- Third annual Top of Mind for Top Health Systems survey from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) reveals value-based care depends on three underfunded technologies. - KLAS Research shows patient engagement, data analytics, and precision medicine drives better treatments, but barriers remain.As healthcare continues to shift toward value-based care, technology that boosts patient engagement, harnesses all available data for informed decision-making and enables more effective treatments will
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MaineGeneral Health Expands Allscripts Sunrise EHR Footprint Through 2027
· MaineGeneral Health expands Allscripts Sunrise EHR footprint through 2027
· Implementing Allscripts ambulatory platform will help MaineGeneral Health achieve a single clinical patient record
· FollowMyHealth solutions will serve as the foundation for patient engagement strategy
MaineGeneral Health has expanded its Allscripts Sunrise EHR footprint through 2027, which includes the implementation of Sunrise Ambulatory Care, the entire Sunrise Perioperative suite
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EMR Integration Is Key to Success for Drug Diversion Monitoring, KLAS Report Finds
EMR integration dramatically improves customer success with drug diversion monitoring solutions, according to a new KLAS Report. The new report reveals that EMR integration with drug diversion monitoring enables analytics tools to compare drug-use data from the eMAR, not just pharmacy systems. This integration closes the loop on the full medication administration process, improving accuracy, and creating a more complete picture for investigation.State of Drug Diversion Monitoring Solutions in
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KLAS: Epic, Cerner, Lack Integration for Medication Inventory Management
Pharmacy and EMR vendors Cerner and Epic all have gaps in their ability to provide enterprise medication inventory management (MIM) capabilities, resulting in lower consideration rates in MIM purchase decisions, according to the latest KLAS report. The KLAS report, “Medication Inventory Management 2019: How Close Is Your Vendor to Enabling True Enterprise MIM,” reveals Cerner and Epic’s MIM software ability to serve as an agnostic solution to manage inventory across disparate hardware is not a
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KLAS: Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse Lags Behind EpicCare in Customer Satisfaction
Cerner and MEDITECH Expanse still lags behind Epic EpicCare Inpatient EMR in customer satisfaction, according to a new KLAS report. The KLAS report, Acute Care EMR: Buyers Unwilling to Settle, reveals acute care EMR buyers know what is possible from an EMR and are now unwilling to settle for less.Acute Care EMR Market Based on Number of Hospital BedsCerner, Epic, and MEDITECH are most likely to be considered for large hospitals (500+ beds) and midsize hospitals (201–500 beds). The competition
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KLAS: Are Revenue Cycle Outsourced Services Worth The Investment?
One-third of providers have buyer’s remorse when it comes to purchasing revenue cycle outsourcing services, according to a recent KLAS report. Provider organizations investing in outsourced revenue cycle services to relieve cost and resource burdens need their firms to take true ownership of the complex revenue cycle and deliver accordingly.For the report, KLAS spoke to 140 provider organizations using RCO or EBOS to determine which firms are delivering and which are falling behind. The KLAS
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Allscripts Acquires Prescription & Prior Authorization Platform ZappRx
EHR vendor Allscripts has reached an agreement to acquire prescription and prior authorization platform ZappRx, according to CNBC. The acquisition will help Allscripts diversify its business outside of electronic medical record (EHR). The company has raised a total of $40M in funding to date.Founded in 2012 by Zoe Barry who previously worked at athenahealth, ZappRx streamlines the complex process required to order specialty medications, increasing efficiencies when collecting and maintaining the
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KLAS: Allscripts Continues Trend of Sunrise & Paragon Losses in 2018
In terms of EMR purchasing, 2018 was the busiest of the past three years. This energy impacted every market sector, with the US government finalizing contracts, three large health systems changing EMRs, and the small-hospital market continuing to see churn, according to a new KLAS Report.The KLAS annual report, “US Hospital EMR Market Share 2019,” is based on acute care EMR purchasing activity (i.e., executed contracts) that occurred in the United States from January 1–December 31, 2018. KLAS
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KLAS Report: Nurse EHR Satisfaction Significantly Higher Than Physicians
On average, nurses report significantly higher EHR satisfaction than physicians, according to the latest KLAS report. Today, nurses outnumber physicians in the United States four to one. The report, The Nurse EHR Experience: An Arch Collaborative Impact Report 2019 measures the nurse EHR experience and identifies opportunities for improvement in the nurse experience and what the nurse experience can teach other groups of clinicians about how to succeed with the EHR.Nurses EHR Experience
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KLAS Unveils 5 Small Hospital EMR Market Trends to Watch
In 2017, 216 acute care hospitals contracted for a new EMR, with 1–200 bed hospitals accounting for the vast majority (80%) of these decisions, according to a recent KLAS report. EMR purchasing by smaller hospitals is being driven primarily by these organizations’ need to exchange information with surrounding hospitals and desire for vendors that offer newer, more innovative technology and more flexible financial options. These smaller hospitals are hungry for new technology but often resource
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