Your patients' experience starts before they walk in. Make sure it's a good one.

Automated patient intake, intelligent scheduling, and a front-door experience that reduces staff workload by 40–60%.

$32,500

spent per provider per year on health IT

THE PROBLEM

Revenue leakage from billing and collections chaos.

Payment processing is the single largest source of financial strain for independent practices. Rising patient responsibility, fragmented billing workflows, and outdated technology cause thousands in monthly revenue leakage. Staffing shortages amplify everything. Front-desk teams handle more with fewer people.

THE SOLUTION

Digital Front Door + Practice Dashboard

Automated patient intake, intelligent scheduling, and a real-time collections dashboard that shows exactly which claims are stuck and why. Designed to reduce front-desk workload by 40–60%, not add to it.

•Professional practice website with provider bios and service descriptions

•Online appointment scheduling with procedure-aware time blocking

•Digital patient intake forms (pre-visit completion via email/text link)

•Patient portal (view appointments, submit forms, access documents)

•Appointment reminders (email + SMS, configurable cadence)

•Provider dashboard with daily schedule and patient queue

•New patient lead capture with automated confirmation

•Mobile-responsive for both patients and staff

Starting at

$5,000 – $45,000 setup + $200 – $2,500/mo

THE COMPARISON

How we compare

We're not replacing their EHR. We're building the patient experience layer and operational dashboard that their EHR doesn't provide: the website, the intake, the scheduling, the patient communication. Everything the patient touches before they reach the exam room.

Solution

Price

Limitation

Tebra (Kareo)

$99–$399/provider/mo + $500 setup

Opaque pricing. $50/user annual fee + $75 e-prescribing fee stacked on top.

DrChrono

Starting at $349/mo

Expensive for 1–2 provider practices. iOS-only mobile.

athenahealth

Collections-based %

Built for large practices. Small practices report buyer's remorse and hidden costs.

eClinicalWorks

~$449/provider/mo

Mid-size focus. Not cost-effective for small independents.

Practice Fusion

Free–$149/mo

Ad-supported free tier. Limited features. Outdated feel.

★Banana Blueprint

$200 – $2,500/mo

Full system. No limitations.

Tebra (Kareo)

$99–$399/provider/mo + $500 setup

Opaque pricing. $50/user annual fee + $75 e-prescribing fee stacked on top.

DrChrono

Starting at $349/mo

Expensive for 1–2 provider practices. iOS-only mobile.

athenahealth

Collections-based %

Built for large practices. Small practices report buyer's remorse and hidden costs.

eClinicalWorks

~$449/provider/mo

Mid-size focus. Not cost-effective for small independents.

Practice Fusion

Free–$149/mo

Ad-supported free tier. Limited features. Outdated feel.

Complex

Patient volume, no-show rates, average visit duration, satisfaction scores by provider

Setup

$399

Monthly

+$25/mo

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Your patients' experience starts before they walk in. Make sure it's a good one.

Your EHR handles charting. Your billing service handles claims. But who handles the patient? The scheduling, the intake forms, the appointment reminders, the follow-up. The entire experience before and after the exam room. That's what we build. A system where patients complete intake on their phone before arriving, scheduling accounts for your actual procedures, and you see your day clearly before it starts. Less front-desk chaos. More time doing what you trained for.

Or email us: bbteam@bananablueprint.com