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CaseFlow vs. athenahealth

athenahealth takes 4–8% of collections.
CaseFlow charges $149/mo flat.

athenahealth is Best in KLAS 2026 — and its percentage-of-collections pricing model means your costs rise every time revenue grows. For a surgical practice doing 150+ cases a year, that's unpredictable and expensive. CaseFlow is a fixed monthly cost with native two-way SMS and zero migration fee.

See CaseFlow pricing → Jump to migration guide ↓
Head-to-Head

The numbers that matter for a surgical SMB.

Feature CaseFlow athenahealth
Pricing model $149/mo flat $140/provider/mo
+ 4–8% of collections
unpredictable
Pricing published? ✅ On this page ❌ No
Migration fee $0 ~$1,000 (athenaOne docs)
Contract length Month-to-month Annual typical
Two-way SMS (native) ✅ Native, no patient app ❌ Requires 3rd-party
Onboarding time ~30 min Weeks–months
Cancellation auto-fill (waitlist) ✅ First YES wins ❌ Not a focus
Post-op check-in cadence (SMS) ✅ Day 1/3/7/14/30 Not disclosed
Built for surgical practices ✅ Primary focus ⚠️ Broad specialties
Revenue impact dashboard ✅ /impact tab ✅ athenaInsight
HIPAA BAA ✅ All plans ✅

athenahealth data sourced from athenaOne docs, public pricing guides, and Best in KLAS 2026 report. Percentage-of-collections rate estimated 4–8% based on practice size.

Honest Take

When athenahealth is the right choice. When it isn't.

Choose athenahealth if…
  • You want Best in KLAS recognition and a decade-long platform investment
  • You need a full EHR suite (billing, clinical notes, scheduling) in one platform
  • Your practice is large enough that a % of collections model is negotiable
  • You're fine paying ~$1,000 upfront and committing to annual terms
Choose CaseFlow if…
  • You need predictable monthly costs — not a % of collections that grows with revenue
  • Native two-way SMS is essential and you can't add another 3rd-party integration
  • You want to start today, not after a multi-week implementation
  • Zero migration fee and month-to-month terms matter to your practice
Migration Guide

Switching from athenahealth? Most practices are live on CaseFlow within 14 days of signing — and we handle the athenahealth data export for you.

No $1,000 migration fee on this end. CaseFlow handles the import — you pull the export from athenahealth's admin.

Days 1–14

Setup & Import

  • Kickoff call (30 min)
  • We request your athenahealth patient contact export
  • Surgeon roster + procedure mix loaded
  • SMS templates customized for your practice
  • HIPAA BAA signed and on file
Days 15–45

Parallel Run

  • CaseFlow + athenahealth both active simultaneously
  • Staff training (async video + live Q&A)
  • First cancellation auto-fill goes live
  • Pre-op reminder cadence validated
  • Post-op check-in cadence validated
Days 46–90

Full Cutover

  • athenahealth contract cancelled or billing modules migrated
  • CaseFlow is your surgical SMS platform
  • First ROI report delivered
  • Slots filled and revenue recovered tracked
  • Ongoing first-month live support

What to export from athenahealth before you leave

CaseFlow can also coexist with athenahealth as your EHR — if you're only migrating the messaging layer, the EHR stays put while CaseFlow owns SMS.

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Patient contact list Name, phone, preferred language, opt-in status from athenahealth patient reports
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Integration note CaseFlow coexists with athenahealth EHR via export or HL7 — no full replacement needed
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Message templates Any existing patient messaging templates — we'll migrate them to CaseFlow format
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Opt-out list All STOP / unsubscribe records — we honor these automatically on import

What CaseFlow handles for you

  • ✅ Data import — we ingest your athenahealth export and map it to CaseFlow's patient schema
  • ✅ Template migration — your existing message templates are rewritten for our platform (1–2 business days)
  • ✅ Surgeon onboarding session — live 30-min walkthrough for your lead surgeon or practice manager
  • ✅ Staff training video — async video library covering the inbox, pre-op, post-op, and slot features
  • ✅ First month live support — priority support channel for the first 30 days post-cutover

Ready to make the move?

Book a 20-min migration scoping call. We'll review your athenahealth setup, confirm the data export plan, and give you a realistic go-live date before you sign anything.

Book a 20-min migration scoping call →

Stop paying a percentage of revenue to send a text message.

CaseFlow is $149/mo flat. No collections cut. No migration fee. Month-to-month. Native two-way SMS built for surgical practices.

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