EHR-EMR Vendor Growth Considerations:
- 51.4% of healthcare provider organizations are considering EHR vendor
Epic, up from 45.1 percent in 2016
- 25.7% of providers looking for a new outpatient records system or seeking
to replace or upgrade a system are considering Athenahealth, up from just 7.4
percent in 2016
- 17.1% of providers are considering Cerner, down from 21.3 percent in 2016
- 15.7% are looking at eClinicalWorks, up slightly from 15.6
percent in 2016. eClinicalWorks was recently fined with a large legal
settlement by the U.S. Department of Justice, 34% of providers with an
eClinicalWorks EMR plan to migrate to another vendor, however, only 4%
specifically stated they are considering a switch due to the large fine and
settlement
- 14.3 percent are considering Allscripts, up from 13.9 percent in 2016
Sources: HIMSS, KLAS, Medscape