Value is the major concern for community hospital providers who are evaluating PACS replacements, according to new KLAS study, Community and Ambulatory PACS 2012: Questions of Value. In the community hospital market, a vendor’s ability to balance price and continued functionality development is strongly tied to customers’ overall satisfaction. The value leaders, according to KLAS, […]
KLAS: Providers Turning To Virtualization To Secure Mobile Devices
With a large majority (70 percent) of provider organizations now using mobile devices to access electronic records, security has become a top priority for CIOs, according to a new KLAS report — Mobile Applications: Can Enterprise Vendors Keep Up, which found that virtualization is the method most often used to address security concerns. “Providers are […]
KLAS: Cardiology Solutions Still Don’t Offer The Whole Picture
Although the cardiology IT market is improving, providers still can’t identify one vendor that successfully offers integration, functionality, and comprehensive modules, according to a new report from KLAS — Cardiology IT 2012: Fitting the Pieces Together. In the study, McKesson, Merge, Philips, and Siemens were named top-tier vendors in terms of the combination of adoption […]
KLAS: Epic and Cerner Gobbling Market Share
Epic and Cerner have moved into first and second place, respectively, for EMR market share in the over 200 bed market, according to findings from a new KLAS study entitled Clinical Market Share 2012: Meaningful Use Momentum Continues. KLAS reports that Allscripts, McKesson, Meditech, and Siemens signed new customers but in the end lost market […]
KLAS: Track Record Trumping Price In Ambulatory EMR Purchasing
As EMRs continue their transformation from nice-to-have to stakes-to-play, physician practices are less willing to take chances in exchange for big bargains, especially the second time around, according to a new KLAS report, Ambulatory EMR 2012: Market Splitting Under Adoption Pressure. “Some providers are changing vendors simply because their whole organization is moving onto one […]
KLAS: Interoperability Becoming A Key Driver in Labor & Delivery Market
Although the labor and delivery market has historically been dominated by best-of-breed systems because of their focus on clinical functionality, increasing demand for integration is changing the game, according to a new KLAS report — Labor and Delivery 2012: Pursuing Interoperable Functionality. The study found that the need for interoperability among many providers has knocked […]
KLAS: Providers 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 — […]
KLAS: Electronic Record Growth Slow Outside the U.S.
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, […]
KLAS: Paragon’s Large Hospital Potential In Question
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 […]