Tebra

Tebra (formerly Kareo) is a comprehensive EHR and practice management platform built specifically for independent and small medical practices. The platform combines clinical documentation, medical billing, patient scheduling, patient experience tools, and practice marketing into a single connected system — eliminating the need for separate software for each function. Tebra serves a wide range of medical specialties including primary care, chiropractic, physical therapy, mental health, dermatology, and more, with specialty-specific templates, codes, and workflows that help providers document visits faster and bill accurately.

What makes Tebra stand out for small practices is its all-in-one connected approach. Most EHR systems stop at clinical notes, forcing practices to use separate tools for billing, scheduling, reputation management, and patient communication. Tebra integrates all of these into a single login, so information flows automatically between scheduling and clinical notes and billing and patient outreach. The platform also includes AI Note Assist that generates clinical notes automatically, reducing documentation burden. For practices that want to outsource billing, Tebra connects users with a network of independent medical billing partners that integrate directly with the platform, and its claims tracking system has been shown to improve revenue cycle management by nearly 10 percent.

Key Features: Cloud-based EHR with AI Note Assist that generates clinical documentation automatically so providers can chart faster and focus on patient care, electronic prescribing with integrated pharmacy networks for sending prescriptions directly from the clinical workflow, electronic lab ordering and results integration that streamlines the lab workflow from order to result review, telehealth capabilities built into the platform for conducting virtual patient visits, provider scheduling with appointment management and calendar views for efficient time management, real-time insurance eligibility verification that checks patient coverage before appointments to reduce claim denials, claims management with built-in rules engine that scrubs claims for inaccurate codes before submission, patient payment collection with integrated payment processing for collecting balances at the point of service and online, digital patient intake with online forms that reduce waiting room time and eliminate manual data entry, HIPAA-compliant two-way patient messaging for secure communication between visits, automated appointment reminders via text and email that reduce no-shows and keep the schedule full, practice marketing tools including custom website creation and Google profile management and AI-powered review responses, reputation management with AI insights that reveal patient sentiment trends and improve retention, managed billing services through a network of independent billing partners that handle coding and claims submission and denial management, MACRA and MIPS compliance support for practices participating in value-based care programs, and multi-specialty support with templates and workflows tailored to different medical specialties.

Pricing: Tebra uses a per-provider subscription model with pricing that varies based on the modules selected and provider type. The platform offers three main product categories that can be purchased independently or bundled: Clinical (EHR), Billing (practice management and claims), and Patient Experience (scheduling, intake, communications, and marketing). Pricing is not publicly listed on the website and requires contacting Tebra for a customized quote. Based on industry research, the EHR module starts at approximately $150 per provider per month, with billing and patient experience modules priced separately. Bundled pricing offers discounts when combining multiple modules. There are no long-term contracts required, and setup fees are minimal. Managed billing services through Tebra partner billers typically charge a percentage of collections, usually between 4 and 8 percent depending on the billing company selected and practice volume.

Use Cases: Independent medical practices with one to ten providers that need a single connected platform for EHR and billing and scheduling and patient communication without managing multiple vendor relationships, small specialty practices including chiropractic and physical therapy and mental health and dermatology that need specialty-specific documentation templates and billing codes, practices looking to reduce documentation burden with AI-powered note generation that creates clinical notes automatically during patient encounters, medical offices that want to improve their online reputation and attract new patients using built-in marketing tools and automated review management, practices struggling with claim denials and slow reimbursement that need automated eligibility checking and claims scrubbing before submission, and providers who want to outsource their billing to a managed service while maintaining full visibility into the claims process through Tebra integrated tracking dashboard.