Cerner Practice Management vs. PointClickCare Core EHR Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cerner Practice Management
Score 5.0 out of 10
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Cerner Practice Management, formerly under the name "PowerWorks"is a software solution that enables users to manage clinic operations across registration, scheduling, patient tracking, patient accounting and reporting through one workflow.N/A
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
PointClickCare provides their cloud-based technology for the senior care industry, the PointClickCare Core EHR Platform.N/A
Pricing
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Considered Both Products
Cerner Practice Management
Chose Cerner Practice Management
PowerWorks is more detailed but more time-consuming. It doesn’t chart from exception which takes a lot of time, there is not a copy and paste feature and no ability to refer back to anything else you have input unless you make a comment. Epic has many of these features that …
Chose Cerner Practice Management
I personally would use this system over any other systems currently on the market. Athena has a nice product...however, it can be quite expensive and the colors are draining on the eyes. eClinical Works also has a system that is comparable, but the customization I found wasn't …
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Chose PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform was selected because it is organized much more cleanly than MatrixCare. In PointClickCare Core EHR Platform, patient EHRs are laid out in such a way that accessing different kinds of information is a lot quicker than it is in MatrixCare. In …
Chose PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Each software that we had previously was best in KLAS at one time or another. However, they were individual software solutions instead of one solution for all of our business objectives. PCC has made it easier for our financial and clinical staff to have one tool that spans the …
Features
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Billing and Claims Management
Comparison of Billing and Claims Management features of Product A and Product B
Cerner Practice Management
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Ratings
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
9.0
Ratings
18% above category average
Real-time eligibility verification00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Claims management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Coding00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Patient billing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Financial Reporting00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Patient Scheduling
Comparison of Patient Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Cerner Practice Management
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Ratings
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Multi-location support00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Electronic Medical Records
Comparison of Electronic Medical Records features of Product A and Product B
Cerner Practice Management
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Ratings
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
6.5
Ratings
11% below category average
Charting / document management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Templates00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile/tablet support00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Fax integration00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Integration with other EMR and PM systems00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Workflow automation00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Customization00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
E-prescribing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Medical Security and Privacy
Comparison of Medical Security and Privacy features of Product A and Product B
Cerner Practice Management
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Ratings
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
9.5
Ratings
14% above category average
HIPAA compliance00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Role-based permission levels00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data backups and redundancy00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Local mode / networking failsafe00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Workflow and Scale
Comparison of Workflow and Scale features of Product A and Product B
Cerner Practice Management
-
Ratings
PointClickCare Core EHR Platform
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Task tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
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CareLogic EHR
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Enterprises
Epic
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Epic
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
5.0
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10.0
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Usability
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9.0
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Availability
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10.0
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Performance
7.0
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-
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Support Rating
-
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8.0
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Implementation Rating
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8.0
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User Testimonials
Cerner Practice ManagementPointClickCare Core EHR Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
It is great for a practice up to 15-20 physicians. It might be slightly expensivee for a small rural 1 doc practice, but the money accumulated through EOB checking is worth the expense in my eyes
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I would describe the positives as: ease of billing; multiple double-checking mechanisms to properly balance census and cash; clear and simple user interface. One not familiar with AR for skilled nursing facilities can obtain good working knowledge of the day-to-day operations likely in less than a fortnight, and can perform independent of on-hand help in three months.
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Pros
  • Easy to use for all staff members.
  • Layout is easy to understand.
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  • PCC's census tracking is exceptional, allowing for Medicare's 100 days to be managed on the MDS and billing part.
  • Cash applications are simple to use. Any errors in payments can be investigated immediately to confirm whether the discrepancy is due to inaccurate write-offs, billing, and even census.
  • The month-end closing process is clean and efficient, allowing the billers to ensure all matters for the previous month have been satisfactorily addressed.
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Cons
  • Needs a copy and paste function
  • Needs an 'unchanged from previous assessment' tab
  • Have hourly charting be easily accessible
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  • Sometimes the platform is slow to load.
  • I'd like to see the ability to search for patients using both the first and last name. Currently it's only one or the other.
  • I'd be interested to see the ability to change the color of the interface.
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Usability
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Overall great product. Reporting could be much better and they are working on that.
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Reliability and Availability
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I have implemented PCC in over 100 buildings and have used it for almost 5 years. I can count maybe 2 times in 5 years when PCC downtime caused an issue for our facilities. I would say their availability rating exceeds a 10 compared to other software systems.
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Performance
Everything within the system works smoothly, it’s just time-consuming and could be a bit more simplistic.
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Support Rating
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If by "overall support" you mean "customer service," only once were they unable to provide the assistance I needed--but it wasn't an important element of my job so no matter.
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Implementation Rating
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Have already stated. People learn differently and PCC needs to adapt to that model instead of all eLearning. Offer the client different learning packages.
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Alternatives Considered
PowerWorks is more detailed but more time-consuming. It doesn’t chart from exception which takes a lot of time, there is not a copy and paste feature and no ability to refer back to anything else you have input unless you make a comment. Epic has many of these features that lead to a better work flow
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PointClickCare Core EHR Platform was selected because it is organized much more cleanly than MatrixCare. In PointClickCare Core EHR Platform, patient EHRs are laid out in such a way that accessing different kinds of information is a lot quicker than it is in MatrixCare. In PointClickCare Core EHR Platform, all of the tabs (profile, census, DX list, progress notes, assessments, etc.) are easily accessible with just one click. In MatrixCare this is not the case, as you must first click into another menu before being able to access other tabs. Also the overall look of PointClickCare Core EHR Platform is more professional and streamlined.
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Return on Investment
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  • The platform has helped to increase productivity within our organization.
  • Increased workflow efficiency leading to less hours spending time compiling data.
  • Allowed our organization to expand the number of business opportunities -- the increased workload is manageable due to PointClickCare Core EHR Platform's usability.
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