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More docs gravitating to cloud-based EHRs

Physician practices are turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) electronic health record systems--and have several good options to choose from, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based healthcare research firm KLAS. The study, in which more than 290 providers using SaaS ambulatory EHR systems were interviewed, reported that SaaS EHRs are becoming increasingly popular.

EHR market for urgent care centers wide open

Unlike some providers, urgent care centers have more options when it comes to choosing an electronic health record system, according to a new report from KLAS Research. The study, in which officials

International EHR use lags behind U.S.

Although there is a growing interest globally in adopting electronic health records, relatively few hospitals in other countries are using them; and those that are tend to use basic, not advanced

KLAS: EHR compatibility key for PACS replacements

One out of six large hospitals and health systems are in the market to replace their picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), which will cause a boomlet in an otherwise rather stable

In push for Meaningful Use, how did radiologists get left behind?

It's not good news when an entire segment of the healthcare industry feels disenfranchised from the much ballyhooed electronic health record incentive program. Evidently, though, many radiologists

Radiologists skeptical about, unfamiliar with Meaningful Use

Most radiologists are eligible to participate in the electronic health record incentive program, but many of them have concerns about the applicability of the Meaningful Use requirements to their

Community hospitals now squarely in the crosshairs of EHR vendors

Larger hospitals and integrated delivery networks have led the way in electronic health record adoption, and at this point are turning to replacement technology, not new systems, when buying EHRs.

Providers ready for change in volatile teleradiology market

Thinking of changing your teleradiology vendor? You're not alone. Changes to the teleradiology landscape have sent up to 50 percent of some vendors' customers scrambling for a new partner, and

Most ED info system vendors can't deliver Meaningful Use for providers

Out of roughly 500 providers surveyed by market research firm KLAS, 80 percent reported that they plan to use their Emergency Department Information Systems (EDIS) to meet the Medicare incentive

Many ambulatory EMR users not ready for MU

More 80 percent of the nearly 600 ambulatory providers interviewed by KLAS who have purchased an electronic medical record (EMR) are confident they will qualify for Meaningful Use in 2011. However,