What a difference a single letter makes Over the past few years medicine has witnessed Healthcare IT companies re-label their Electronic Medical Records (EMR) as Electronic Health Records (EHR), and then market them to practicing physicians as ‘new and improved’. Countless EMR companies have followed suit, and now it seems just about everyone is calling […]
AAFP Physicians Give Praxis EMR Highest Rating when Switching EHRs; Black Book Ranks Praxis Number One Overall in Solo and 2-5 Physician Practices Praxis EMR, an award-winning developer of electronic medical records (EMR/EHR) software received the highest satisfaction ratings in two major physician-user surveys released independently by the AmericanAcademy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Black
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A recent survey by Software Advice, in collaboration with Research Now Healthcare, found that many of the most common concerns for prospective EHR buyers are no longer such overwhelming problems for current users. The ongoing survey has collected responses from over five hundred EHR users to date. The results show that 58% of users had little
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The EHR Software BuyerView 2014 Report, Software Advice Source: The EHR Software BuyerView 2014 Report, Software Advice According to a recent study on 385 randomly selected medical practices by Software Advice, Inc., 40% of EHR buyers are looking to replace their EHR. The desire for better technical support and more integration between applications ranked among
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The rise in provider dissatisfaction with EHRs and the second-time buyer boom have been well-documented and much-discussed. However, when analysts look to understand the cause of this dissatisfaction, they identify only superficial reasons: lack of training, workflow issues, price, or poor customer support, to name just a few. They fail to look deeper and miss
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For the first time in our 20-year history, Praxis EMR was a first-time exhibitor at the HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans March 3 – 7, 2013. The Exhibition was an amazing opportunity to share our unique technology with attendees. We had fascinating conversations about what EHR usability really means, and how to use
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It may sound counterintuitive, but it’s true: interoperability should no longer be a major selling point when looking for an EHR. Why? Because every good EHR should be fully interoperable. And soon, every EHR will have to be interoperable. Interoperability is one of the most exciting areas of health IT: it holds incredible potential to
Interfacing and Interoperability: not an EHR selling point Read More »
Many doctors say, “I want a no-brainer of an EMR that is easy to learn and is very cheap, free if possible. In fact, I want to try it out without any reading or training whatsoever.” Be careful what you wish for: you are bound to get it! No one would argue that it is
Is your EHR an automobile or a tricycle? The quick-start myth Read More »
Many EMR companies, knowing that you are shopping for an unfamiliar and complex product, want to impress you with gadgetry: they show you iPads, high-end computers, and handhelds. Others seek to win you over with fancy anatomical animations and other graphics within their EMRs. While these features may look tempting, you are being manipulated. All
Gadgetry is a red herring in the EHR search Read More »
We are excited to introduce Choosing the Right EHR, a blog series on the many factors to consider when purchasing EHR software. The EHR market is changing rapidly: companies are appearing and disappearing, federal requirements are changing, and technology continues to evolve. Recommendations that were helpful five, three, or even one year ago no longer
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