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Independent intelligence for healthcare technology

Every product here was reviewed with the same criteria and scored the same way. We publish what we could verify, mark what we could not, and tell you where each product falls short.

Categories

EHR / EMR

2

The clinical record at the center of everything else. Documentation, orders, results, and the interfaces that carry them.

Practice Management

1

Scheduling, eligibility, claims, and the front-office work that decides whether a day runs smoothly.

Behavioral Health

2

Systems built for therapy and psychiatry practices, where notes, consent, and privacy work differently.

Patient Engagement

1

Intake, forms, reminders, payments, and everything a patient touches before the visit.

Scheduling

1

Online booking, waitlists, recalls, and the calendar rules that keep providers full without chaos.

Telehealth

1

Video visits and remote care, judged on reliability and privacy rather than feature lists.

AI & AI Scribes

2

Ambient documentation and clinical AI, and what practices should ask before turning it on.

Revenue Cycle & Billing

1

Claims, denials, patient balances, and the reporting that tells you where money is stuck.

Cybersecurity

2

Identity, access, endpoint, and email defenses sized for a practice without a security team.

IT & Managed Services

0

Outsourced IT support, monitoring, and the contract terms that determine your recovery time.

Communications

2

Phones, secure messaging, and patient texting that has to stay compliant while staying usable.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

1

Backups you can actually restore, tested against the day the clinical record goes dark.

Compliance

1

Risk analysis, policies, training, and documentation that survives an audit.

Imaging

2

PACS, image exchange, and the workflow between capture and read.

Other Healthcare Technology

0

Everything else practice leaders end up evaluating, from analytics to specialty tools.

Interoperability & Data

0

Platforms that move clinical data between systems, including HL7 and FHIR interfaces.

Analytics & Reporting

0

Reporting, population health and business intelligence tools used by practices and their partners.

Medical & Connected Devices

0

Clinical devices and the platforms that inventory, monitor and secure them.

Pharmacy & Prescribing

0

Prescribing, medication management and pharmacy technology.

Laboratory & Diagnostics

0

Lab information systems, ordering and results delivery.

Life Sciences & Research

0

Research, trial and precision medicine platforms that touch clinical data.

19 products reviewed

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Must have

These filters only match what a vendor has published. Products where we could not verify the answer are left out rather than assumed.

Cybersecurity

Cisco Duo

Cisco

82

Multi-factor authentication a small practice can actually run

Best first security stepSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Cybersecurity

1Password Business

1Password

80

Shared credentials without the sticky notes

SoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Behavioral Health

SimplePractice

SimplePractice

79

Notes, scheduling, billing, and telehealth for therapy practices

Best for solo practicesSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

AI & AI Scribes

Abridge

Abridge

78

Ambient documentation built around the conversation

Best for documentation timeSmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

EHR / EMR

athenaOne

athenahealth

76

Records, billing, and patient engagement on one network

Best for outsourced billingSmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

Communications

Klara

Klara

76

One thread per patient instead of five phone calls

SoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Practice Management

Tebra Practice Operations

Tebra

76

Front office, billing, and patient growth for independent practices

Best for small practicesSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Behavioral Health

TherapyNotes

TherapyNotes

76

A focused behavioral health record with billing built in

SoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Revenue Cycle & Billing

Waystar

Waystar

76

Claims, denials, and patient payments with real reporting

Best for denial visibilitySmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

AI & AI Scribes

Microsoft Dragon Copilot

Microsoft

75

Dictation and ambient documentation from a large vendor

Midsize (11+ providers)

Patient Engagement

Phreesia

Phreesia

74

Digital intake that moves work out of the waiting room

Best for busy front desksSmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

Communications

Weave

Weave

74

Phones, texting, and payments in one small-practice bundle

Best for small-practice phonesSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Telehealth

Doxy.me

Doxy.me

73

Video visits without an app to install

Best for getting startedSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Scheduling

Phreesia Scheduling

Phreesia

73

Online booking tied to intake and eligibility

Best paired with intakeSmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

Compliance

Compliancy Group

Compliancy Group

72

Compliance documentation with a human walking you through it

Best for first-time compliance workSoloSmall (2–10 providers)

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Datto BCDR

Kaseya

71

Backup measured by how fast you are working again

Best for on-premise serversSmall (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

Imaging

Ambra Health

Intelerad

70

Image exchange without burning discs

Small (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

EHR / EMR

eClinicalWorks EHR

eClinicalWorks

70

A broad ambulatory record with a long feature list

Small (2–10 providers)Midsize (11+ providers)

Imaging

Orthanc DICOM Server

Orthanc

n/a

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