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Associated Market Segments

Ambulatory EHR

Clinical software that provides functionality for charting, order entry, prescription orders/refills, and more.

Ambulatory Ophthalmology Solutions

EHR and practice management platforms that are either completely focused on ophthalmology or have a significant ophthalmology...

Ambulatory Pediatric Solutions

EHR solutions used solely by independent pediatric clinics. Measured vendors in this segment are either completely focused on...

Ambulatory RCM Services (EHR-Agnostic)

Firms that provide outsourced RCM services to outpatient facilities, physician practices, and/or physician group...

Ambulatory RCM Services (EHR-Associated)

EHR vendors that provide outsourced RCM services to outpatient facilities, physician practices, and/or physician group...

Ambulatory Specialty EHR

Products that provide clinical solutions for medical specialties and do not offer family practice, general practice, or...

Ambulatory Surgery Center Solutions

Solutions designed for the outpatient workflow to allow physicians and administrators to document clinical data, optimize...

Clinician Digital Workflow

Inpatient and ambulatory solutions that leverage integration with clinical systems to enhance and streamline the clinicians'...

Outpatient Therapy/Rehab

Best-of-breed vendors that provide comprehensive clinical and billing solutions to organizations ranging from small...

Patient Intake Management

Software solutions specifically designed to digitize the patient intake process with electronic and online forms. Solutions...

Patient Portals

Systems that allow patients to view personal health and billing information and/or schedule appointments.

Practice Management

Solutions that focus on practice billing and scheduling and that accommodate the needs of broad-market primary care practices...

Small Practice Ambulatory EHR/PM (1-10 Physicians)

