer, with any questions or problems that you may have. They are always very prompt with their follow up.
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Cons
  • Needs a copy and paste function
  • Needs an 'unchanged from previous assessment' tab
  • Have hourly charting be easily accessible
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  • Kareo support is not the most timely. I have to wait far longer too many days than I should when the occasional problem arises.
  • Kareo does not have a connection with one certain clearing house (Jopari )that would make me able to submit some additional claims electronically.
  • Kareo used to have the ability to have an expected amount for each insurance in a table that let me know instantly if one particular payment paid less than expected. They took away that tool.
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Usability
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Kareo Medical Billing is very user friendly and the support they provide allows users to get their questions answered quickly and efficiently. The wait time to receive help is usually pretty good and most of the time we can ger our questions answered. We have found that is the tech help is unable to answer our question, they will attempt to find a colleague who is able to help!
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Performance
Everything within the system works smoothly, it’s just time-consuming and could be a bit more simplistic.
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Alternatives Considered
PowerWorks is more detailed but more time-consuming. It doesn’t chart from exception which takes a lot of time, there is not a copy and paste feature and no ability to refer back to anything else you have input unless you make a comment. Epic has many of these features that lead to a better work flow
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Lackluster...at best? I have no words, honestly other than I was charged 5K up front for a one year subscription and I still can't receive refill requests or send labs directly. It's been a nightmare, from beginning to current. Currently attempting to just get out of my contract altogether-
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Return on Investment
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  • Kareo had an overall low return on investment.
  • Despite the software being active at our company, we were forced to transition to a different solution within 6-months of implementation.
  • The time spent attempting to reconcile the system to itself was rather wasteful.
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