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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Practice Fusion

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $149

    per month per provider with a required annual commitment

    VMware SD-WAN

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AVMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.N/A
    Pricing
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
    Editions & Modules
    3 signing staff licenses & unlimited non-signing staff licenses
    $149
    per month per provider with a required annual commitment
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
    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
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
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    Practice Fusion
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
    Billing and Claims Management
    Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Practice Fusion and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Practice Fusion
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    VMware SD-WAN
    -
    Ratings
    Real-time eligibility verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Claims management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Coding10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Patient billing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Patient Scheduling
    Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Practice Fusion and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Practice Fusion
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    39% below category average
    VMware SD-WAN
    -
    Ratings
    Rule-based scheduling5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated appointment reminders8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated patient check-in5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location support7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Calendar interface1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Medical Records
    Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Practice Fusion and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Practice Fusion
    6.4
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    VMware SD-WAN
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    Ratings
    Charting / document management7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Templates6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Patient portal7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile/tablet support9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fax integration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with other EMR and PM systems7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow automation1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Speech recognition9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    E-prescribing5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Medical Security and Privacy
    Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Practice Fusion and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Practice Fusion
    7.2
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    VMware SD-WAN
    -
    Ratings
    HIPAA compliance5.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based permission levels4.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data backups and redundancy9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local mode / networking failsafe9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow and Scale
    Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Practice Fusion and VMware SD-WAN
    Feature
    Practice Fusion
    2.7
    7 Ratings
    94% below category average
    VMware SD-WAN
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    Task tracking6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specialty-specific workflows1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    athenaClinicals
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    CareLogic EHR
    Score10 out of 10
    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Epic
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Practice FusionVMware SD-WAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Practice Fusion
    The best scenario is a small non-profit clinic who needs a great EMR but cannot afford one like EPIC. I might also recommend this to colleagues who are starting a small business because I think PF would be a good, easy, and more affordable to get up and running. I think this EMR makes less sense in the setting of large academic institutions who need lots of easily manipulable data and a huge amount of support.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware SD WAN is a great solution for tying multiple locations together that are not physically located close. The link aggregation used in the technology allows for quicker failover to redundant connections, which makes the surface traffic seem to be uninterrupted. If planning to connect multiple locations while utilizing the existing internet, Veloclouds SDWAN provides stable and accurate aggregation of connections that provide a good sense of stability for the price.
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    Pros
    Practice Fusion
    • Document storage- You can upload documents and attach them to specific patients. As well as flag documents that need to be signed, and assign them to specific doctors.
    • Charting- Very detailed integration for charting.
    • Reporting- We really enjoy the reports we can pull from within the software.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VeloCloud is excellent at automatically choosing the best internet connection based on speed and quality.
    • It provides a web based interface allows all our connections to be managed from anywhere in the world.
    • Because VMware has a strong history in networking and is a name I can trust, we are able to confidently invest in their technology.
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    Cons
    Practice Fusion
    • Have Physician Assistant as a provider status.
    • Make the notes section of each patients account displays towards the top of page and not the bottom.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VMware SD-WAN could provide cli access for troubleshooting
    • VMware SD-WAN boxes could have more ports
    • VMware SD-WAN box could have more applications to provide more health and visibility of the traffic passing through
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    Usability
    Practice Fusion
    In my opinion and experience, they have a lack of customization so you have to constantly create hacks to make their system work for your practice.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware SD-WAN has great usability. We have had a positive experience with the solution. It has helped solved a number of issues with our network such as visibility in user usage, application usage, and prioritizing critical application network traffic. VMware SD-WAN user interface is also very easy to understand and configure.
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    Support Rating
    Practice Fusion
    We always get a return call within the time stated. There are many available topics on the forum and it is often easy to find the issue you are seeking more information on. When we have tried the live chat feature we have been satisfied with the timeliness and response.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    There are still some glitches that need to be worked out. As an example, I rebooted a device at one of our branch locations and it just died. That should never have happened, and I've only seen this happen when a company needs to improve hardware on some of their lower-end models.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Practice Fusion
    NextGen is hard to use as far as medical records. Practice Fusion is user friendly. There is a great knowledge base for questions asked. Practice Fusion takes all the guess work out of the day.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    At the time we made our decision to move forward with VeloCloud, Cisco Viptela and Cisco Meraki were the two players we compared against. Cisco's offerings were very customizable when using Viptela, but there was a big learning curve to implement. Meraki at the time was a lot simpler, but we needed the ability to customize some features in order to implement SD-WAN in our environment. VeloCloud was the perfect solution during our POC as it satisfied our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Practice Fusion
    • PRO -- I know now what I need in an EMR/EHR
    • CONS -- They have overcharged me and it has cost me money
    • CONS-- They have disregarded my legal rights which makes me unsure of keeping confidential info in their systems and it will cost me money to switch
    • CONS--They have cost me money with the time I've wasted to follow up on my own tickets that they refuse to follow up with
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Eliminate the cost of an MPLS circuit.
    • Ease of deployment: the amount of time saved when adding additional sites to the solution, especially when you have a profile already built and when you add a new VC you just associate that profile with that appliance. Again, in a matter of minutes, you can have a new site up and running.
    • Since there is not true firewall built-in, you would have to either purchase a third-party firewall or the virtual firewall that is supported by Velocloud.
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