Vendor solutions providing both an EHR and practice management solution used by practices with 10 physicians or less. EHR...
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Small Practice Ambulatory EHR/PM (1–10 Physicians) 2024
13 September 24    |   Alex McIntosh and Chris Clune
Ambulatory care is an ever-evolving landscape, and small practices (1–10 physicians) are increasingly seeking more from their core EHR and PM vendors. With limited IT resources, small practices need vendors who invest in their success by offering robust technology and guidance to streamline administrative tasks, enhance efficiency, and—ultimately—improve patient care. For a market where most vendors don’t meet all small practices’ functionality needs, this report delves into (1) common third-party solution types used to fill functionality gaps within core EHR and PM solutions, (2) capabilities that small practices want their core vendors to develop, and (3) overall customer satisfaction with their vendors.
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Clinician Digital Workflow 2024
15 July 24    |   Jackson Tate and Lance Merrell
The EHR holds a plethora of information that helps healthcare organizations provide better, more-informed care, but it takes time for users to find the most relevant data for current patients. As a result, many organizations are turning to clinician digital workflow solutions, which automate and streamline clinical workflows within the EHR—primarily chart reviews, documentation, and care team coordination. Recent advancements in AI and other technology have resulted in further traction of these solutions, as organizations believe the advancements have the potential to enhance clinicians’ EHR experience. This report—KLAS’ first to focus on clinician digital workflow solutions—examines vendor performance, the solution capabilities being used, and the impact of advanced technologies on interviewed customers. Note: Overall, interviewed customers in this market are satisfied, but since this is a developing market, the customer bases for measured solutions are fairly small. KLAS will continue to monitor customer experiences as new vendor solutions are adopted by the market.
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Ambulatory Ecosystem athenahealth Complete Look 2024
26 April 24    |   Chris Clune and Jacob Mortensen
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, ambulatory healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas beyond core EHR and PM solutions. This athenahealth “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key IT components that make up athenahealth’s comprehensive suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for eClinicalWorks , Greenway Health , NextGen Healthcare , and Veradigm .)
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Ambulatory Ecosystem eClinicalWorks Complete Look 2024
26 April 24    |   Chris Clune and Jacob Mortensen
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, ambulatory healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas beyond core EHR and PM solutions. This eClinicalWorks “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key IT components that make up eClinicalWorks’s comprehensive suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for athenahealth , Greenway Health , NextGen Healthcare , and Veradigm .)
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Ambulatory Ecosystem Greenway Health Complete Look 2024
26 April 24    |   Chris Clune and Jacob Mortensen
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, ambulatory healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas beyond core EHR and PM solutions. This Greenway Health “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key IT components that make up Greenway Health’s comprehensive suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for athenahealth , eClinicalWorks , NextGen Healthcare , and Veradigm .)
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Ambulatory Ecosystem NextGen Healthcare Complete Look 2024
26 April 24    |   Chris Clune and Jacob Mortensen
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, ambulatory healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas beyond core EHR and PM solutions. This NextGen Healthcare “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key IT components that make up NextGen Healthcare’s comprehensive suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for athenahealth , eClinicalWorks , Greenway Health , and Veradigm .)
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Ambulatory Ecosystem Veradigm Complete Look 2024
26 April 24    |   Alex McIntosh and Chris Clune
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, ambulatory healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas beyond core EHR and PM solutions. This Veradigm “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key IT components that make up Veradigm’s comprehensive suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for athenahealth , eClinicalWorks , Greenway Health , and NextGen Healthcare .)
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Ambulatory Pediatric Solutions 2024
11 March 24    |   Andy Paulsen and Chris Clune
Amid changing regulations from entities like the American Academy of Pediatrics and HIPAA, pediatric clinics’ functionality needs are increasing and becoming more specific. Most ambulatory pediatric practices are small organizations with limited budgets, and they have to prioritize functionalities that are most important and forgo others to stay within budget. In addition to established pediatric-specific vendors, broad-specialty vendors are addressing this challenge by developing pediatric-specific EHRs or adapting existing platforms to cater to customer needs. Following KLAS’ 2023 report on the pediatrics market , this report examines how well pediatric-specific and broad-specialty vendors meet the unique customer needs of this niche market.
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Patient Self-Scheduling 2024
06 March 24    |   Adam Cherrington and Ciera Walker
As the digital landscape grows in healthcare and other industries, patients are expecting more seamless and convenient access to healthcare and therefore report that self-scheduling is one of their top healthcare engagement priorities . Provider organizations are responding by offering patient self-scheduling functionality to both increase patient convenience and reduce staff burden. This report focuses on five standalone patient self-scheduling solutions to understand their ease of use, why they were chosen over other types of solutions (e.g., EHR functionality), and whether they are worth the money. Additional insights about the broader patient self-scheduling market are also included.
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Patient Intake Management 2024
16 February 24    |   Adam Cherrington and Spencer Snyder
Consumerism and patient-centric tools are an increasing focus in healthcare— previous KLAS research validated that patients’ top priority for patient engagement technology is the ability to schedule appointments and check in online. Patient intake management solutions offer such capabilities, among others, and can help improve patient engagement and satisfaction. These solutions experienced exponential growth during the COVID-19 pandemic , and they continue to be important as healthcare organizations work toward increased efficiency and cost savings. While all measured vendors have room to improve functionality (e.g., two-way patient texting, patient satisfaction surveys), this report validates the breadth and depth of patient intake management solutions, identifies the outcomes these solutions drive, and examines the respective merits of third-party and EHR solutions.
