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AthenaClinicals is a versatile software that has been highly regarded in the medical business for its automation and ease of use compared …
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Popular Features

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  • Fax integration (9)
    9.9
    99%
  • Charting / document management (9)
    8.9
    89%
  • Templates (9)
    8.9
    89%
  • Integration with other EMR and PM systems (9)
    7.6
    76%
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Features

Billing and Claims Management

Managing the entire revenue cycle to help improve collection rates

8.4
Avg 7.7

Patient Scheduling

Managing patient scheduling, appointment reminders, and patient check-in

8.2
Avg 8.0

Electronic Medical Records

Digital charting of a patient’s medical and treatment history

8.9
Avg 7.2

Medical Security and Privacy

This component helps an organization minimize security risks and respect data privacy.

8.4
Avg 8.4

Workflow and Scale

The software helps manage employee workflows at scale.

8.8
Avg 7.8
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Reviews and Ratings

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TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

AthenaClinicals is a versatile software that has been highly regarded in the medical business for its automation and ease of use compared to other EHR software. Users have found the software valuable in a variety of use cases. For example, it allows users to print forms with patient scan codes and scan them directly into the patient's electronic chart, saving time. With features like improved authorization tracking and a report builder for detailed assessments, AthenaClinicals effectively maintains patient records and financials for doctor's offices. Additionally, the software offers a complete electronic medical record solution for large family care practices, eliminating the need for physical charts and streamlining record management. Users have appreciated the transition from an aging EMR to a newer web-based model. Furthermore, AthenaClinicals enhances workflow optimization and easy data entry with its user-friendly interface, providing a seamless experience for users. The check-in and check-out features significantly improve office efficiency, while patient message management ensures prompt communication between departments or doctors. By simplifying navigation through patient charts and doctors' notes, AthenaClinicals makes it easier to find lost papers, schedule appointments, and create patient charts quickly. The software also helps standardize templates of notes, ensuring consistency in documentation. Overall, users have praised AthenaClinicals for its comprehensive management solutions for medical billing, care management, and income monitoring, resulting in improved work efficiency by 70%.

Users commonly recommend thoroughly researching and studying a lot of information before using AthenaClinicals. They emphasize the importance of understanding the cost and fees associated with the software, as well as confirming any sales promises in writing.

Another common recommendation is to fully utilize AthenaClinicals' capabilities. Users suggest taking advantage of tutorials and staying up-to-date with the company's publications to maximize the benefits of the system. Some users even suggest dedicating staff solely to the billing process if possible.

Many users recommend giving AthenaClinicals a trial run before making a purchase. This allows potential users to familiarize themselves with the software and determine if it meets their needs for potential financial and time savings. However, there is also a cautionary note for recommending AthenaClinicals for Surgery Centers, unless it is a single specialty center connected to a single physician.

Overall, these recommendations highlight the importance of thorough research, maximizing the use of AthenaClinicals' features, and experiencing a trial run before committing to the software.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(1-5 of 5)
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Tom Pentzer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • athenaClinicals is a lightweight interface that is easy to navigate.
  • The problem list is easy to find, and adding documentation in the appropriate areas is intuitive.
  • The scheduling software included functions nicely for an office practice.
  • The problem list could use a sort by date function. Long-time patients tend to aggregate a massive problem list, most of which is comprised of old resolved issues.
  • The provider schedule view settings could use more filters. At times while in the clinic, I was unable to see patients assigned to my provider due to other scheduled visits.
Works well for family med and peds primary care. Would not be well suited to wound healing/hyperbaric medicine practice in current configuration as the specific documentation requirements of wound management and hyperbaric treatments don't mesh well with the layout and forms that I observed.
Billing and Claims Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Real-time eligibility verification
N/A
N/A
Coding
N/A
N/A
Claims management
N/A
N/A
Patient billing
N/A
N/A
Financial Reporting
N/A
N/A
Patient Scheduling (5)
N/A
N/A
Rule-based scheduling
N/A
N/A
Automated patient check-in
N/A
N/A
Automated appointment reminders
N/A
N/A
Multi-location support
N/A
N/A
Calendar interface
N/A
N/A
Medical Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Electronic Medical Records (10)
48%
4.8
Charting / document management
80%
8.0
Templates
80%
8.0
E-prescribing
80%
8.0
Fax integration
80%
8.0
Patient portal
N/A
N/A
Mobile/tablet support
N/A
N/A
Speech recognition
N/A
N/A
Integration with other EMR and PM systems
60%
6.0
Customization
50%
5.0
Workflow automation
50%
5.0
Medical Security and Privacy (4)
60%
6.0
Role-based permission levels
80%
8.0
Data backups and redundancy
80%
8.0
HIPAA compliance
80%
8.0
Local mode / networking failsafe
N/A
N/A
Workflow and Scale (3)
80%
8.0
Task tracking
80%
8.0
Specialty-specific workflows
80%
8.0
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities
80%
8.0
Greenway was absolutely horrible. Not intuitive, no right-click functionality, poor integration, and flexibility. athenaClinicals surpasses it in every aspect.

