Comparison

Cerner Message Center vs NASPGHAN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cerner Message Center

This app facilitates secure messaging workflows for physicians, allowing them to view, compose, reply, and forward messages. It also enables cosigning orders and endorsing results, providing essential EHR access outside of traditional clinic settings.

Highlights
  • View messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items, and trash
  • Compose, reply, and forward phone messages
  • Cosign orders
  • Endorse results
  • Secure EHR access
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PowerChart Touch Message Center for iPad and iPhone supports fast, easy and smart messaging workflows for the physician including: • Ability to view messages, reminders, consults, receipts, sent items and trash • Ability to compose, reply, and forward phone messages • Ability to cosign orders and endorse results PowerChart Touch Message Center also provides secure access for physicians needing access to the EHR outside of clinic walls. IMPORTANT: PowerChart Touch Message Center requires your organization to have a valid license and be on release 2012.01 or higher. If you are unsure about the availability of PowerChart Touch Message Center at your organization, please contact your IT department or your Cerner representative.

About

NASPGHAN

Access detailed information for a medical conference, including event schedules, speaker bios, and exhibitor details. Stay organized with reminders and alerts, and connect with other attendees via social media.

Highlights
  • View event information
  • Access event resources
  • See session details
  • Browse speaker information
  • Check exhibitor details
  • Set event reminders
  • Receive alerts
  • Connect via social media
Features
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The mission of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is to advance understanding of normal development, physiology and pathophysiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver in children, improve quality of care by fostering the dissemination of this knowledge through scientific meetings, professional and public education, and policy development, and serve as an effective voice for members and the profession.” The membership of NASPGHAN consists of more than 1800 pediatric gastroenterologists, predominantly in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and 8 provinces in Canada. NASPGHAN strives to improve the care of infants, children and adolescents with digestive disorders by promoting advances in clinical care, research and education. Pediatric gastroenterologists specialize in the care of children with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, bleeding from the GI tract, inflammatory bowel disease, liver diseases, diseases of the pancreas, poor weight gain and nutritional problems. Pediatric gastroenterologists specialize in gastroesophageal reflux (GER), peptic ulcers, H. pylori, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Hirschsprung’s disease, cyclic vomiting, polyps, gallstones, hepatitis, biliary atresia, jaundice, pancreatitis, lactose malabsorption, failure to thrive and other common and rare disorders. Most pediatric gastroenterologists perform endoscopy, colonoscopy, esophageal pH probe studies, esophageal and rectal manometry and liver biopsies. With this resource, mobile app users will be able to: - View Event Information - Full access to event resources - See session information - Browse speaker information - Check out exhibitors and the exhibit hall floor plan - Set reminders for events and receive alerts - Connect through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Download the NASPGHAN app now.

Screenshots

Cerner Message Center2 screens
NASPGHAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NASPGHAN at 5.0 against Cerner Message Center's 3.0. NASPGHAN also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.4). Cerner Message Center's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NASPGHAN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cerner Message Center has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cerner Message Center ships an update every 2 months, NASPGHAN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cerner Message Center versus NASPGHAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCerner Message CenterNASPGHAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB47 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCerner CorporationThe North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatolgy and Nutrition

Customer experience

Cerner Message Center

All ratings27 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

NASPGHAN

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cerner Message Center

No in-app purchases

None

NASPGHAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cerner Message Center free?
Cerner Message Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NASPGHAN free?
NASPGHAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cerner Message Center or NASPGHAN?
NASPGHAN is rated higher. Cerner Message Center averages 3.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while NASPGHAN averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cerner Message Center or NASPGHAN have ads?
Neither Cerner Message Center nor NASPGHAN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cerner Message Center or NASPGHAN?
Cerner Message Center ships an update every 2 months, and NASPGHAN every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cerner Message Center was updated on October 26, 2026 and NASPGHAN on October 9, 2026.

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