# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for telehealth platforms (medical clinics) on 2026-10-03

## In short

On 2026-10-03, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best telehealth platforms for medical clinics". It named 14 brands; the first six, in order, were Pabau, Epic, Tebra, SimplePractice, Zoom and Zoom Workplace.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best telehealth platforms for medical clinics |
| Asked on | 2026-10-03 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 14 |
| Sources cited | 7 |
| Audience | medical clinics |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-03 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/telehealth-platforms-medical-clinics-2026-10-03
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-03 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> ## First, the honest caveat
> Nearly every "best telehealth platform 2026" page in those results is vendor content marketing - Pabau's blog ranks Pabau first, Doctronic's blog ranks Doctronic first, and so on. So below is my own ordering, with those pages cited where I used them for specifics.
> 
> ## What I'd actually recommend, in order
> 
> **1. Whatever telehealth is already built into your EHR.** Check this before shopping. Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Elation, Office Practicum, and Kareo/Tebra all ship video visits natively. It's usually cheap or included, documentation lands in the chart automatically, and you skip a second BAA and a second login. Most clinics that bought a standalone platform did so before their EHR caught up.
> 
> **2. doxy.me** - the default if you want video and nothing else. Browser-based, no patient download, free tier that's genuinely usable, paid tiers around $35-65/provider/month. Weak point: it is not integrated with your EHR, so you're copying notes by hand or linking out. Best for small clinics and anyone piloting.
> 
> **3. SimplePractice** - the strongest choice for behavioral health, therapy, and solo-to-small practices. All-in-one scheduling, notes, cli

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pabau | mentioned |
| 2 | Epic | mentioned |
| 3 | Tebra | mentioned |
| 4 | SimplePractice | mentioned |
| 5 | Zoom | mentioned |
| 6 | Zoom Workplace | mentioned |
| 7 | Amwell | mentioned |
| 8 | Amwell Converge | mentioned |
| 9 | Oracle | mentioned |
| 10 | Klara | mentioned |
| 11 | Spruce Health | mentioned |
| 12 | Teladoc Health | mentioned |
| 13 | Healthie | mentioned |
| 14 | OmniMD | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://pabau.com/blog/telemedicine-software/ (vendor)
- https://curogram.com/blog/best-practices/telemedicine/telemedicine-software-comparison (other)
- https://omnimd.com/blog/best-telehealth-software-for-clinics/ (vendor)
- https://www.accountablehq.com/post/comparing-popular-hipaa-compliant-telehealth-tools (vendor)
- https://pabau.com/blog/hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms/ (vendor)
- https://www.techmagic.co/blog/hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms (other)
- https://practicebetter.io/blog/best-hipaa-compliant-telehealth-platforms (other)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/telehealth-platforms/medical-clinics

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