1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR vs Ottehr

1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR8.7Visit Ottehr7.9Visit

Higher score 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR #3 in Urgent Care EMR Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit site

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Ottehr #11 in Urgent Care EMR Software 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $349/mo Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Ottehr

• 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR fits best

  Practices wanting broad urgent-care EMR coverage

• Ottehr fits best

  Clinics valuing open source and a free AI tier

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Side by side

Feature	1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Ottehr 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Urgent Care EMR Software	#11 in Urgent Care EMR Software
Best for	Practices wanting broad urgent-care EMR coverage	Clinics valuing open source and a free AI tier
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Phone, Email	Email · 24/7
Compliance	HIPAA	SOC 2
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR 4/5 · Ottehr 5/5
Urgent care workflows	✓	✓
E-prescribing	✓	✓
Lab & imaging orders	✓	✓
Telehealth	✓	✓
Multi-location support	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Billing support	Claims_and_coding	Claims_and_coding
Our review
Pros	Urgent-care visit templates support configurable documentation and voice dictation. Connects e-prescribing and lab and diagnostic orders with result tracking. Combines scheduling, intake, claims tools, reporting, and patient and provider portals.	Supports walk-in intake, scheduling, charting, and telemedicine visits Includes lab and imaging orders, results, and Labcorp, Quest, and PACS integrations Offers AI-assisted intake, ambient scribing, and coding support
Cons	Pricing is available by contacting sales rather than through published plans. The breadth of billing and practice tools may exceed the needs of narrower clinics. Telehealth availability across configurations is not specified.	The Ottehr Clinical plan costs $349 per provider per month Revenue cycle management is priced at 4% of revenue Cloud deployment may not suit clinics that require local hosting
Our verdict	Urgent-care practices looking to manage clinical documentation and practice operations in one system may find a broad workflow set in 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR. The vendor describes support for intake, scheduling, visit… Read the review →	Ottehr is an open-source, FHIR-native electronic health record designed for urgent care practices. Its workflow spans patient booking and walk-in intake through paperwork, scheduling, charting, and encounter documentation. A visit tracking… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR — where it wins

  • Urgent-care visit templates support configurable documentation and voice dictation.
  • Connects e-prescribing and lab and diagnostic orders with result tracking.
  • Combines scheduling, intake, claims tools, reporting, and patient and provider portals.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is available by contacting sales rather than through published plans.
  • The breadth of billing and practice tools may exceed the needs of narrower clinics.
  • Telehealth availability across configurations is not specified.

• Ottehr — where it wins

  • Supports walk-in intake, scheduling, charting, and telemedicine visits
  • Includes lab and imaging orders, results, and Labcorp, Quest, and PACS integrations
  • Offers AI-assisted intake, ambient scribing, and coding support

  Where it doesn't

  • The Ottehr Clinical plan costs $349 per provider per month
  • Revenue cycle management is priced at 4% of revenue
  • Cloud deployment may not suit clinics that require local hosting

• 1st Providers Choice Urgent Care EMR8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad urgent-care workflow suite with pricing available by contacting sales.

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• Ottehr7.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $349/mo

  Urgent care workflows and AI tools, with clinical features starting at $349 per provider monthly.

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