8 Best Practice Management Software for Orthopedic

ModMed Orthopedics is built around EMA, the vendor’s specialty EHR, with practice management, patient collaboration, analytics and revenue cycle services in the same suite. The orthopedics page lists simple, touch-based charting, orthopedic billing and collections management, and access to patient data almost anytime and anywhere. Clinic notes, surgery notes, imaging orders and follow-up visits all feed the same record, which is designed around orthopedic complaints, diagnoses and treatments.

• The vendor also lists built-in orthopedic ICD-10 codes, MIPS support and tools for finding lost revenue.
• Tap-and-go notes and automated suggested coding can cut routine documentation time, while analytics help track key indicators.
• Ask for a quote that separates software, billing services, training and support.

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athenaOne combines athenaClinicals, athenaCollector and athenaCommunicator in one platform, with telehealth, a patient portal, messaging, appointment reminders and self-scheduling. The vendor describes it as a fully integrated EHR, billing and practice management, and patient engagement solution, with native AI capabilities for documentation and care gap insights. The draw is a single system for the visit, the claim, the patient message and the follow-up, with a rules engine that flags claim errors before submission.

• The pricing model is the main point to understand before a demo.
• athenahealth says athenaOne cost is based on a percentage of collections, and it invites practices to reach out for custom pricing.
• That model can suit a practice that wants billing help tied to results, but it makes a direct price comparison difficult.
• Ask for the percentage, any minimum fee, and what billing support includes.

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AdvancedMD is a cloud platform that combines EHR, practice management, patient engagement and revenue cycle services. Its pricing page lists medical specialties at 429 dollars to 1,070 dollars per provider per month, with physical medicine at 399 dollars per provider per month. The physical medicine edition is relevant to orthopedic and rehabilitation work, covering physical therapy, orthopedics, podiatry and rehabilitation clinics.

• Core features include scheduling, billing, claims management, ePrescribing, patient charting, a patient portal, telehealth and reporting.
• The vendor also offers per-encounter pricing, from 0.87 dollars to 1.74 dollars per claim, and a bundle builder that can save up to 40 percent compare
• RCM services are priced at 4 to 8 percent of collections.
• Ask which bundle the 429 dollar price covers and what setup fees apply, because setup can cost up to 6,000 dollars for complex clients.

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Tebra, formed from the merger of Kareo and PatientPop, is an all-in-one platform for clinical documentation, billing, patient experience and practice growth, built for private practices. Its two main bundles are Practice Essentials, which includes billing, clinical EHR and telehealth, and Practice Automation, which adds patient engagement tools. Pricing is built around clinical providers, not seat licenses, so support staff can use scheduling, charting and claims modules without increasing the bill for each extra user.

• Tebra states subscription pricing from 49 dollars to 799 dollars per provider per month, depending on solution, provider type, claim volume and config
• The 49 dollar starting point covers patient experience and marketing, while a physician bundle costs more, so get a quote for the exact provider mix.
• The platform also includes e-prescribing, eligibility checks, charge capture and online scheduling.

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DrChrono by EverHealth is an all-in-one, HIPAA-compliant platform that unifies EHR, billing, revenue cycle management, scheduling, patient engagement and AI-powered medical scribing in a single mobile-first solution. Providers can chart from anywhere, with full access on cell phone, tablet and desktop, and the vendor lists 20 or more specialty templates, integrated billing and RCM, clean claims, ERA auto-posting and 24-hour customer support. For a surgeon who moves between clinic rooms, a surgery center and a hospital, mobile access can reduce the need to return to a desk to finish notes.

• Pricing is not published.
• DrChrono offers five plans, Essentials, Essentials Plus, Advanced, Advanced Plus and Elite, and the vendor says pricing scales by practice size and ne
• A small practice page adds a Prometheus tier for solo practitioners, with EHR only, EHR plus practice management, or full RCM services.
• Ask which plan includes the billing features needed and how the AI scribe is priced.

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eClinicalWorks is a widely used cloud EHR and practice management vendor, and its pricing page is one of the clearest in this list. EHR Only is listed at 499 dollars per month per provider, with no start-up costs, and EHR with Practice Management is listed at 599 dollars per month per provider. RCM as a Service is listed at 2.9 percent of practice collections.

• The EHR-only plan includes the medical record, eClinicalMobile, patient portal, eClinicalMessenger, document management, referral management, ePrescri
• For an orthopedic practice, the value is a single vendor for charting, scheduling, billing and patient messaging, with no start-up costs on the listed
• Initial training is included for practices with 1 to 9 providers, and extra fees apply above nine providers.
• Confirm which modules are included at each price and what fees apply per patient statement.

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NextGen Healthcare offers two main paths for ambulatory practices. NextGen Enterprise supports provider groups of all sizes, with pre-built clinical content for 30 or more specialties, population health management, secure data exchange and revenue cycle management. NextGen Office is a cloud-based clinical and billing solution for smaller independent practices with fewer than 10 providers, with specialty EHR content, a patient portal and a claims clearinghouse.

• A group with several locations can use the same platform across sites while keeping specialty templates for each department.
• The vendor describes transparent enterprise pricing and all-inclusive pricing including software and services, but it does not publish a starting pric
• Ask for the price per provider, what implementation and training include, how the system handles orthopedic templates, imaging orders, surgery schedul

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Nextech is built for specialty practices, including orthopedics, ophthalmology, dermatology, plastic surgery and med spas, with more than 25 years of work in those fields, according to the vendor. Its orthopedic page describes workflows with templates customized by subspecialty and provider preference, structured documentation that mirrors real patient encounters, auto-population of notes from prior visits, integrated dictation and voice command, and PACS imaging access inside the clinical workflow. The vendor calls its orthopedic EHR SRSPro.

• The platform also covers integrated payments, e-prescribing with drug interaction alerts and PDMP workflows, telehealth, MIPS support, and revenue cyc
• For a practice that orders imaging often and manages DME billing, the imaging link and procedure-focused templates are the features to test first.
• Ask for a quote that lists the EHR, practice management, payments and RCM parts separately.

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