WoundExpert was well suited to wound healing and hyperbaric medical practices. If athenaClinicals had the right forms and ability to accommodate wound care and HBO workflows, it would be a good competitor.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Billing
  • Meaningful use dashboard
  • Reports
  • Encounter plans and order set customized
  • Customer services and availability
  • Less clicks for charting one provider (had a ridiculous amount of click to complete a pre op visit)
  • Better dashboard
I think overall it is a good EMR for physicians to accomplish and stay compliance in the ever changing technology sector.
Billing and Claims Management (5)
94%
9.4
Real-time eligibility verification
100%
10.0
Coding
100%
10.0
Claims management
90%
9.0
Patient billing
90%
9.0
Financial Reporting
90%
9.0
Patient Scheduling (5)
82%
8.2
Rule-based scheduling
100%
10.0
Automated patient check-in
80%
8.0
Automated appointment reminders
90%
9.0
Multi-location support
60%
6.0
Calendar interface
80%
8.0
Medical Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Electronic Medical Records (10)
71%
7.1
Charting / document management
80%
8.0
Templates
90%
9.0
E-prescribing
100%
10.0
Fax integration
90%
9.0
Patient portal
100%
10.0
Mobile/tablet support
N/A
N/A
Speech recognition
N/A
N/A
Integration with other EMR and PM systems
80%
8.0
Customization
80%
8.0
Workflow automation
90%
9.0
Medical Security and Privacy (4)
90%
9.0
Role-based permission levels
100%
10.0
Data backups and redundancy
80%
8.0
HIPAA compliance
100%
10.0
Local mode / networking failsafe
80%
8.0
Workflow and Scale (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Task tracking
90%
9.0
Specialty-specific workflows
80%
8.0
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities
80%
8.0
They have the same very similar capabilities. They have a quality measures icon and a great dashboard to help close gaps in care. Centricity does not have those features in this current version.
30
From administration to Clinical to Providers
3
He has a technical background and practical administration
  • Billing
  • Quality data
  • Financial services
  • Patient portal for secure messages
  • Population health features
  • Workflows
  • Campaign and outreach
  • Help achieve PCMH recognitions
  • Meet Meaningful use
  • Encounter plans
  • Data reports
  • Meaningful use dashboard
  • Office notes
  • Intergrated of registry for immunization
  • No barcode scanning
No
Overall the system is good. Actually, this was supposed to be the universal EMR when it came out during the Bush administration.
Jessica Adams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Templates are widely available for most specialties. They are easy to use and modifiable.
  • Movement through the clinical exam is expedited with the interview and template. PFSH remains constant on the record.
  • Records sent to other providers contain concise and easy to read notes.
  • The cost is very high compared to other programs.
  • Some people find the program difficult to learn.
  • The billing software requires more work than is described when they are trying to sell you the program.
  • The sales staff that we dealt with had the vibe of car salesmen. At times very pushy and the room for negotiation grew at each interaction. The high cost first quoted is very negotiable but they "up charge" for many things.

Well suited for combined billing and EHR use. Most of us found it easy to use but some had great difficulty. Templates make charting easy and they are pre-programmed into the software. Diagnoses are also ICD 9 and 10 compliant.

The cost is very high and the extra charges were surprising.

Billing and Claims Management (5)
86%
8.6
Real-time eligibility verification
80%
8.0
Coding
90%
9.0
Claims management
90%
9.0
Patient billing
90%
9.0
Financial Reporting
80%
8.0
Patient Scheduling (5)
62%
6.2
Rule-based scheduling
80%
8.0
Automated patient check-in
70%
7.0
Automated appointment reminders
80%
8.0
Multi-location support
80%
8.0
Calendar interface
N/A
N/A
Medical Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Electronic Medical Records (10)
74%
7.4
Charting / document management
90%
9.0
Templates
90%
9.0
E-prescribing
90%
9.0
Fax integration
90%
9.0
Patient portal
90%
9.0
Mobile/tablet support
90%
9.0
Speech recognition
N/A
N/A
Integration with other EMR and PM systems
20%
2.0
Customization
90%
9.0
Workflow automation
90%
9.0
Medical Security and Privacy (4)
87.5%
8.8
Role-based permission levels
90%
9.0
Data backups and redundancy
80%
8.0
HIPAA compliance
90%
9.0
Local mode / networking failsafe
90%
9.0
Workflow and Scale (3)
80%
8.0
Task tracking
80%
8.0
Specialty-specific workflows
80%
8.0
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities
80%
8.0

I was not the one that selected the program but we all voted as a group and the CEO made the decision. We actually voted to do more research because of the expense of the program.

