PatientNow vs NBIR Device Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatientNow
This system helps aesthetic and plastic surgery practices streamline operations by going paperless. It offers automated patient communication, secure access to charts, and efficient encounter note management to enhance patient service.
- Paperless operations
- Automated patient communication
- Secure patient chart access
- HIPAA compliant data storage
- Automated follow-up processes
- Digital encounter notes
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PatientNow is an automated system that can help your aesthetic or plastic surgery practice go paperless, provide you with the tools necessary to run an efficient business, and an automated follow-up process that will free up staff from manual tasking enabling them to provide more patient service. Our automated workflow will complement your practice and help you provide an Exceptional Patient Experience. - Complete patient communication including scheduling, text, and phone call - Full access to patients chart to view and create new records - Completely secure, no practice or PHI is stored on the device, all communication is encrypted and saved to a HIPAA Compliant Amazon environment. - Review and complete encounter notes and documents Requires iOS 15 or higher Compatible with PatientNOW ver. 7.0.194 and higher
NBIR Device Tracking
This HIPAA-compliant app facilitates device tracking for breast implant manufacturers, enabling physicians to meet federal requirements. It utilizes OCR technology to scan patient forms and device barcodes, securely submitting the data to the NBIR for post-market surveillance.
- HIPAA-compliant data capture
- Device tracking for breast implants
- OCR scanning of patient forms
- Barcode scanning for device data
- Secure data submission to NBIR
- Fulfills federal manufacturer requirements
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The NBIR Device Tracking App is a HIPAA-compliant app that can be used to quickly capture data that is required for the purposes of device tracking – a federally-mandated requirement of manufacturers of breast implants. This means physicians can simultaneously fulfill their device tracking requirements for Allergan, Mentor and Sientra by participating in the NBIR. The app uses OCR technology to scan and capture data from patient demographic forms and breast implant device barcodes. Captured data is securely packaged in a case report form and submitted to NBIR. The NBIR is a collaboration between The Plastic Surgery Foundation, the FDA, and breast implant device manufacturers for the purpose of strengthening the post-market surveillance infrastructure for current and future breast implant devices. For more information, please visit thepsf.org/NBIR
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Verdict
PatientNow and NBIR Device Tracking are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for PatientNow against 3.3 for NBIR Device Tracking. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
PatientNow ships an update every 5 weeks, NBIR Device Tracking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PatientNow | NBIR Device Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (16 ratings) | 3.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Patient Now Inc | American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Customer experience
PatientNow
NBIR Device Tracking
In-app purchases
PatientNow
No in-app purchases
NBIR Device Tracking
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PatientNow free?
Is NBIR Device Tracking free?
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