NexHealth

In short

NexHealth adds online scheduling, patient communications, digital forms, payments and insurance verification on top of a practice's existing dental or medical record system, syncing data automatically through what it calls the NexHealth Synchronizer rather than requiring a practice to switch its core software. It fits a dental or medical practice that's happy with its current practice management or EHR system but wants a stronger patient-facing layer for booking, reminders, forms and payments on top of it.

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Who it's for

NexHealth fits a dental or medical practice that wants to keep its current practice management or EHR system, whether that's Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Curve Dental, Open Dental or a general medical EHR, and add a stronger patient-facing layer for booking, reminders, digital intake and payments without a full system migration.

Who should look elsewhere

A practice looking to replace its core practice management system entirely, rather than add a patient-facing layer on top of an existing one, should look at a full platform like Curve Dental or Dentrix Ascend instead, since NexHealth is built to connect to a system like those rather than serve as the practice's core record system itself. A startup practice that hasn't picked any practice management system yet, and would rather choose one connected system from the start instead of pairing two vendors, is also better served by evaluating a full platform first.

What it does well

NexHealth's digital forms sync in real time with the connected health record, automatically populating known patient details like name, address, medications and allergies, and the forms page states directly that the forms are HIPAA-compliant, saving each completed form to the patient's document center automatically. Its scheduling and communications tools work from patient data already in the connected system, so a confirmation, reminder or payment request goes out from one inbox rather than several disconnected tools. The NexHealth Synchronizer connects to more than eighty systems, spanning dental-specific platforms like Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Open Dental and Curve Dental as well as general medical EHRs like Epic, Cerner and athenahealth, which means a practice doesn't have to abandon its current system to add NexHealth's patient-facing tools.

Limits to know

NexHealth is a layer on top of an existing practice management or EHR system, not a replacement for one, so a practice still needs that core system in place and confirmed compatible with the Synchronizer before adopting NexHealth. Pricing runs through a calculator where a practice selects which products it wants and enters details before getting a quote, rather than a flat published rate, with a choice between month-to-month and annual billing. A practice should confirm directly with NexHealth that its specific EHR or practice management system is supported by the Synchronizer before committing, since depth of integration can vary by system, and some workflows may still require staff to reconcile a record manually rather than syncing automatically end to end.

What to check on pricing

NexHealth requires going through its pricing calculator, selecting products and entering practice details, rather than publishing flat rates, and it offers both month-to-month and annual billing options. Confirm which specific products, scheduling, communications, forms, payments and insurance verification, are included in your quote versus priced separately. Verified pricing, where available, appears in the pricing table on this page.

Alternatives and when they fit

• Curve Dental if you want a full practice management system with charting, billing and payments in one platform rather than a patient-experience layer on top of your current system.
• Dentrix Ascend if you're replacing your core practice management system and want a vendor that states directly that its security is built to ensure HIPAA compliance.

How we reviewed it

We checked NexHealth's homepage for its overall positioning, its forms page for HIPAA-compliance and intake detail, its integrations page for the practice management and EHR systems it connects to, and its pricing page for how it structures cost disclosure.