Likelihood to Recommend Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
Kareo is not an appropriate application for any real-world clinical need. It is highly unreliable, crashing frequently, and often becomes frozen. It also cannot ingest data from Therapy Notes, which was a promised feature of the platform according to the sales team. Additionally, when we ran into reliability issues (every day, with every clinician at the practice, across a dozen different office locations with different internet service providers) we were not offered the ability to cancel our contract. Until the reliability issues are fixed Kareo is not well-suited to any use case because it does not work.
Read full review I would recommend NextGen Healthcare EHR 9 times out of 10 for a mid-sized multi-specialty practice, internal medicine, family practice, peds, and behavioral health (for CHCs, FQHCs, and private practice), but beyond that, I don't believe that NextGen Healthcare EHR is the best solution most times. Consider having all staff at all levels read "Raving Fans" and employ the model. Do what you do well, don't do what you can't do well. You'll be far more successful.
Read full review Pros Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
Catching missing patient info Catching missing insurance info Providing mailing addresses Read full review 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. Read full review Cons Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
Everything created can always use adjusting depending on the situation Adapting to client needs quicker Problems are not reported in a timely manner Read full review EHR and Practice Management are two completely different interfaces within the same program and are not easily navigated. Only super users can perform all tasks, making it so all staff needs to become a super user. Credit Card processing is difficult to set up and change-- we moved offices but need to process CC payments through our old office. When patients prefill their registration information online, we are unable to confirm their insurance information due to small glitches with the program. There are multiple ways to view the daily schedule, and none of them are easy to use. Read full review Likelihood to Renew Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
Kareo was a massive waste of money. It's an unreliable product without promised features and sold by a disingenuous sales team. We will stick to reliable services like Doxy, Therapy Notes, etc.
Read full review Usability Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
The user interface is fine but it the app constantly freezes or crashes.
Read full review 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.
Read full review Performance Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
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
Read full review Support Rating Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
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
Read full review Alternatives Considered Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
I selected Kareo EHR because it was a lot simpler to use and the customer service was definitely better. Every representative I have spoken to has been super friendly and helpful.
Read full review 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.
Read full review Return on Investment Tebra Technologies, Inc (Kareo + PatientPop)
We have negative reviews as we were sold a product that left out some key variables. Things we really needed to make the transition. I don't think KAREO is good for small business (0-10 employees) because their prices for additional or standard features is steep. They charge by the therapist to boot and it is steep! Again ASK questions; do a test run; ask about the migration of your data and its charges. You sign with them you will be locked into a 12 month contract with no out clause. If they are costing you the money you have to stay with them. Read full review Our AR days are very low compared to industry standard. We end up using many 3rd party tools (IMO, virtual scribes, voice recognition, etc.) to accommodate shortfalls. In my experience, some support issues take over a year to resolve. In the meantime, you have to develop workarounds. Read full review ScreenShots NextGen Healthcare EHR Screenshots