What You Should Know: - Purchasing energy in the 340B market has been high in recent years as (1) healthcare organizations have sought to increase savings, particularly in cost centers like pharmacies, and (2) 340B vendors have expanded the types of customers they serve, according to a recent KLAS report. - This new report examines 49 recent purchase decisions validated by KLAS between October 2020 and October 2022 to understand why certain vendors are seeing the most purchase energy and
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Best in KLAS
Epic, Impact Advisors, Nordic, Chartis Named 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® Awards
What You Should Know: Epic, Nordic, Impact Advisors and The Chartis Group won the 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® awards. Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the thirteenth straight year in 2023 Best in KLAS – Software & Services report, released, which reports on the top vendors for 2022. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Epic won thirteen other Best in KLAS awards in various market segments. - Impact Advisors tied with Nordic to be a
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The Power of Strong Implementations: How HIT Vendors & Customers Can Lay A Foundation for Success
What You Should Know: - Health systems are increasingly working to get the most out of their IT investments. Focusing on a strong implementation can have a huge impact. Analysis of KLAS data gathered from 2018–2022 suggests that the quality of implementations may be more important than the technology selected. - The data primarily focuses on solutions that require complex, large-scale implementations (e.g., acute care EMRs, ERP solutions, patient accounting systems, and PACS solutions).
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KLAS: Security & Privacy Consulting Services 2022
What You Should Know: - Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are especially at risk. Security vulnerabilities can lead to financial penalties imposed by OCR, damaged organization reputations, and the increased risk of patient safety and data being compromised. - A new report by KLAS examines several such firms (and one cross-industry firm) to determine who effectively assists in reducing risk, engages closely with clients, and exceeds expectations. Using
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Caregility and Eko Integrate to Address Gap in Telehealth
What You Should Know: - Caregility, an enterprise telehealth platform company, and Eko, the market leader in stethoscopes for telehealth, today announced an integration partnership. - Caregility’s cloud platform now seamlessly integrates with Eko’s smart stethoscopes and software, enabling users of Caregility’s iConsult application to perform high-quality auscultation (heart, lung, and other body sounds) on patients during a virtual physical exam. Addressing Virtual Care Gaps to Improve
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Epic Selects Lyniate for Integration within Epic Garden Plot Offering
What You Should Know: - EHR leader Epic has selected Lyniate, a provider of healthcare data interoperability, for integration within its new Garden Plot Software as a Service (SaaS) model for independent medical groups. - Garden Plot takes on hosting, support, and ongoing configuration and updates so providers can focus on their patients. Garden Plot Offering Overview Garden Plot is a new offering for independent medical groups that
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Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2022 Overall Best in KLAS Awards
What You Should Know: - Epic, Nordic, Galen Healthcare and The Chartis Group won 2022 Overall Best in KLAS® awards, released today, which reports on the top vendors for 2022. Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the twelfth straight year in 2022 Best in KLAS Software & Services report, released today, which reports on the top vendors for 2021. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Epic won nine other Best in KLAS awards in various market
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Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards
What You Should Know: - Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the eleventh consecutive year in the Best in KLAS 2021 Software & Services report, released today, which reports on the top vendors for 2020. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Galen Healthcare Solutions was named the top Overall IT Services Firm. The Chartis Group earned the award of top Overall Healthcare Management Consulting Firm, edging out last year’s winner,
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How Care Coordination Technology Addresses Social Isolation in Seniors
Senior isolation is a health risk that affects at least a quarter of seniors over 65. It has become recognized over the past decade as a risk factor for poor aging outcomes including cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, impaired immune function, and even death. Physical limitations, lack of transportation, and inadequate health literacy, among other social determinants of health (SDOH), further impair access to medical and mental
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KLAS: COVID-19 Guide to Telehealth Virtual Care & Remote Care Platforms
What You Should Know: - New KLAS telehealth reports aims to aims to provide high-level COVID-19 guidance helpful to healthcare organizations on the virtual care and remote care platform vendor landscape. - Includes high-level overviews of validated vendors’ current customer satisfaction, key questions to consider in building a strategy, and a consolidated view of KLAS’ previously published telehealth reports. Telehealth
adoption in healthcare until recently had been increasing at a
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