Who AdvancedMD is best for
AdvancedMD sells cloud-based practice management, billing, EHR and patient engagement software to independent practices, plus a managed billing (RCM) service. The company says about 13,000 private practices and 850 medical billing companies use it. Modules can be bought separately or bundled.
Best for
- Independent practices of roughly 1–20 providers that want EHR, PM and billing from one vendor
- Mental health practices, which get the lowest published tier and a self-service edition, AdvancedMD Now
- Medical billing companies managing multiple client practices
Not ideal for
- Hospitals and large health systems
- Very small medical practices on tight budgets, since medical specialty pricing starts at $429 per provider per month
- Practices that want simple month-to-month software without setup or migration fees
AdvancedMD pros and cons
Pros
- Published price ranges by specialty, including per-claim pricing as an alternative to a flat subscription
- EHR, practice management, billing, telehealth and patient portal from one vendor
- Managed billing option at 4% to 8% of collections, with core software included
- ONC-certified EHR, AWS hosted, with free multi-factor authentication
- Built-in ambient AI scribe (AI Clinical Assistant) with five note formats that save to the chart after clinician review
Cons
- Medical specialty subscriptions run $429 to $1,070 per provider per month
- Setup fees up to $6,000 and separate data migration fees; clinical EHR migration is custom-quoted
- Contract length is not published on the pricing page
AdvancedMD pricing
AdvancedMD publishes ranges per provider per month, where a provider is a mid-level clinician or above:
- Medical specialties: $429 to $1,070
- Mental health: $130 to $399
- Physical medicine and addiction medicine: $399
- MedSpa: about $278
- Billing services (for billing companies): $229 to $1,070
- RCM (managed billing): 4% to 8% of collections, with core software at no extra charge
Per-claim pricing is also offered: $0.87 to $1.74 per claim for practice management only, or $1.08 to $2.17 with the EHR. AI add-ons are $100 per provider per month or $0.99 per encounter, and EPCS is typically $35 per month. Setup ranges from free to $1,000 for smaller practices and up to $6,000 for complex migrations. Data migration runs $800 to $2,000. Contract length is not stated on the pricing page.
Key features
- Practice management: scheduling, eligibility (eEligibility), claims management, built-in clearinghouse, A/R Control Center and reporting
- EHR: customizable templates, patient charts, e-prescribing and EPCS, immunization reporting and Quality Payment Program reporting
- AI Clinical Assistant: pre-visit summaries, an ambient AI scribe with SOAP, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, treatment plan and visit summary formats, and suggested action items
- Patient engagement: patient portal, telehealth, reminders, self-scheduling and messaging
- Billing: managed RCM service, the AdvancedBiller program for billing companies, and AdvancedMD Pay
HIPAA, security and integrations
AdvancedMD says it is fully cloud-based and AWS hosted, documents HIPAA policies and procedures, trains staff on HIPAA, encrypts transmitted data and offers MFA by SMS, email or authenticator app at no cost. It says its security program generally adheres to ISO 27001 standards. The EHR is ONC certified. Its security page does not mention a BAA or SOC 2 report, so request both.
AdvancedMD alternatives
- Tebra — similar all-in-one EHR, billing and patient engagement for independent practices, with marketing tools and quote-based pricing.
- athenahealth (athenaOne) — single cloud EHR, practice management and RCM platform, an option if you want billing services built into the EHR vendor.
- eClinicalWorks — widely used ambulatory EHR and PM with healow patient engagement tools, a common choice for multi-provider groups.
- NextGen Healthcare — NextGen Office for under 10 providers and Enterprise for larger, specialty-heavy groups.
- CharmHealth — lower-cost cloud EHR, PM and billing for smaller practices.