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Ambulatory Revenue Cycle Management Services 2024
14 February 24    |   Andy Paulsen and Mollie Hunt
In the face of tighter staffing budgets and ever-changing requirements from payers, ambulatory provider organizations are increasingly relying on revenue cycle management (RCM) services firms—both EHR associated and EHR agnostic—to fill resource gaps and help develop processes that will maximize reimbursements. Further, organizations want a firm that will effectively own the claims process and be a true partner. Building on the Ambulatory Revenue Cycle Management Services 2023 report, this report examines both EHR-associated and EHR-agnostic services firms and shares how well they are meeting clients’ revenue cycle needs. Of note, many aspects of clients’ experiences are similar, whether they use an EHR-associated or an EHR-agnostic firm.
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Ophthalmology 2024
09 February 24    |   Alex McIntosh and Paul Hess
To combat a challenging financial market, ophthalmology practices are seeking EHR and practice management solutions that provide efficiencies, robust functionality, and strong ophthalmology-specific workflows. Many of these clinics also highly value their vendor relationships, where strong support and training enable the most effective use of the product and better outcomes for their practices. As a follow-up to Ophthalmology 2019 , this report examines the dynamics of the ophthalmology EHR and practice management market by comparing some of the leading solutions in the market today.
Perception
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Patient Engagement 2023
15 November 23    |   Adam Cherrington and Spencer Snyder
In an increasingly digital world, the healthcare industry continues to face increased costs and labor shortages. Patient engagement technology is top of mind for healthcare organizations as they work to improve the overall patient experience, increase volumes, cut costs, and create more provider efficiencies. In collaboration with Bain & Company , KLAS recently identified patient engagement as a top-three priority for healthcare investment. For this report, KLAS engaged with executives from 93 unique healthcare organizations to better understand perceptions of the patient engagement market, including strategies for addressing challenges and goals today, which vendors are most aligned with provider goals, and future plans for investment to improve patient engagement.
White Paper
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Digital Front Door Solutions 2023
03 August 23    |   Spencer Snyder and Stephen Bitteker
The term “digital front door” has become popular in recent years across the healthcare industry. Increasingly, it is used to refer to patient interactions not only before visits but also during and after care. The Health Management Academy and KLAS Research have partnered to create this guide, aimed at helping healthcare organizations understand the market as a whole and their vendor options.
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MEDITECH Complete Look 2023
18 July 23    |   Paul Warburton and Tyson Blauer
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas. This MEDITECH Expanse “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key products that make up MEDITECH’s enterprise suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for Altera Digital Health [Allscripts] , Epic , Evident , and Oracle Health [Cerner] .) This report focuses on the core Expanse suite; data on MEDITECH’s MAGIC, C/S, and 6.x platforms is excluded.
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Oracle Health (Cerner) Complete Look 2023
18 July 23    |   Paul Warburton and Tyson Blauer
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas. This Oracle Health (Cerner) “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key products that make up Oracle Health’s enterprise suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for Altera Digital Health [Allscripts] , Epic , Evident , and MEDITECH .)
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Epic Complete Look 2023
18 July 23    |   Paul Warburton and Tyson Blauer
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas. This Epic “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key products that make up Epic’s enterprise suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for Altera Digital Health [Allscripts] , Evident , MEDITECH , and Oracle Health [Cerner] .)
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Altera Digital Health (Allscripts) Complete Look 2023
18 July 23    |   Paul Warburton and Tyson Blauer
When making a core HIT purchasing decision, healthcare organizations must take into account how prospective partners deliver across a variety of key technology areas. This Altera Digital Health (Allscripts) Sunrise “complete look” provides a high-level analysis of the key products that make up Altera Digital Health’s enterprise suite. (Other reports in the series do the same for Epic , Evident , MEDITECH , and Oracle Health [Cerner] .) This report focuses on the core Sunrise suite and its supporting technology; data on Altera Digital Health’s standalone ambulatory platforms (TouchWorks and Professional) is excluded.
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Patient Engagement Ecosystem 2023
13 July 23    |   Adam Cherrington and Dan Czech
Amid the pressures of today’s economic environment, healthcare organizations are investing heavily in patient engagement technology to help reduce costs, alleviate staffing challenges, and consolidate technology in other areas. Both provider and payer organizations seek to understand what patient engagement capabilities vendors offer that can meet their core needs. This study (along with additional deep-dive content that will be published on KLAS’ website) is an update to KLAS’ 2021 report and shows which vendors report the broadest capability sets, which vendors have made the most progress over the last two years, and how the industry as a whole has matured. For reader ease, links to relevant online content are provided where applicable. Note that the data in this study is based primarily on vendor-reported information, accompanied by a limited amount of KLAS performance data.
Flash Insights
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Pediatrics 2023
11 July 23    |   Alex McIntosh and Paul Hess
The landscape of pediatric healthcare has shifted in recent years. Grappling with changes in the labor market, many pediatric organizations are seeking out a simplified IT approach that enhances patient care and bolsters efficiency. Some organizations have started to consolidate or have already consolidated their technology stack to fewer vendors, with many leveraging more functionality from their core EHR vendors. For this report, KLAS talked to 57 organizations using pediatric EHR/PM systems to gauge their perceptions on the impact of staffing shortages, which technology is best suited to help, and what developments they would like moving forward. A follow-up report will examine the performance of pediatric EHR/PM vendors within this evolving market.
