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PaperlessEHR vs Kareo
Kareo offers practice management for medical and behavioral health. PaperlessEHR is purpose-built for behavioral health agencies needing integrated EHR, CRM, and ERP.
How does PaperlessEHR compare to Kareo?
PaperlessEHR focuses exclusively on behavioral health with EHR, CRM, and ERP unified on Sunbase — PSR templates, referral management, and multi-program reporting. Kareo serves broader medical practices with billing-centric workflows. PaperlessEHR from $59/user/month fits agencies that need behavioral-health-specific documentation and operations, not general medical PM.
Quick Verdict
Kareo is a medical practice management platform used by some behavioral health providers for billing and scheduling alongside clinical tools. It serves a broad medical market rather than behavioral health specialty workflows.
PaperlessEHR is built specifically for mental health, counseling, psychiatry, and PSR — with clinical templates, referral CRM, and agency ERP on Sunbase instead of adapting general medical PM.
Feature Comparison
| Capability | PaperlessEHR | Kareo |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Health EHR | ✓ Purpose-built | ✓ General PM |
| PSR & Recovery Documentation | ✓ Native templates | Limited |
| Group Therapy Documentation | ✓ Multi-program | Limited |
| CRM — Referral Tracking | ✓ Full pipeline | Basic |
| CRM — Intake Automation | ✓ Configurable | Limited |
| ERP — Multi-Program Reporting | ✓ Agency dashboards | Limited |
| ERP — Medicaid Authorization Tracking | ✓ Real-time units | Varies |
| Telehealth | ✓ Integrated | ✓ Available |
| Starting price | From $59/user/mo | Varies |
| HIPAA & BAA | ✓ | ✓ |
When Kareo Is the Right Fit
Kareo may suit practices that blend behavioral health with general medical services and want a billing-first practice management tool across multiple medical specialties.
FAQ
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How does PaperlessEHR compare to Kareo?
PaperlessEHR is purpose-built for behavioral health with PSR templates and multi-program ERP; Kareo serves broader medical practice management. PaperlessEHR includes CRM for referral pipelines that Kareo does not emphasize.
Is PaperlessEHR better for community mental health agencies than Kareo?
Agencies running PSR, IOP, and outpatient programs typically need behavioral-health-specific documentation and Sunbase ERP reporting — areas where PaperlessEHR is designed rather than adapted from general medical PM.
Last updated: August 2026
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