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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Desk.com (discontinued)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADesk.com was a helpdesk, ticketing, and customer support product offered by Salesforce, and oriented towards the needs of small businesses. It is no longer sold and support has been discontinued. Salesforce recommends its modern Service Cloud as a replacement.N/A

    Epic

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AEpic offers a suite of medical practice management and EHR software.N/A
    Pricing
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Epic
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Billing and Claims Management
    Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Epic
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Epic
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Real-time eligibility verification00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Claims management00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Coding00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Patient billing00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Financial Reporting00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Patient Scheduling
    Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Epic
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Epic
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Rule-based scheduling00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Automated appointment reminders00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Automated patient check-in00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Multi-location support00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Calendar interface00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Electronic Medical Records
    Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Epic
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Epic
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Charting / document management00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Templates00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Patient portal00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Mobile/tablet support00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Fax integration00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Integration with other EMR and PM systems00 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Workflow automation00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Speech recognition00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Customization00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    E-prescribing00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Medical Security and Privacy
    Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Epic
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Epic
    9.5
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    HIPAA compliance00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Role-based permission levels00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Data backups and redundancy00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Local mode / networking failsafe00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Workflow and Scale
    Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Epic
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Epic
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task tracking00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    Specialty-specific workflows00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    athenaClinicals
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    CareLogic EHR
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    eClinicalWorks
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (38 ratings)
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Desk.com (discontinued)Epic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Once I had to search the logs to find cases and data on a particular keyword, but I was not able to do so as there was no search tool available, nor was there a sort or filter tool. I was totally frustrated as I had to skim through the data to complete my task manually.
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    Epic
    Epic is very good on the medical side and continues improving mental health and dental care. Having integrated telehealth via Zoom was a game-changer. During COVID, it was vital to have telehealth options and to ensure it was completely HIPAA Compliant and easy to document inside their health record.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Desk.com automatically tracks analytics on all cases coming in and going out.
    • Desk.com helps prevent multiple people from working on the same case. However, it does allow us to assign the case to someone else if we feel that person is more qualified to address the case.
    • Desk.com has very few bugs or server issues that we've seen. This helps prevent any delays in communicating with our customers.
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    Epic
    • There are doctors' notes templates with prepopulated fields in them. This saves a lot of time.
    • Epic sends medication orders to pharmacies electronically so that we do not have to call. This saves a lot of time.
    • Epic has a Secure Chat feature via which we can send HIPAA protected messages to any employee with the patient's name and record attached.
    • It has a PDMP link. We can look up what controlled medications such as opiates patients have been prescribed and by whom.
    • It links to MyChart, which is a platform via which patients can look up their own information without them having to call the doctors. This saves a lot of time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Internal knowledge tools are clunky and annoying to access, outside the regular workflow of everyday staff
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in business rules and custom fields
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in case handling - for example, if you begin a case as a phone call you CANNOT email the customer from the case. As though no one working at Desk has ever sent a follow-up email...?
    • Not very good for B2B, mid-to-large businesses. Difficult to set business rules based on company information (for example, service level/tier) and nearly impossible to track key stakeholders and get clear insight into the relationship at a high level
    • Reporting tools are clunky, slow, and just all-around pretty useless
    Incentivized
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    Epic
    • Visual Updates: While Epic is constantly improving the user experience, there are a few features that still need a design refresh. While this does not effect functionality, it does have an impact on user perception.
    • Ordering: While placing an order for a physician is very easy, a few changes to the workflow could improve the experience for physicians.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We will be very likely to renew our contract with Desk.com. It is easy to use, and provides us with everything we need to keep our customers and employees happy. They have also been very helpful in catering the application to our specific and unique needs, including working across brands and adding specific content for our products
    Incentivized
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    Epic
    It is beyond measure the best EHR on the market.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Desk.com and Salesforce Service Cloud's usability is seamless to get up and running, administer, and scale across the organization. It allows us to get up and running in days rather than weeks and has transformed our customer support teams globally into efficient, world-class teams. The best practices that the Salesforce and Desk.com teams provide are also very valuable, as we have the right case studies and tips to implement right away in our organization.
    Incentivized
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    Epic
    You should invest time into taking a training class before using Epic, but once you get the hang of it the usability features are endless! My favorite part about Epic is how it is automated and "trained" to catch user errors that would typically be missed in normal documentation/charting. This ensures accuracy and eliminates errors.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    We've never had a problem with Desk.com's availability.
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    Epic
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Fast, responsive, gorgeous, and fun. It's always run like a thoroughbred for me.
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    Epic
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Their support leaves much to be desired. They do not respond quickly and do not follow up with feature requests. There is also a lack of on-demand or live training available for the teams to use as they learn a new tool. Because there is so much customization, a lot of questions do come up regularly.
    Incentivized
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    Epic
    The initial training was good but would have been even better had I been more familiar with the system before taking it. I found learning how to deal with Epic while working in the field at the same time was a (pardon the pun) Epic learning curve. I really think there should be a scribe who does the data entry and others can focus on what they do best.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Epic
    Well-vetted lesson plans that teach you what you need to know for success.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Epic
    While not as effective as in-person training, it is still adequate.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    As I stated earlier, implementation of Desk.com went more smoothly than most. The resources in the "Support Center" are fantastic, and I never ran into anything that left me stumped, angry, or disappointed.
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    Epic
    Epic has a regimented implementation process that ensures a successful go-live.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Overall, it performs a lot better than all three combined, with a lot fewer glitches and a lot more user-friendly and user experience efficiency. Any new link that needs to be done, takes a lot less time to execute on desk compared to the three others. Simply advanced when it comes to execution this platform is.
    Incentivized
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    Epic
    Epic gives extensive customization options in terms of utility and view. I have found this to be highly useful and efficient EHR as compared to other EHRs we use in our organization.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Better customer service and employee efficiency when dealing with cases
    • It's so universal, meaning that everyone can use it and it's easy to understand.
    • The only negative impact is that our IT department who is assigned tickets has responded to customers instead of to the local reps and we have to ensure they know to change the email if it's assigned to them.
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    Epic
    • Being able to track and document all of our services in the same place has made an exceptional improvement in continuity of patient care, both internally across departments (medical/dental/mental health) and externally with specialists and other healthcare organizations on a national scale.
    • Continuous improvements in Data reporting and analytics make tracking and implementing quality improvement measures throughout the year easy.
    • Massive improvements to the ELLA training platform, combined with detailed and interactive training materials for all system areas, make onboarding and staff training much easier!
    Incentivized
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