Emerging Technology
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Navina 2023
30 June 23    |   Stephen Bitteker and Taelin Bryan
The transition to value-based care has increased the need for accurate intelligence and documentation. Organizations also need solutions that drive clinical and financial outcomes amid clinician burnout, understaffing, and stretched financial resources. Through their AI-powered workflow solution, Navina aims to address these market challenges by restructuring disorganized data into an intuitive patient portrait. This report evaluates customers’ experiences with Navina.
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FQHC Technology 2023
23 March 23    |   Aaron Gleave and Alex McIntosh
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) hold a significant and distinct place in US healthcare by providing low-cost, government-subsidized care to underserved populations. Due to FQHCs’ integrated care model and government ties, it is harder for these organizations to find comprehensive EMR and PM solutions that meet all care setting needs and are also reasonably priced. This report is KLAS’ first look at HIT vendors who deliver needed functionality and reporting at a price point FQHCs can afford; additionally, the report examines how well these vendors help FQHCs achieve an integrated care model, their organizational mission, and integration with affiliated and non-affiliated hospitals.
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Ambulatory and Enterprise EMR Interoperability 2023
16 March 23    |   Coray Tate and Paul Warburton
Interoperability is a continued area of critical focus for the healthcare industry. There is no question that progress is being made, but there is still significant room for improvement. For this report, KLAS talked to vendor-identified deep adopters to take a holistic look at the current state of interoperability in ambulatory and enterprise EMRs and measure how close we are to an ideal state. The results reveal each vendor’s strengths and weaknesses within various areas of interoperability.
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Independent Ambulatory Patient Portals 2023
28 February 23    |   Alex McIntosh and Coray Tate
Patient portals (tools used by healthcare providers to engage with patients) can greatly influence a patient’s ability to seek and receive care. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, healthcare organizations have become keenly interested in technology that gives patients ownership of their health and enhances office efficiencies. Though KLAS has historically looked at how portals perform in the IDN setting, this report examines the experience of customers in the independent ambulatory space (clinics not owned by a hospital/health system) to share their perspective and help other such organizations understand portals’ impact on patient care.
First Look
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PracticeSuite Practice Management 2023
24 February 23    |   Jacob Mortensen and Jake Ray
Vendors in the ambulatory space continue to work toward the goal of meeting the diverse and ever-changing needs of provider organizations. This report takes a first look at the PracticeSuite PM solution and how well it delivers to ambulatory practices and uses feedback from both direct provider and MSO customers. The data focuses on customer satisfaction and feature utilization among these customers.
First Look
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National Medical Billing Services Surgical RCM Services 2023
17 February 23    |   Jacob Mortensen and Jake Ray
Over the last few years, ambulatory RCM service firms have expanded and gained momentum in the outpatient market as provider organizations’ interest in RCM services has increased. The growth of non-EMR vendors in this space is especially notable. This report looks at National Medical Billing Services’ (NMBS) outsourced, surgery-focused RCM offerings and how satisfied ambulatory surgical centers are with these services.
Perception
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Transitions of Care 2022
29 December 22    |   Bradley Hunter and Paul Warburton
Inefficient care transitions lead to wasted time and energy, increased risk of human error, and potentially poor experiences for both patients and providers. Despite the industry’s attempts to ensure the right information is sent to the right people at the right time, healthcare organizations must often revert to manual processes for data entry, verification, and communication. Some organizations use or want to use technology to streamline their transitions of care (TOC). This report—KLAS’ first to look at TOC—draws from the perspectives of 95 healthcare leaders across multiple care settings to understand their adoption of care transition technology, the challenges they encounter in their care settings, and the vendors they are considering.
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Midsize/Large Practice Management 2022
15 December 22    |   Aaron Gleave and Alex McIntosh
Most practice management (PM) solutions have lengthy tenure in the market, yet not all vendors successfully meet practices’ needs—which include strong technology and a vendor who acts as a partner in customer success. Historically, KLAS has split PM data by midsize (11–75 physicians) and large practices (76+ physicians); however, independent practices (clinics not owned by a hospital/health system) and owned practices (clinics owned by a hospital/health system) also have different needs and gravitate toward different vendors. Due to this trend, this report examines which PM vendors best deliver to customers’ expectations for midsize and large practices as well as for independent and owned practices.
Emerging Technology
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TransformativeMed Cores
18 November 22    |   Jacob Brown and Joe VanDeGraaff
Healthcare worker efficiency is more important now than ever before. However, EMRs are not fully optimized, and unnecessary clicks and navigation eat up providers’ time. TransformativeMed Cores is intended to integrate deeply with health systems’ EMR solutions in an effort to streamline multiple provider workflows. This report seeks to validate customer adoption of Cores’ key features and examines customer experiences with the solution.
Perception
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Facility-Based Post–Acute Care 2022
10 November 22    |   Cimone Smith and Paul Hess
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a wave of challenges to facility-based post–acute care organizations (i.e., SNFs, LTCHs, and IRFs). Staffing has become a particular pain point, with organizations citing burnout, increased competition with staffing firms, and intensive patient care for severe COVID-19 cases as contributing factors. To help organizations understand how peers are approaching the current environment, KLAS interviewed 82 leaders from facility-based post–acute care organizations regarding the top challenges they face and the technology vendors they use or have considered investing in to address these challenges.


KLAS Research Director - Chris Clune
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Chris Clune
Research Director
KLAS Research Director - Chris Clune




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