KLAS: Providers Have Big Plans For BI Solutions

CIOs Have Big Plans for BI Solutions

Slightly more than half of healthcare providers are planning to buy or replace their business intelligence (BI) solution in the next three years, according to a new KLAS report, which found that those who are in the market are seeking a robust solution. The report — Business Intelligence Perception 2012: A Wave is Coming — [...]

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KLAS: Electronic Record Growth Slow Outside the U.S.

International EMR market building, but slowly

Although there are plenty of vendors exploring the international space, the market for electronic patient records outside of the United States is still in the early stages, according to a new KLAS report — International EPR Market 2012: Multinational Vendor Footprints. The report, which is the first by KLAS to examine the global EMR market, [...]

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KLAS: Paragon’s Large Hospital Potential In Question

Does Paragon Work For Big Hospitals?

While McKesson has indicated it hopes to move some Horizon customer onto the Paragon platform, a number of product gaps and weaknesses still exist and there are still questions in providers’ minds about whether Paragon can scale to larger hospitals, particularly 400+ bed sites where it is still unproven, according to a new KLAS report [...]

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Linda Reed, CIO, Atlantic Health System, Chapter 1

Linda Reed, VP & CIO, Atlantic Health

About Atlantic Health
Lack of interest in EMR subsidy programs
Dealing with McKesson’s revamped Horizon/Paragon strategy
The need for 1-on-1 attention from vendors
Most challenging part of attestation: meds reconciliation
When it’s a process issue — not a technology issue

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KLAS: Third Parties Edging Software Makers In Remote Hosting Race

Community Hospitals Embrace Remote Hosting

In 2009, KLAS reported nearly all software-hosting vendors were performing better than third-party hosting firms. Since then, service firms ACS and Dell have had significantly improved satisfaction scores, according to the company’s recent report: Application Hosting: Dynamic Changes Bring Providers Better Options. They now rival the traditionally highly performing software vendors Cerner, GE, McKesson, and Siemens. ACS [...]

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Dave Souerwine, President, McKesson Provider Technologies, Chapter 2

Dave Souerwine, President, McKesson Provider Technologies

Customer concerns
Helping hospitals lower costs
Lessons from Horizon Enterprise Resource Manager
Souerwine’s approach
Making the decision for change

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KLAS: No Shortage of Vendors Vying For Human Capital Management Market

Human Capital

No one vendor has gained a strong foothold as an integrated human capital management (HCM) offering, according to the KLAS report, Human Capital Management: Finding the Right Vendor Mix. The 170 study respondents to the survey named 60 vendors as part of their HCM strategies, according to the Orem, Utah-based company. With a strong provider focus [...]

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McKesson Horizon, McKesson Paragon And Mental Labels

“I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be difficult, but I still don’t understand.” Though I don’t recall the year, I distinctly remember uttering those words at a past HIMSS conference during one of the countless “speed-dating” sessions journalists have with vendors. Perhaps because these meet-and-greets are so short, they take on a very intense “get-to-the-point” [...]

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Dave Souerwine, President, McKesson Provider Technologies, Chapter 1

Dave Souerwine, President, McKesson Provider Technologies

The reorg
The new Horizon/Paragon paradigm
“We didn’t feel like we could develop for growth two very complex product suites”
Can Paragon scale?
Horizon’s future

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