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