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What Will An EHR Cost? |
The Sept/Oct - 2005 issue of Health Affairs indicated that the 11.4% of group practices that have so far implemented an EHR have cost group practices an average of 33K$ per physician! This cost is unaffordable for smaller practices. In the ensuing 3 years the price has risen by almost 14%, however there is
GOOD NEWS! There are many less expensive EHR systems from smaller vendors, most are not as well known as some large EHR vendors, but their products work just as well or even better in some cases, because they are running on newer, less expensive computer platforms or are web-based. Some as low as $500/month/MD. |
MSP EHR Selector |
Are There EHR Systems That Support My Specialty? |
Yes! The Andrew & Associates EHR Benchmark tracks systems that support 39 different clinical specialties among the 104 EHR developers that completed the last benchmark. Different EHR systems have different strengths (and weaknesses) for particular practice specialties. A system that works well in a psychiatric practice may not work well at all in an oncology practice, yet many EHR developers claim just the opposite. The MSP EHR Selector currently supports 19 different practice specialties.
WARNING: Current CCHIT standards, as presently written do not adequately cover the EHR needs for all of these specialties, so CCHIT certification is an insufficient criteria when selecting an EHR product and in fact may be skewing some vendors to support features that individual practices may not need. There is nothing wrong with a CCHIT-certified vendor, but don't assume because an EHR product is CCHIT certified that it is either free of vaporware or that it will meet the needs of your particular clinical specialty. |
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Ready To Select An EHR Now? |
The MSP EHR Selector (www.ehrselector.com) can help you learn about EHR developers and system features and key standards and terminology. All this information is consolidated in ONE location, including a GLOSSARY of TERMS with links to more in-depth information found on the web. When you exhaust the material here, go there and spend some time with this tool. |
MSP EHR Selector |
Are There Publications From Which To Learn About EHRs? |
Yes, although you may not be familiar with them. While there is excellent and in-depth info in some of the back issues of our Industry Alert newsletter, the best source is our new MD2eMD magazine. Check out the Fall/Winter 2006 issue Industry Alert™ that was devoted to the results of the 12th MSP/Andrew EHR Benchmark and articles on EHR systems, standards and trends. Because has no (non-MSP) ads. If you like it, subscribe to the printed or electronic edition (requires Registration).
MD2eMD is a new magazine focused on taking your practice electronic. It takes you through getting your staff ready, preparing your practice, establishing your goals, selection a system, and deploying it. A list of other, advertising-based magazines are also listed on this website. |
Industry Alert™ newsletter download this Sample Issue (PDF format, size=2.5 megs) |
Looking for EHR Market Forecasts and Vendor Information? |
MSP markets the POMIS (Physician Office Medical Information System) Report and Knowledgebase. Developed by Jewson Enterprises (analyst Vinson Hudson), this is one of the best known and most exhaustive studies of physician office systems and vendors. The POMIS Knowledgebase includes selected information on 403 POMIS vendors including most EHR vendors. |
Access to purchase the POMIS report requires registration and login |
Looking to Select Utilities To Keep Your Office Computer Free of Viruses and Spyware & Running at Top Efficiency? |
Because MSP is a technology publisher, we have occasion to test a lot of software before we write about it. In fact, we generally evaluate all software we write about as we want our opinions to be based on experience. MSP has tested a number of utility products used to keep computers safe and efficient, and is pleased to recommend certain vendors of these products to you. These include: Eset Software's NOD 32 Anti-virus software, Sunbelt Software's new Vipre AntiVirus-AntiSpyware integrated product. This is by far the best product we have found so far.Pick ONE or the OTHER, but not BOTH anti-virus programs, as you don't want two anti-virus programs running on your computer at once. If you want one package, Vipre is our recommendation. If you select Nod32, consider ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware program for malware detection. Raxco's Perfect Disk defragmentation software, just to mention a few. See our Industry Alert newsletter for write-up on these and other companies. We suggest you use all of these products on all of your systems, as well as enabling and configuring a good firewall (try Sunbelt Software's Firewall or Zone Alarm). You can Google or Kartoo the above products and vendors easily for additional information on their products. We suggest you avoid product all software (and hardware) made in China or Russia. |
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