Ambulatory EHR's Top 10 Players - November 10, 2009
Orlando Florida -- The Ambulatory EHR market is far more challenging than the hospital-based EHR market, said Brian McCarthy, CEO of Sencilo HealthIT Solutions. “You have all these decentralized independent businesses... I think what’s challenging is that these providers are trying to run their small businesses.”
Sencilo's core business is with practices of ten providers or fewer. he believes that’s where the bulk of ambulatory EHR implementations are left to go. “They’re feeling pressure to adopt these EHRs and it’s a huge workflow change. My hope is that the time they have to implement is adequate enough that they can move towards a higher level of use,” he said.
Between 17 percent and 20 percent of practices currently use an EHR, with average installation costs of roughly $40,000 to $60,000. “People are starting off with e-prescribing and reviewing lab results,” said McCarthy. “Moving to the next level, where you’re looking to capture-specific measures and clinical decision support, it’s a huge difference.”
“I think where the vendors can help is really in developing their software further to achieve some of the guidelines here but also being able to create implementation cycles that are reasonable.”
THREE TRENDS TO WATCH
1. ADOPTION: A “higher level” of ambulatory EHR adoption as more physicians move beyond the installation phase.
2. PARTNERSHIPS: Addressing interoperability challenges may mean an increase in the number of vendor partnerships in the ambulatory EHR space. “The vendors are at a point where they need partners to help them implement,” McCarthy said.
3. INCENTIVES: Adoption incentives for EHRs under ARRA will certainly have a positive effect on the number of clinics using electronic records, but financial challenges persist. “It’s hard because they’re retrospective incentives, and you have to have been implemented for a time period to get incentives, which implies you need a loan or grant, and in this economy it’s a hard thing to do,” notes McCarthy.
EHR MARKET POISED FOR MAJOR BOOST
ALLSCRIPTS
Allscripts award-winning Electronic Health Record solutions are fast becoming an indispensable part of the way physicians practice medicine. The CCHIT-certified Allscripts EHRs are designed for practices of all sizes and specialties. Delivered via on-site, hosted or SaaS models, Allscripts EHRs produce rapid physician utilization and ROI by making the practice of medicine more seamless, less demanding and more rewarding for physicians. Allscripts EHR solutions deliver proven success, because we put physicians first..
Contact: Lesley Weisenbacher, 312.447.2488, lesley.weisenbacher@allscripts.com
CERNER
Cerner Millenium Power Chart Office is a unified solution that bridges the gap between ambulatory and acute settings for medium to large physician group practices and clinics that are employed by a hospital.
ECLINICALWORKS
eClinicalWorks develops and implements health information technology consisting of electronic medical records and practice management software, patient portals and a community health records application. Customers include small, medium and large physician practices, out-patient departments of hospitals, health centers, departments of health and convenient care clinics.
GE HEALTHCARE
GE Healthcare’s Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) enables ambulatory care physicians and clinical staff to efficiently document patient encounters, streamline clinical workflow and securely exchange clinical data with other providers, patients and information systems.
INTELLISOFT
Our solution can be deployed in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Alternatively, we can also deploy it in the customer’s infrastructure, too. Our private label is CCHIT certified for Ambulatory 2007. We are looking into an HIE HITSP statement regarding integration and interoperability capabilities. We are in talks with a prospective U.S. distributor. Our product supports both ICD9 and ICD10. We also support CMS 1500.
MCKESSON
Horizon Ambulatory Care is a Web-based, workflow-driven ambulatory electronic health record solution that automates the clinical functions of a physician practice, including prescription management, diagnostic order entry, results reporting, encounter documentation, and clinical workflow management. This EHR can be delivered incrementally and is integrated with McKesson’s Horizon Clinicals suite, providing integration with hospitals and integrated delivery networks through the electronic health record.
Practice Partner Patient Records is an award-winning electronic medical record system that provides a host of innovative tools to improve both office and clinical efficiency while helping to improve quality of care. The electronic medical record software allows practices to replace their paper charts with a comprehensive feature set utilized nationwide by medical offices of all sizes and specialties
NEXTGEN
A CCHIT Certified 2008 Ambulatory EHR, NextGen EHR version 5.4.29 ensures fast user-adoption with built-in clinical content and workflow for more than 25 specialties. Using the latest standards, the system is interoperable with hospitals, labs, and pharmacies.
Sencilo HealthIT Solutions
We provide (EHR) solutions remove barriers to technology adoption. With monthly subscription pricing, application hosting and easy start-up, EHRs are now a reality for physicians. Whether your challenge is managing technology, aligning clinical and administrative strategies of meeting “meaningful use” definitions, Sencilo can help.
SAGE SOFTWARE
Sage Intergy EHR is a certified electronic health records system that delivers the clinical information you need to effectively care for your patients – and can leverage to attain meaningful use. Sage Intergy EHR offers clinical content for many specialties, and integrates with practice management, business intelligence and EDI software.
SHARED HEALTH
Using a secure, Web-based system, Shared Health Clinical Xchange gives clinicians the power to make informed, evidence-based decisions at the point of care. Shared Health’s interoperable solution connects clinicians to communities of data and includes: quality reporting, disease registries, Care Opportunities, lab results, and electronic prescribing.
SOURCEPLUS
SourcePlus EHR is a revolutionary electronic health records system that mimics real-world processes and workflow. It is simple to use and learn, enabling healthcare facilities to quickly move from paper-based medical records to a fully computerized system.
USER REVIEWS
“Shared Health Clinical Xchange has helped us reduce costs and improve care. It instantly notifies us of drug interactions, enabled us to eliminate handwriting errors, and allows us to apply for Medicare’s ePrescribe bonus. There’s simply no better way to access vital patient and prescription information.”
- Jim Holt, MD, medical director,
ETSU Family Medicine Associates in Johnson City, Tenn.
“NextGen EHR has been a critical IT component for the past 10 years, especially during a time of tremendous growth. The system has had a real impact on the quality of care we deliver, and has positioned us to meet meaningful use criteria and receive eligible stimulus incentive funds.”
- Gregory A. Spencer, MD,
chief medical officer, Crystal Run Healthcare
“GE Healthcare’s Centricity EMR gives our physicians unparalleled, secure access to patient information from anywhere they have internet access. We have radiology, pathology and transcription reports from our affiliated hospitals drop straight into the EMR, allowing our physicians to expedite care without delay and streamline the approach to documenting care.”
- Katie Drennan, IT manager, Virginia Surgery Associates, PC, located in Fairfax, Va.
“SourcePlus EHR is extremely user friendly and intuitive to use. I love the dynamic schedule; we use it to track patients before, during and after their visit. It’s great that everyone has access to the same information (and it) has eliminated a lot of unnecessary phone calls.”
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