It is easy to use and to learn with many available templates. We are in psychiatry and there were not initially a great deal of templates but there are now. All in all it is a good program but expensive.

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Quality programs - able to see what measures are outstanding for the patient
  • Reporting - able to report on multiple financial reports as well as clinical information
  • Standardization of clinical information - the system forces users within the same specialty to use the same templates (as a starting point), therefore it is easier to standardize protocols and treatments of care
  • Medication updates - when changing the dose of a medication, the medication list should automatically update
  • Multi-user conflict - when more than one user is in the chart at the same time, it is possible that information can be lost
  • Autosave feature - this feature is actually available in their new version which we hope to roll out later this year
athenaClinicals is well suited from a single physician office to an enterprise healthcare system. The only specialty that they cannot cover is oncology that includes chemotherapy infusions (the dosing is very complicated and requires a specific oncology system).
Billing and Claims Management (5)
78%
7.8
Real-time eligibility verification
70%
7.0
Coding
70%
7.0
Claims management
80%
8.0
Patient billing
90%
9.0
Financial Reporting
80%
8.0
Patient Scheduling (5)
88%
8.8
Rule-based scheduling
90%
9.0
Automated patient check-in
80%
8.0
Automated appointment reminders
90%
9.0
Multi-location support
90%
9.0
Calendar interface
90%
9.0
Medical Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Electronic Medical Records (10)
83%
8.3
Charting / document management
90%
9.0
Templates
90%
9.0
E-prescribing
100%
10.0
Fax integration
80%
8.0
Patient portal
90%
9.0
Mobile/tablet support
80%
8.0
Speech recognition
80%
8.0
Integration with other EMR and PM systems
80%
8.0
Customization
70%
7.0
Workflow automation
70%
7.0
Medical Security and Privacy (4)
75%
7.5
Role-based permission levels
50%
5.0
Data backups and redundancy
80%
8.0
HIPAA compliance
90%
9.0
Local mode / networking failsafe
80%
8.0
Workflow and Scale (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Task tracking
100%
10.0
Specialty-specific workflows
80%
8.0
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities
80%
8.0
eCW allows for customization on the provider level whereas athenaClinicals requires standardization by specialty. Meaningful Use and other quality programs are more challenging on eCW. eCW templates are quite different looking from those that are in athenaClinicals and the flow is a bit different (clicks in eCW versus scrolling in athenaClinicals).
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Acts as an "interface" with documents that typically would come over a fax.
  • Helps force a documentation workflow that helps us meet Meaningful Use.
  • Customer service is wonderful with Athena. I can call in anytime and have a representative shadow my screen and walk through any current obstacles I might be facing.
  • The ergonomics...the screen is very difficult to view - as the light colors do not provide for contrast.
  • The flow of the documentation can be difficult. It works down the screen vs. allowing users to jump easy. The "jump" function is at the bottom of the screen and the dropdown menu sometimes follows below the bottom of your computer screen.
  • It's very expensive for the added "behind the scenes" customer service you are getting. Many labs are now offering an interface for free which would put typical items that are faxed into a queue or their appropriate place. Many times the items that are "managed" by Athena are still having to be managed by the office buckets anyway - which is a selling point of Athena.
  • The templates that are built are far from intuitive. A point and click system is much easier for a busy physician...something that has a macro and pre-completed notes. Athena makes this process cumbersome, so many physicians are double documenting (paper, then EMR).
I think Athena does well with a big office that can afford the added expense, but for a smaller or rural practice I would not advise this product due to cost.
Billing and Claims Management (5)
90%
9.0
Real-time eligibility verification
100%
10.0
Coding
70%
7.0
Claims management
90%
9.0
Patient billing
100%
10.0
Financial Reporting
90%
9.0
Patient Scheduling (4)
90%
9.0
Automated patient check-in
90%
9.0
Automated appointment reminders
90%
9.0
Multi-location support
90%
9.0
Calendar interface
90%
9.0
Medical Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Electronic Medical Records (10)
71%
7.1
Charting / document management
70%
7.0
Templates
20%
2.0
E-prescribing
100%
10.0
Fax integration
90%
9.0
Patient portal
100%
10.0
Mobile/tablet support
80%
8.0
Speech recognition
100%
10.0
Integration with other EMR and PM systems
70%
7.0
Customization
30%
3.0
Workflow automation
50%
5.0
Medical Security and Privacy (4)
62.5%
6.3
Role-based permission levels
80%
8.0
Data backups and redundancy
60%
6.0
HIPAA compliance
100%
10.0
Local mode / networking failsafe
10%
1.0
Workflow and Scale (3)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Task tracking
30%
3.0
Specialty-specific workflows
30%
3.0
Multi-office / multi-physician capabilities
100%
10.0
Again, I would recommend Athena second on this list...and it's all practice specific. If a practice can afford Athena, then it's an ok system...but do not expect an intuitive system such as Cerner that can be fully customized and follows a physician workflow better.
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